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[1] Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
[2] He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
[3] [Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
[4] 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.' "
[5] He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
[6] But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
[7] 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.
[8] Then I invited them publicly.
[9] Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
[10] And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
[11] He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
[12] And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.
[13] What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
[14] While He has created you in stages?
[15] Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
[16] And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?
[17] And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.
[18] Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.
[19] And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
[20] That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "
[21] Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.
[22] And they conspired an immense conspiracy.
[23] And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.
[24] And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."
[25] Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.
[26] And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
[27] Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.
[28] My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."