Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Nuh)
Ayah 1
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Indeed, We [We] sent Nuh to his people that Warn your people from before [that] comes to them a punishment painful
Ayah 2
قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ
He said O my people Indeed, I am to you a warner clear
Ayah 3
أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
That Worship Allah and fear Him and obey me
Ayah 4
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
He will forgive for you [of] your sins and give you respite for a term specified Indeed (the) term (of) Allah when it comes not is delayed if you know
Ayah 5
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
He said My Lord Indeed, I invited my people night and day
Ayah 6
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
But not increased them my invitation except (in) flight
Ayah 7
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا
And indeed, I every time I invited them that You may forgive them they put their fingers in their ears and covered themselves (with) their garments and persisted and were arrogant (with) pride
Ayah 8
ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًا
Then indeed, I invited them publicly
Ayah 9
ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًا
Then indeed, I announced to them and I confided to them secretly
Ayah 10
فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًا
Then I said Ask forgiveness (from) your Lord Indeed, He is Oft-Forgiving
Ayah 11
يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا
He will send down (rain from) the sky upon you (in) abundance
Ayah 12
وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًا
And provide you with wealth and children and make for you gardens and make for you rivers
Ayah 13
مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا
What (is) for you not you attribute to Allah grandeur
Ayah 14
وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا
And indeed He created you (in) stages
Ayah 15
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍ طِبَاقًا
Do not you see how did create Allah (the) seven heavens (in) layers
Ayah 16
وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا
And made the moon therein a light and made the sun a lamp
Ayah 17
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا
And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth (as) a growth
Ayah 18
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا
Then He will return you into it and bring you forth (a new) bringing forth
Ayah 19
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا
And Allah made for you the earth an expanse
Ayah 20
لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا
That you may go along therein (in) paths wide
Ayah 21
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا
Said Nuh My Lord Indeed, they disobeyed me and followed (the one) who (did) not increase him his wealth and his children except (in) loss
Ayah 22
وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا
And they have planned a plan great
Ayah 23
وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا
And they said (Do) not leave your gods and (do) not leave Wadd and not Suwa and not Yaguth and Yauq and Nasr
Ayah 24
وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلًا
And indeed they have led astray many And not increase the wrongdoers except (in) error
Ayah 25
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًا
Because of their sins they were drowned then made to enter (the) Fire and not they found for themselves from besides Allah any helpers
Ayah 26
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا
And said Nuh My Lord (Do) not leave on the earth any (of) the disbelievers (as) an inhabitant
Ayah 27
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًا كَفَّارًا
Indeed, You if You leave them they will mislead Your slaves and not they will beget except a wicked a disbeliever
Ayah 28
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
My Lord Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and the believing women And (do) not increase the wrongdoers except (in) destruction
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Nuh?
Surat Nuh (نوح) has 28 verses.
Was Surat Nuh revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Nuh was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Nuh on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Nuh spans pages 570 to 571.
What is Surat Nuh about?
'Nuh' is the name of this Surah as well as the title of its subject matter, for in it, from beginning to the end, the story of the Prophet Noah has been related.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.