قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi innee da'awtu qawmee laylan wanahaaraa
DIN 31635qāla rabbi ʾinnī daʿawtu qawmī laylan wanahāran
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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Said he, 'My Lord! verily, I have called my people by night and day
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, "My Lord, I have called my people night and day.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
He said: My Lord! Lo! I have called unto my people night and day
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, "Lord I have cried to my people night and day
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
He said, Lord, verily I have called my people night and day
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ai tha: "Zoti im, unë e thirra popullin tim natë e ditë,
সে (নূহ) বলল, ‘হে আমার রব! আমি তো আমার জাতিকে রাত-দিন (আপনার ইবাদাত ও একত্ববাদের প্রতি) আহ্বান করেছি।
On reče: “Gospodaru moj, ja sam narod svoj i noću i danju, doista, pozivao,
On reče: “Gospodaru moj, ja sam narod svoj i noću i danju, doista, pozivao,
O maaki : "Joomi am, miin mi noddirii yimɓe am ɓeen jehma e ñalawma,
თქვა: «უფალო ჩემო! ჭეშმარიტად, მე ვუხმობდი ჩემს ხალხს ღამით და დღისით.
Er sagte: „Mein Herr, ich habe mein Volk bei Nacht und bei Tag aufgerufen.
Είπε (ο Νώε): «Ω, Κύριέ μου! Στ’ αλήθεια, έχω καλέσει τον λαό μου νύχτα και μέρα,
उसने कहा : ऐ मेरे रब! निःसंदेह मैंने अपनी जाति को रात-दिन बुलाया।
Disse: “Dio mio! In verità ho predicato alla mia gente giorno e notte,
5. Jis sakė: „Mano Viešpatie, tikrai aš kviečiau savo žmones (į tiesą) naktį ir dieną.
(Nuuh) ni jedhe: "Gooftaa kiyya! Ani ummata kiyya halkaniifi guyyaan (gara sigabbaruutti) waame.
Он сказал: «Господь мой! Воистину, я призывал свой народ ночью и днём,
Он рече: „Господару мој, ја сам свој народ и ноћу и дању, заиста, позивао,
Akasema: Ee Mola wangu Mlezi! Hakika mimi nimewaita watu wangu usiku na mchana.
Han sa: ”Herre! Jag har kallat mitt folk natt och dag,
Dedi ki: “Rabbim! Ben kavmimi gece gündüz davet ettim.''
(نوح علیہ السلام نے) کہا اے میرے پرورگار! میں نے اپنی قوم کو رات دن تیری طرف بلایا ہے.[1]
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أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Easy-read (simplified)ani 'budoo llaaha waattaqoohu wa'atee'oon
DIN 31635ʾani ʿbudū llāha wāttaqūhu waʾaṭīʿūni
Worship God and reverence Him, and obey me.
(Bidding you): Serve Allah and keep your duty unto Him and obey me
that ye serve God and fear Him and obey me
Serve God and fear Him, and obey me
Wherefore serve God, and fear Him, and obey me
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)yaghfir lakum min dhunoobikum wayu'akhkhirkum ilaa ajalin musamman inna ajala llaahi idhaa jaa'a laa yu'akhkharu law kuntum ta'lamoon
DIN 31635yaġfir lakum min ḏunūbikum wayuʾaḫḫirkum ʾilā ʾaǧalin musamman ʾinna ʾaǧala llāhi ʾiḏā ǧāʾa lā yuʾaḫḫaru law kuntum taʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
And He will forgive you of your sins, and reprieve you until a stated term. God's term cannot be deferred once it has arrived, if you only knew."
That He may forgive you somewhat of your sins and respite you to an appointed term. Lo! the term of Allah, when it cometh, cannot be delayed, if ye but knew
He will pardon you your sins, and will defer you unto an appointed time; verily, God's appointed time when it comes will not be deferred, did ye but know
Your sins will He forgive you, and respite you till the fixed Time; for when God's fixed Time hath come, it shall not be put back. Would that ye knew this
He will forgive you part of your sins, and will grant you respite until a determined time: For God's determined time, when it cometh, shall not be deferred; if ye were men of understanding, ye would know this
71:5 — the verse above
فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًا
Easy-read (simplified)falam yazidhum du'aa'ee illaa firaaraa
DIN 31635falam yazidhum duʿāʾī ʾillā firāran
The translators word this verse differently
But my call added only to their flight.
But all my calling doth but add to their repugnance
and my call did but increase them in flight
and my cry doth but make them flee from me the more
but my calling only increaseth their aversion
وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًا
Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'aloo asaabi'ahum fee aadhaanihim wastaghshaw thiyaabahum wa'asarroo wastakbaroo stikbaaraa
DIN 31635waʾinnī kullamā daʿawtuhum litaġfira lahum ǧaʿalū ʾaṣābiʿahum fī ʾāḏānihim wastaġšaw ṯiyābahum waʾaṣarrū wastakbarū stikbāran
Whenever I called them to Your forgiveness, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrapped themselves in their garments, and insisted, and became more and more arrogant.
And lo! whenever I call unto them that Thou mayst pardon them they thrust their fingers in their ears and cover themselves with their garments and persist (in their refusal) and magnify themselves in pride
and, verily, every time I called them, that Thou mightest pardon them, they placed their fingers in their ears and tried to cover themselves with their garments and persisted, and were very big with pride
So oft as I cry to them, that thou mayest forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears, and wrap themselves in their garments, and persist in their error, and are disdainfully disdainful
And whensoever I call them to the true faith, that Thou mayest forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, and cover themselves with their garments, and persist in their infidelity, and proudly disdain my counsel
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِي لَيْلًا وَنَهَارًا
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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