Quran 10:71 — Yunus, verse 71
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Tell them the story of Noah. He said to his people, ‘My people, if my presence among you and my reminding you of God’s signs is too much for you, then I put my trust in God. Agree on your course of action, you and your partner-gods- do not be hesitant or secretive about it- then carry out your decision on me and give me no respite.
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ نُوحٍ إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ إِنْ كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكُمْ مَقَامِي وَتَذْكِيرِي بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ فَعَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ فَأَجْمِعُوا أَمْرَكُمْ وَشُرَكَاءَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُنْ أَمْرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً ثُمَّ اقْضُوا إِلَيَّ وَلَا تُنْظِرُونِ
wa-ut'lu ʿalayhim naba-a nūḥin idh qāla liqawmihi yāqawmi in kāna kabura ʿalaykum maqāmī watadhkīrī biāyāti l-lahi faʿalā l-lahi tawakkaltu fa-ajmiʿū amrakum washurakāakum thumma lā yakun amrukum ʿalaykum ghummatan thumma iq'ḍū ilayya walā tunẓirūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And recite to them the story of Noah when he said to his people, 'My people, if my standing here is grievous to you and my reminding you of the signs of God, in God have I put my trust; so resolve on your affair, with your associates, then let not your affair be a worry to you, but make decision unto me, and respite me not.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND CONVEY unto them the story of Noah-when he said unto his people: "O my people! If my presence [among you] and my announcement of God's messages are repugnant to you -well, in God have I placed my trust. Decide, then, upon what you are going to do [against me], and [call to your aid] those beings to whom you ascribe a share in God's divinity; and once you have chosen your course of action, let no hesitation deflect you from it; and then carry out against me [whatever you may have decided], and give me no respite!
- Sahih International
- And recite to them the news of Noah, when he said to his people, "O my people, if my residence and my reminding of the signs of Allāh has become burdensome upon you - then I have relied upon Allāh. So resolve upon your plan and [call upon] your associates. Then let not your plan be obscure to you. Then carry it out upon me and do not give me respite.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ وَٱتْلُwa-ut'lu | And recite | تلو |
| 2 | عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhim | to them | — |
| 3 | نَبَأَnaba-a | the news | نبأ |
| 4 | نُوحٍnūḥin | (of) Nuh | — |
| 5 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 6 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 7 | لِقَوْمِهِۦliqawmihi | to his people | قوم |
| 8 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 9 | إِنin | If | — |
| 10 | كَانَkāna | is | كون |
| 11 | كَبُرَkabura | hard | كبر |
| 12 | عَلَيْكُمʿalaykum | on you | — |
| 13 | مَّقَامِىmaqāmī | my stay | قوم |
| 14 | وَتَذْكِيرِىwatadhkīrī | and my reminding | ذكر |
| 15 | بِـَٔايَـٰتِbiāyāti | the Signs of Allah | أيي |
| 16 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | the Signs of Allah | أله |
| 17 | فَعَلَىfaʿalā | then on | — |
| 18 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | Allah | أله |
| 19 | تَوَكَّلْتُtawakkaltu | I put my trust | وكل |
| 20 | فَأَجْمِعُوٓا۟fa-ajmiʿū | So you all resolve | جمع |
| 21 | أَمْرَكُمْamrakum | your plan | أمر |
| 22 | وَشُرَكَآءَكُمْwashurakāakum | and your partners | شرك |
| 23 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 24 | لَاlā | let not be | — |
| 25 | يَكُنْyakun | let not be | كون |
| 26 | أَمْرُكُمْamrukum | (in) your plan | أمر |
| 27 | عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykum | for you | — |
| 28 | غُمَّةًۭghummatan | any doubt | غمم |
| 29 | ثُمَّthumma | Then | — |
| 30 | ٱقْضُوٓا۟iq'ḍū | carry (it out) | قضي |
| 31 | إِلَىَّilayya | upon me | — |
| 32 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 33 | تُنظِرُونِtunẓirūni | give me respite | نظر |