ثُمَّ إِنَّ مَرجِعَهُم لَإِلَى الجَحيمِ
Then, their return will be to the flaming Inferno.
إِنَّهُم أَلفَوا آباءَهُم ضالّينَ
They found their ancestors astray.
فَهُم عَلىٰ آثارِهِم يُهرَعونَ
And they rushed upon their footsteps.
وَلَقَد ضَلَّ قَبلَهُم أَكثَرُ الأَوَّلينَ
Most of the earlier generations before them had also deviated.
وَلَقَد أَرسَلنا فيهِم مُنذِرينَ
Even though We had sent warners among them.
فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عاقِبَةُ المُنذَرينَ
See, then, the end of those who were warned.
إِلّا عِبادَ اللَّهِ المُخلَصينَ
Except for the sincere servants of God.
وَلَقَد نادانا نوحٌ فَلَنِعمَ المُجيبونَ
When Noah implored Us—excellent indeed are We in answering!
وَنَجَّيناهُ وَأَهلَهُ مِنَ الكَربِ العَظيمِ
We saved him and his family from the great disaster.
وَجَعَلنا ذُرِّيَّتَهُ هُمُ الباقينَ
We made his descendants to be those who remained.
وَتَرَكنا عَلَيهِ فِي الآخِرينَ
And We preserved his story for those who would come later.