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1. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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1. In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful.
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1. Lo! We sent Noah unto his people (saying): Warn thy people ere the painful doom
come unto them.
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1. We sent Noah to his People (with the Command): "Do thou warn thy people before
there comes to them a grievous Penalty."
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2. He said: O my people! Lo! I am a plain warner unto you
Yusuf Ali
2. He said: "O my People! I am to you a Warner clear and open:
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3. (Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me,
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3. "That ye should worship Allah fear Him and obey me:
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4. That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed
term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew.
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4. "So He may forgive you your sins and give you respite for a stated Term: For
when the Term given by Allah is accomplished it cannot be put forward: if ye
only knew."
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5. He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
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5. He said: "O my Lord! I have called to my People night and day:
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6. But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance;
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6. "But my call only increases (their) flight (from the Right)."
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7. And lo ! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayest pardon them they thrust
their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist
(in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride.
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7. "And every time I have called to them that thou mightest forgive them they
have (only) thrust their fingers into their ears covered themselves up with
their garments grown obstinate and given themselves up to arrogance.
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8. And lo! I have called unto them aloud,
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8. "So I have called to them aloud;
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9. And lo! I have made public proclamation unto them, and I have appealed to
them in private.
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9. Further I have spoken to them in public and secretly in private
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