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فَلَا٘ اُقۡسِمُ بِرَبِّ الۡمَشٰرِقِ وَالۡمَغٰرِبِ اِنَّا لَقٰدِرُوۡنَۙ‏

So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able

عَلٰ٘ي اَنۡ نُّبَدِّلَ خَيۡرًا مِّنۡهُمۡۙ وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمَسۡبُوۡقِيۡنَ

To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone

فَذَرۡهُمۡ يَخُوۡضُوۡا وَيَلۡعَبُوۡا حَتّٰي يُلٰقُوۡا يَوۡمَهُمُ الَّذِيۡ يُوۡعَدُوۡنَۙ‏

So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised

يَوۡمَ يَخۡرُجُوۡنَ مِنَ الۡاَجۡدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَاَنَّهُمۡ اِلٰي نُصُبٍ يُّوۡفِضُوۡنَۙ‏

The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening

خَاشِعَةً اَبۡصَارُهُمۡ تَرۡهَقُهُمۡ ذِلَّةٌؕ ذٰلِكَ الۡيَوۡمُ الَّذِيۡ كَانُوۡا يُوۡعَدُوۡنَࣖ‏

Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised

اِنَّا٘ اَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوۡحًا اِلٰي قَوۡمِهٖ٘ اَنۡ اَنۡذِرۡ قَوۡمَكَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment

قَالَ يٰقَوۡمِ اِنِّيۡ لَكُمۡ نَذِيۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌۙ‏

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner

اَنِ اعۡبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوۡهُ وَاَطِيۡعُوۡنِۙ‏

[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me

يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ مِّنۡ ذُنُوۡبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ اِلٰ٘ي اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّيؕ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوۡ كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ

Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّيۡ دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِيۡ لَيۡلًا وَّنَهَارًاۙ‏

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day

فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيۡ٘ اِلَّا فِرَارًا

But my invitation increased them not except in flight

وَاِنِّيۡ كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوۡ٘ا اَصَابِعَهُمۡ فِيۡ٘ اٰذَانِهِمۡ وَاسۡتَغۡشَوۡا ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَاَصَرُّوۡا وَاسۡتَكۡبَرُوا اسۡتِكۡبَارًاۚ‏

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance

ثُمَّ اِنِّيۡ دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارًاۙ‏

Then I invited them publicly

ثُمَّ اِنِّيۡ٘ اَعۡلَنۡتُ لَهُمۡ وَاَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ اِسۡرَارًاۙ‏

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

فَقُلۡتُ اسۡتَغۡفِرُوۡا رَبَّكُمۡࣞ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ غَفَّارًاۙ‏

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver