فَأَنجَيناهُ وَأَصحابَ السَّفينَةِ وَجَعَلناها آيَةً لِلعالَمينَ

But We rescued him and those with him in the Ark, and We made it a symbol for all people.

وَإِبراهيمَ إِذ قالَ لِقَومِهِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاتَّقوهُ ۖ ذٰلِكُم خَيرٌ لَكُم إِن كُنتُم تَعلَمونَ

Consider Abraham, who said to his people, “Worship God and revere Him; this is better for you, if only you understood.

إِنَّما تَعبُدونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ أَوثانًا وَتَخلُقونَ إِفكًا ۚ إِنَّ الَّذينَ تَعبُدونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ لا يَملِكونَ لَكُم رِزقًا فَابتَغوا عِندَ اللَّهِ الرِّزقَ وَاعبُدوهُ وَاشكُروا لَهُ ۖ إِلَيهِ تُرجَعونَ

You worship idols besides God and invent lies. The idols you worship apart from God don’t possess provision for you. Therefore, seek sustenance from God, worship Him, and give thanks to Him. To Him, you will be returned.”

وَإِن تُكَذِّبوا فَقَد كَذَّبَ أُمَمٌ مِن قَبلِكُم ۖ وَما عَلَى الرَّسولِ إِلَّا البَلاغُ المُبينُ

If you deny the truth, nations before you have also denied. The Messenger’s only duty is to deliver the message clearly.

أَوَلَم يَرَوا كَيفَ يُبدِئُ اللَّهُ الخَلقَ ثُمَّ يُعيدُهُ ۚ إِنَّ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسيرٌ

Didn’t they see how God originates creation and then repeats it? This is easy for God.

يُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشاءُ وَيَرحَمُ مَن يَشاءُ ۖ وَإِلَيهِ تُقلَبونَ

He punishes whom He wills, and He shows mercy to whom He wills. And to Him, you will be restored.

وَما أَنتُم بِمُعجِزينَ فِي الأَرضِ وَلا فِي السَّماءِ ۖ وَما لَكُم مِن دونِ اللَّهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلا نَصيرٍ

You can’t escape from Him on Earth or in the heavens, and you have neither protector nor helper besides God.

وَالَّذينَ كَفَروا بِآياتِ اللَّهِ وَلِقائِهِ أُولـٰئِكَ يَئِسوا مِن رَحمَتي وَأُولـٰئِكَ لَهُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ

Those who reject God’s revelations and the meeting with Him have despaired of My mercy and will face severe punishment.

فَما كانَ جَوابَ قَومِهِ إِلّا أَن قالُوا اقتُلوهُ أَو حَرِّقوهُ فَأَنجاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ النّارِ ۚ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآياتٍ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ

The only response of his people was that they said, “Kill him or burn him!” Yet, God saved him from the Fire. In this are signs for people who believe.

وَقالَ إِنَّمَا اتَّخَذتُم مِن دونِ اللَّهِ أَوثانًا مَوَدَّةَ بَينِكُم فِي الحَياةِ الدُّنيا ۖ ثُمَّ يَومَ القِيامَةِ يَكفُرُ بَعضُكُم بِبَعضٍ وَيَلعَنُ بَعضُكُم بَعضًا وَمَأواكُمُ النّارُ وَما لَكُم مِن ناصِرينَ

He said, “Instead of God, you’ve taken to worshiping idols; your mutual love will last only in the life of this world; then on the Day of Resurrection, you will deny each other and curse each other; and your refuge shall be the fire, and you will have no helpers.”