Surah Nooh

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner -

To worship Allāh, fear Him and obey me.

He [i.e., Allāh] will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allāh, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew."

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

But my invitation increased them not except in flight [i.e., aversion].

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,1 persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

Then I invited them publicly.

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allāh [due] grandeur

While He has created you in stages?1

Do you not consider how Allāh has created seven heavens in layers1

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

And Allāh has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

And Allāh has made for you the earth an expanse

That you may follow therein roads of passage.'"