قالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ قَومي كَذَّبونِ

He pleaded, “My Lord, my people have rejected me.

فَافتَح بَيني وَبَينَهُم فَتحًا وَنَجِّني وَمَن مَعِيَ مِنَ المُؤمِنينَ

Judge decisively between me and them, and rescue me and the believers with me.”

فَأَنجَيناهُ وَمَن مَعَهُ فِي الفُلكِ المَشحونِ

So We saved him and those with him in the laden Ark.

ثُمَّ أَغرَقنا بَعدُ الباقينَ

Then, We drowned the others.

إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

There is a lesson in this, but most of them aren’t believers.

كَذَّبَت عادٌ المُرسَلينَ

Aad denied the messengers.

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم هودٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Hud implored them, “Won’t you exercise restraint?

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

I am a trustworthy messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So, revere God, and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

I ask no reward from you; my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds.