وَاصنَعِ الفُلكَ بِأَعيُنِنا وَوَحيِنا وَلا تُخاطِبني فِي الَّذينَ ظَلَموا ۚ إِنَّهُم مُغرَقونَ

“And build the Ark under Our observation and Our inspiration, and don’t address Me concerning those who have wronged; they are to be drowned.”

وَيَصنَعُ الفُلكَ وَكُلَّما مَرَّ عَلَيهِ مَلَأٌ مِن قَومِهِ سَخِروا مِنهُ ۚ قالَ إِن تَسخَروا مِنّا فَإِنّا نَسخَرُ مِنكُم كَما تَسخَرونَ

While he was constructing the Ark, the leaders of his people would mock him whenever they passed by. He would respond, “If you ridicule us, we too will ridicule you, just as you ridicule us.”

فَسَوفَ تَعلَمونَ مَن يَأتيهِ عَذابٌ يُخزيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيهِ عَذابٌ مُقيمٌ

“You will certainly know who will face humiliating punishment and on whom will descend a lasting penalty.”

حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَ أَمرُنا وَفارَ التَّنّورُ قُلنَا احمِل فيها مِن كُلٍّ زَوجَينِ اثنَينِ وَأَهلَكَ إِلّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيهِ القَولُ وَمَن آمَنَ ۚ وَما آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلّا قَليلٌ

When Our decree came to pass, and the volcano erupted, We instructed, “Load onto it a pair of every kind, along with your family—except for the condemned—and the believers.” Yet, only a few believed with him.

وَقالَ اركَبوا فيها بِسمِ اللَّهِ مَجراها وَمُرساها ۚ إِنَّ رَبّي لَغَفورٌ رَحيمٌ

He declared, “Embark! In the name of God, its course and anchorage. My Lord is Forgiving and Merciful.”

قالَ سَآوي إِلىٰ جَبَلٍ يَعصِمُني مِنَ الماءِ ۚ قالَ لا عاصِمَ اليَومَ مِن أَمرِ اللَّهِ إِلّا مَن رَحِمَ ۚ وَحالَ بَينَهُمَا المَوجُ فَكانَ مِنَ المُغرَقينَ

He replied, “I will seek refuge on a mountain; it will protect me from the water.” He said, “Today, there is no protection against God’s decree, except for those who receive His mercy.” And the waves surged between them, and he was among the drowned.

وَقيلَ يا أَرضُ ابلَعي ماءَكِ وَيا سَماءُ أَقلِعي وَغيضَ الماءُ وَقُضِيَ الأَمرُ وَاستَوَت عَلَى الجودِيِّ ۖ وَقيلَ بُعدًا لِلقَومِ الظّالِمينَ

Then the command was issued, “O Earth, absorb your water,” and “O Sky, clear away.” The water receded, the event was concluded, and it settled on Mount Judi. And it was declared, “Away with the wrongdoing people!”

وَنادىٰ نوحٌ رَبَّهُ فَقالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابني مِن أَهلي وَإِنَّ وَعدَكَ الحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحكَمُ الحاكِمينَ

Noah called out to his Lord, and said, “My Lord, my son is of my family. Your promise is true, and You are the most fair of all judges.”

قالَ يا نوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيسَ مِن أَهلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُ عَمَلٌ غَيرُ صالِحٍ ۖ فَلا تَسأَلنِ ما لَيسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلمٌ ۖ إِنّي أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكونَ مِنَ الجاهِلينَ

He responded, “O Noah, he is not of your family; he is of unrighteous conduct. Don’t ask Me about what you don’t know. I admonish you so that you don’t be among the ignorant.”

قالَ رَبِّ إِنّي أَعوذُ بِكَ أَن أَسأَلَكَ ما لَيسَ لي بِهِ عِلمٌ ۖ وَإِلّا تَغفِر لي وَتَرحَمني أَكُن مِنَ الخاسِرينَ

He pleaded, “O my Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You about what I don’t understand. If you don’t forgive me and show me mercy, I will be among the losers.”