Surah Nuh


We sent Noah to his people: “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes upon them.”
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He said, “My people, I am an open warner to you,
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“that you should serve God conscientiously, and obey me,
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“so God may forgive you your sins and let you live on till a definite term; for the term of God cannot be put off when it has come, if only you knew.”0
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He said, “My Lord, I have called to my people night and day,
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“but my call only increases their escapism.
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“And every time I called to them that You might forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears and covered themselves with their cloaks, being obstinate and puffed up with pride.
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“Then I have called them publicly,
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“and I have addressed them openly and confided in them privately,
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“saying, ‘Seek forgiveness of your Lord, for God is most forgiving,
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