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Mishary Rashid Alafasy · ayat 59–72 · 5:01, measured from the audio files.
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Both transliterations on this page are reading aids, not pronunciation systems. If you read Arabic, ignore them and read the line above. They follow two different conventions, because they come from two different sources.
The word-by-word cards use long vowels ā ī ū and diacritics to distinguish Arabic consonants: for example, ḥ represents ح and ṣ represents ص. In the Corpus convention, an apostrophe can represent hamzah or mark sukūn (no following vowel); ʿ represents ʿayn. Thus the apostrophe in uʿ'budū does not indicate a hamzah. See the Corpus transcription guide.
The full-ayah transliteration is quoted from its source, which doubles the vowel letter instead of using a macron and does not mark the heavy letters. The card’s uballighukum reads Uballighukum there, and ḍalālin reads dalaalim. We keep the source’s spelling rather than re-spell a quoted text, with four exceptions. At ayah 64 the edition writes the last word, “blind”, as 'ameen, with an apostrophe for the letter ʿayn. Read quickly, it looks like āmīn, “amen”, which is a different word. We print ʿameen, with the ʿayn marked. The other two slips split one word in two: qaw miheee at ayah 60 and fa anjai naahu at ayah 64. We print qawmiheee and fa anjainaahu, following the edition’s own spelling elsewhere: it writes qawmihee at 7:59 and Fa anjainaahu at 7:72, 7:83 and 26:119. The fourth is at ayah 70, where the edition splits “our fathers” into aabaaa'u naa; we print aabaaa'unaa, the joined form the edition uses for “their fathers” at 5:104. Those four corrections are ours, not the source’s, and a reader who knows Arabic still needs to check them. Everything else in these lines is left exactly as the edition has it. In this edition an apostrophe usually stands for ʿayn, but in yaa qawmi' budul laaha at ayah 59 it only marks where two words run together; the edition spells the same call this way at 7:65, 7:73 and 7:85.
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
7:59
quran.com ↗لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
We had certainly sent Noah to his people, and he said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a tremendous Day.
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Transliteration · 7:59
Laqad arsalnaa noohan ilaa qawmihee faqaala yaa qawmi' budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghairuhoo inneee akhaafu 'alaikum 'azaaba Yawmin 'Azeem
Word-by-word meanings · 7:59
- لَقَدْlaqadCertainly
- أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnāWe sent
- نُوحًاnūḥanNuh
- إِلَىٰilāto
- قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
- فَقَالَfaqālaand he said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- مَاmānot
- لَكُمlakumfor you
- مِّنْminany
- إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
- غَيْرُهُۥٓghayruhuother than Him
- إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
- أَخَافُakhāfu[I] fear
- عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumfor you
- عَذَابَʿadhābapunishment
- يَوْمٍyawmin(of the) Day
- عَظِيمٍۢʿaẓīminGreat
7:60
quran.com ↗قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Said the eminent among his people, "Indeed, we see you in clear error."
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Transliteration · 7:60
Qaalal mala-u min qawmiheee innaa lanaraaka fee dalaalim mubeen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:60
- قَالَqālaSaid
- ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefsExplore this word
- مِنminof
- قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- لَنَرَىٰكَlanarākasurely see you
- فِىfīin
- ضَلَـٰلٍۢḍalālinerror
- مُّبِينٍۢmubīninclear
7:61
quran.com ↗قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى ضَلَٰلَةٌۭ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[Noah] said, "O my people, there is not error in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."
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Transliteration · 7:61
Qaala yaa qawmi laisa bee dalaalatunw wa laakinnee Rasoolum mir Rabbil 'aalameen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:61
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- لَيْسَlaysaThere is not
- بِىbīin me
- ضَلَـٰلَةٌۭḍalālatunerror
- وَلَـٰكِنِّىwalākinnībut I am
- رَسُولٌۭrasūluna Messenger
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّrabbi(the) Lord
- ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds
7:62
quran.com ↗أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنصَحُ لَكُمْ وَأَعْلَمُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
I convey to you the messages of my Lord and advise you; and I know from Allah what you do not know.
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Transliteration · 7:62
Uballighukum Risaalaati Rabbee wa ansahu lakum wa a'lamu minal laahi maa laa ta'lamoon
Word-by-word meanings · 7:62
- أُبَلِّغُكُمْuballighukumI convey to youExplore this word
- رِسَـٰلَـٰتِrisālātithe Messages
- رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
- وَأَنصَحُwa-anṣaḥuand [I] adviseExplore this word
- لَكُمْlakum[to] you
- وَأَعْلَمُwa-aʿlamuand I know
- مِنَminafrom
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- مَاmāwhat
- لَاlānot
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnayou know
7:63
quran.com ↗أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍۢ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ وَلِتَتَّقُوا۟ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you and that you may fear Allah so you might receive mercy."
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Transliteration · 7:63
awa'ajibtum an jaaa'akum zikrum mir Rabbikum 'alaa rajulim minkum liyunzirakum wa litattaqoo wa la'allakum turhamoon
Word-by-word meanings · 7:63
- أَوَعَجِبْتُمْawaʿajib'tumDo you wonderExplore this word
- أَنanthat
- جَآءَكُمْjāakumhas come to you
- ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa reminder
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- رَجُلٍۢrajulina man
- مِّنكُمْminkumamong you
- لِيُنذِرَكُمْliyundhirakumthat he may warn you
- وَلِتَتَّقُوا۟walitattaqūand that you may fear
- وَلَعَلَّكُمْwalaʿallakumand so that you may
- تُرْحَمُونَtur'ḥamūnareceive mercy
7:64
quran.com ↗فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ
But they denied him, so We saved him and those who were with him in the ship. And We drowned those who denied Our signs. Indeed, they were a blind people.
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Transliteration · 7:64
Fakazzaboohu fa anjainaahu wallazeena ma'ahoo fil fulki wa aghraqnal lazeena kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa; innahum kaanoo qawman ʿameen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:64
- فَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabūhuBut they denied him
- فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُfa-anjaynāhuso We saved him
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those who
- مَعَهُۥmaʿahu(were) with him
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْفُلْكِl-ful'kithe ship
- وَأَغْرَقْنَاwa-aghraqnāAnd We drowned
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
- كَذَّبُوا۟kadhabūdenied
- بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ ۚbiāyātināOur signs
- إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
- كَانُوا۟kānūwere
- قَوْمًاqawmana people
- عَمِينَʿamīnablindExplore this word
7:65
quran.com ↗۞ وَإِلَىٰ عَادٍ أَخَاهُمْ هُودًۭا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۚ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
And to the 'Aad [We sent] their brother Hud. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. Then will you not fear Him?"
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Transliteration · 7:65
Wa ilaa 'aadin akhaahum Hoodaa; qaala yaa qawmi' budul laaha maa lakum min ilaahin ghairuh; afalaa tattaqoon
Word-by-word meanings · 7:65
- ۞ وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
- عَادٍʿādinAad
- أَخَاهُمْakhāhum(We sent) their brother
- هُودًۭا ۗhūdanHud
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- مَاmānot
- لَكُمlakumfor you
- مِّنْminany
- إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
- غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۚghayruhuother than Him
- أَفَلَاafalāThen will not
- تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnayou fear (Allah)
7:66
quran.com ↗قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍۢ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَٰذِبِينَ
Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."
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Transliteration · 7:66
Qaalal mala ul lazeena kafaroo min qawmiheee innaa lanaraaka fee safaahatinw wa innaa lannazunnuka minal kaazibeen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:66
- قَالَqālaSaid
- ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- مِنminfrom
- قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
- إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
- لَنَرَىٰكَlanarākasurely, see you
- فِىfīin
- سَفَاهَةٍۢsafāhatinfoolishnessExplore this word
- وَإِنَّاwa-innāand indeed, we
- لَنَظُنُّكَlanaẓunnuka[we] think you
- مِنَmina(are) of
- ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَl-kādhibīnathe liars
7:67
quran.com ↗قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ لَيْسَ بِى سَفَاهَةٌۭ وَلَٰكِنِّى رَسُولٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
[Hud] said, "O my people, there is not foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds."
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Transliteration · 7:67
Qaala yaa qawmi laisa bee safaahatunw wa laakinnee Rasoolum mir Rabbil 'aalameen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:67
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- لَيْسَlaysaThere is not
- بِىbīin me
- سَفَاهَةٌۭsafāhatunfoolishness
- وَلَـٰكِنِّىwalākinnībut I am
- رَسُولٌۭrasūluna Messenger
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّrabbi(the) Lord
- ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds
7:68
quran.com ↗أُبَلِّغُكُمْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّى وَأَنَا۠ لَكُمْ نَاصِحٌ أَمِينٌ
I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am to you a trustworthy adviser.
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Transliteration · 7:68
Uballighukum Risaalaati Rabbee wa ana lakum naasihun ameen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:68
- أُبَلِّغُكُمْuballighukumI convey to you
- رِسَـٰلَـٰتِrisālātiMessages
- رَبِّىrabbī(of) my Lord
- وَأَنَا۠wa-anāand I am
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- نَاصِحٌnāṣiḥunan adviser
- أَمِينٌamīnuntrustworthyExplore this word
7:69
quran.com ↗أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍۢ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍۢ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَةًۭ ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
Then do you wonder that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from among you, that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you in stature extensively. So remember the favors of Allah that you might succeed.
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Transliteration · 7:69
awa 'ajibtum an jaaa'akum zikrum mir Rabbikum 'alaa rajulim minkum liyunzirakum; wazkurooo iz ja'alakum khulafaaa'a mim ba'di qawmi noohinw wa zaadakum filkhalqi bastatan fazkurooo aalaaa'al laahi la'allakum tuflihoon
Word-by-word meanings · 7:69
- أَوَعَجِبْتُمْawaʿajib'tumDo you wonder
- أَنanthat
- جَآءَكُمْjāakumhas come to you
- ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa reminder
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
- عَلَىٰʿalāon
- رَجُلٍۢrajulina man
- مِّنكُمْminkumamong you
- لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚliyundhirakumthat he may warn you
- وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟wa-udh'kurūAnd remember
- إِذْidhwhen
- جَعَلَكُمْjaʿalakumHe made you
- خُلَفَآءَkhulafāasuccessorsExplore this word
- مِنۢminfrom
- بَعْدِbaʿdiafter
- قَوْمِqawmi(the) people
- نُوحٍۢnūḥin(of) Nuh
- وَزَادَكُمْwazādakumand increased you
- فِىfīin
- ٱلْخَلْقِl-khalqithe stature
- بَصْۜطَةًۭ ۖbaṣ'ṭatanextensively
- فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟fa-udh'kurūSo remember
- ءَالَآءَālāa(the) Bounties
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūnasucceed
7:70
quran.com ↗قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖ فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
They said, "Have you come to us that we should worship Allah alone and leave what our fathers have worshipped? Then bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the truthful."
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Transliteration · 7:70
Qaalooo aji'tanaa lina'budal laaha wahdahoo wa nazara maa kaana ya'budu aabaaa'unaa faatinaa bimaa ta'idunaaa in kunta minas saadiqeen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:70
- قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
- أَجِئْتَنَاaji'tanāHave you come to us
- لِنَعْبُدَlinaʿbudathat we (should) worship
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- وَحْدَهُۥwaḥdahuAlone
- وَنَذَرَwanadharaand we forsake
- مَاmāwhat
- كَانَkānaused to
- يَعْبُدُyaʿbuduworship
- ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖābāunāour forefathers
- فَأْتِنَاfatināThen bring us
- بِمَاbimāof what
- تَعِدُنَآtaʿidunāyou promise us
- إِنinif
- كُنتَkuntayou are
- مِنَminaof
- ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَl-ṣādiqīnathe truthful
7:71
quran.com ↗قَالَ قَدْ وَقَعَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ رِجْسٌۭ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجَٰدِلُونَنِى فِىٓ أَسْمَآءٍۢ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍۢ ۚ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
[Hud] said, "Already have defilement and anger fallen upon you from your Lord. Do you dispute with me concerning [mere] names you have named them, you and your fathers, for which Allah has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among those who wait."
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Transliteration · 7:71
Qaala qad waqa'a alaikum mir Rabbikum rijsunw wa ghadab, atujaadiloonanee feee asmaaa'in sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maa nazzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; fantazirooo innee ma'akum minal muntazireen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:71
- قَالَqālaHe said
- قَدْqadVerily
- وَقَعَwaqaʿahas fallen
- عَلَيْكُمʿalaykumupon you
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
- رِجْسٌۭrij'sunpunishment
- وَغَضَبٌ ۖwaghaḍabunand anger
- أَتُجَـٰدِلُونَنِىatujādilūnanīDo you dispute with me
- فِىٓfīconcerning
- أَسْمَآءٍۢasmāinnames
- سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآsammaytumūhāyou have named them
- أَنتُمْantumyou
- وَءَابَآؤُكُمwaābāukumand your forefathers
- مَّاmāNot
- نَزَّلَnazzala(has been) sent down
- ٱللَّهُl-lahu(by) Allah
- بِهَاbihāfor it
- مِنminany
- سُلْطَـٰنٍۢ ۚsul'ṭāninauthority
- فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟fa-intaẓirūThen wait
- إِنِّىinnīindeed, I am
- مَعَكُمmaʿakumwith you
- مِّنَminaof
- ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَl-muntaẓirīnathe ones who wait
7:72
quran.com ↗فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍۢ مِّنَّا وَقَطَعْنَا دَابِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا ۖ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ
So We saved him and those with him by mercy from Us. And We eliminated those who denied Our signs, and they were not [at all] believers.
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Transliteration · 7:72
Fa anjainaahu wallazeena ma'ahoo birahmatim minnaa wa qata'naa daabiral lazeena kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa wa maa kaanoo mu'mineen
Word-by-word meanings · 7:72
- فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُfa-anjaynāhuSo We saved him
- وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaand those
- مَعَهُۥmaʿahuwith him
- بِرَحْمَةٍۢbiraḥmatinby Mercy
- مِّنَّاminnāfrom Us
- وَقَطَعْنَاwaqaṭaʿnāAnd We cut off
- دَابِرَdābirathe rootsExplore this word
- ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
- كَذَّبُوا۟kadhabūdenied
- بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۖbiāyātināOur Signs
- وَمَاwamāand not
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- مُؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers
Sources and reading notes
- Arabic: the Uthmani text as served by api.alquran.cloud, copied without alteration.
- English: Saheeh International, quoted. Bracketed words are the translators'. The quotation marks are shown as the translation gives them: Nuh's words that open in ayah 61 close at the end of ayah 63, and Hud's that open in ayah 67 close at the end of ayah 69.
- One word gloss at ayah 64 follows Saheeh International rather than the word-by-word source: bi-āyātinā is “Our signs”, where the source has “Our Verses”. At ayah 63 the source glosses ʿalā as “on”, where Saheeh International has “through”; the tafsir page gives the commentators’ readings.
- Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, 128 kbps, from cdn.islamic.network. The 5:01 figure was measured from the files, not estimated.
- Word glosses and card transliterations: editorial adaptations with reference to the Quranic Arabic Corpus. Full-ayah transliterations: AlQuran Cloud, en.transliteration, reproduced from that edition, with the four corrections described in the reading key. These aids are separate from Saheeh International.
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