إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم نوحٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ
When their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not embrace righteousness?
إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ
I am a trustworthy messenger to you.
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ
So fear God, and obey me.
وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ
I ask no compensation from you; my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds.
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ
So Fear God, and obey me.”
قالوا أَنُؤمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الأَرذَلونَ
They responded, “Should we believe in you, when the lowest class follows you?”
قالَ وَما عِلمي بِما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
He replied, “I have no knowledge of what they’ve been doing.
إِن حِسابُهُم إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبّي ۖ لَو تَشعُرونَ
Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive.
وَما أَنا بِطارِدِ المُؤمِنينَ
And I am not going to drive away the believers.
إِن أَنا إِلّا نَذيرٌ مُبينٌ
I am only a clear warner.”
قالوا لَئِن لَم تَنتَهِ يا نوحُ لَتَكونَنَّ مِنَ المَرجومينَ
They warned, “Noah, if you don’t stop, you will be stoned.”