وَإِنَّ
لَكُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ
لَعِبۡرَةٗۖ
نُّسۡقِيكُم
مِّمَّا
فِي
بُطُونِهَا
وَلَكُمۡ
فِيهَا
مَنَٰفِعُ
كَثِيرَةٞ
وَمِنۡهَا
تَأۡكُلُونَ
٢١

And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle, from whose bellies We give you ˹milk˺ to drink, and in them are many other benefits for you, and from them you may eat.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:22

وَعَلَيۡهَا

وَعَلَى

ٱلۡفُلۡكِ

تُحۡمَلُونَ

٢٢

And you are carried upon ˹some of˺ them and upon ships.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:23

وَلَقَدۡ

أَرۡسَلۡنَا

نُوحًا

إِلَىٰ

قَوۡمِهِۦ

فَقَالَ

يَٰقَوۡمِ

ٱعۡبُدُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

مَا

لَكُم

مِّنۡ

إِلَٰهٍ

غَيۡرُهُۥٓۚ

أَفَلَا

تَتَّقُونَ

٢٣

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people. He declared, “O my people! Worship Allah ˹alone˺. You have no god other than Him. Will you not then fear ˹Him˺?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:24

فَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلَؤُاْ

ٱلَّذِينَ

كَفَرُواْ

مِن

قَوۡمِهِۦ

مَا

هَٰذَآ

إِلَّا

بَشَرٞ

مِّثۡلُكُمۡ

يُرِيدُ

أَن

يَتَفَضَّلَ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

وَلَوۡ

شَآءَ

ٱللَّهُ

لَأَنزَلَ

مَلَٰٓئِكَةٗ

مَّا

سَمِعۡنَا

بِهَٰذَا

فِيٓ

ءَابَآئِنَا

ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

٢٤

But the disbelieving chiefs of his people said ˹to the masses˺, “This is only a human like you, who wants to be superior to you. Had Allah willed, He could have easily sent down angels ˹instead˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:25

إِنۡ

هُوَ

إِلَّا

رَجُلُۢ

بِهِۦ

جِنَّةٞ

فَتَرَبَّصُواْ

بِهِۦ

حَتَّىٰ

حِينٖ

٢٥

He is simply insane, so bear with him for a while.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:26

قَالَ

رَبِّ

ٱنصُرۡنِي

بِمَا

كَذَّبُونِ

٢٦

Noah prayed, “My Lord! Help me, because they have denied ˹me˺.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:27

فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ

إِلَيۡهِ

أَنِ

ٱصۡنَعِ

ٱلۡفُلۡكَ

بِأَعۡيُنِنَا

وَوَحۡيِنَا

فَإِذَا

جَآءَ

أَمۡرُنَا

وَفَارَ

ٱلتَّنُّورُ

فَٱسۡلُكۡ

فِيهَا

مِن

كُلّٖ

زَوۡجَيۡنِ

ٱثۡنَيۡنِ

وَأَهۡلَكَ

إِلَّا

مَن

سَبَقَ

عَلَيۡهِ

ٱلۡقَوۡلُ

مِنۡهُمۡۖ

وَلَا

تُخَٰطِبۡنِي

فِي

ٱلَّذِينَ

ظَلَمُوٓاْ

إِنَّهُم

مُّغۡرَقُونَ

٢٧

So We inspired him: “Build the Ark under Our ˹watchful˺ Eyes and directions. Then when Our command comes and the oven bursts ˹with water˺,¹ take on board a pair from every species along with your family—except those against whom the decree ˹to drown˺ has already been passed. And do not plead with Me for those who have done wrong, for they will surely be drowned.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

23:28