Surah 71
Surah Nuh (Noah)
نوح
Also written: Nooh
Surah Nuh (نوح) is surah 71 of the 114 surahs of the Quran. It has 28 ayahs, was revealed in Mecca (Meccan), and its name means “Noah”.
- Number
- 71
- Ayahs
- 28
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Meaning
- Noah
Names, meaning and Meccan/Medinan classification as listed in the quran-json dataset.
About Surah Nuh
Nuh, “Noah”, is a Meccan surah devoted entirely to the prophet Noah and his people. Told largely in Noah’s own voice as he reports to God, it describes centuries-long patience in calling them, the different methods he tried, his promise that seeking forgiveness brings rain and prosperity, the idols his people clung to, and the flood that followed.
Noah’s call
- The mission (71:1–4): Noah is sent to warn his people before a painful punishment, and urges them to worship God, fear Him and obey him so that their sins may be forgiven.
- Every approach (71:5–9): he called them night and day, publicly and privately, yet they only fled further, putting their fingers in their ears and covering themselves with their garments.
- Seek forgiveness (71:10–12): he tells them to ask their Lord’s forgiveness, for He is ever forgiving — He will send abundant rain and give them wealth, children, gardens and rivers. Many Muslims cite these verses on the worldly as well as spiritual blessings of istighfar.
- Signs in creation (71:13–20): humans created in stages, seven heavens in layers, the moon as a light and the sun as a lamp, people grown from the earth like plants and returned to it, and the earth spread out for travel.
The idols and the end
71:23 names five idols — Wadd, Suwa’, Yaghuth, Ya’uq and Nasr. A report in Sahih al-Bukhari from Ibn Abbas says these were originally names of righteous men among Noah’s people; after their deaths, statues were made to remember them, and later generations came to worship them. The people were drowned for their sins (71:25).
The surah closes with Noah’s prayer (71:26–28): he asks God not to leave the deniers on the earth, and then seeks forgiveness for himself, his parents, whoever enters his house as a believer, and all believing men and women — a supplication many Muslims still make. The flood itself is told in more detail in Surah Hud (11).
Frequently asked questions
- What does Surah Nuh say about seeking forgiveness?
- Verses 10 to 12 say that seeking God's forgiveness brings abundant rain, wealth, children, gardens and rivers.
- Who were Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq and Nasr?
- Idols of Noah's people. A report in Sahih al-Bukhari from Ibn Abbas says they were named after righteous men whose statues were later worshipped.
- How many verses are in Surah Nuh?
- 28.
- How many ayahs are in Surah Nuh?
- Surah Nuh has 28 ayahs. It is surah number 71 in the Quran and is Meccan.
- Can I read Surah Nuh in English or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. This page shows the Arabic text of every ayah with the Saheeh International English meaning under it. Use “Print / Save as PDF” for a clean printable copy that you can save as a PDF file from your browser.
- Is Surah Nuh the same as Surah Nooh?
- Yes. Nooh and Nuh are different English spellings of the same surah name, نوح.
Summaries describe the surah’s content and commonly cited reports for general readers; they are not a tafsir or a religious ruling.
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Surah Nuh in Arabic with English meaning
Arabic: Uthmani script from The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia (quranenc.com), Uthmani script, via quran-json (CC-BY-SA 4.0), shown as in the verified dataset; open-tanween marks use the equivalent codepoints this font draws, as in the editor. English meaning: Saheeh International (tanzil.net). A translation conveys the meaning; it is not the Quran itself.
إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ أَنۡ أَنذِرۡ قَوۡمَكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يَأۡتِيَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمࣱ ١
71:1Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment
قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنِّي لَكُمۡ نَذِيرࣱ مُّبِينٌ ٢
71:2He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner
أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ ٣
71:3[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me
يَغۡفِرۡ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلࣲ مُّسَمًّىۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۚ لَوۡ كُنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤
71:4Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِي لَيۡلࣰا وَنَهَارࣰا ٥
71:5He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day
فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِيٓ إِلَّا فِرَارࣰا ٦
71:6But my invitation increased them not except in flight
وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارࣰا ٧
71:7And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance
ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارࣰا ٨
71:8Then I invited them publicly
ثُمَّ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَنتُ لَهُمۡ وَأَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِسۡرَارࣰا ٩
71:9Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
فَقُلۡتُ ٱسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارࣰا ١٠
71:10And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver
يُرۡسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيۡكُم مِّدۡرَارࣰا ١١
71:11He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers
وَيُمۡدِدۡكُم بِأَمۡوَٰلࣲ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ جَنَّـٰتࣲ وَيَجۡعَل لَّكُمۡ أَنۡهَٰرࣰا ١٢
71:12And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers
مَّا لَكُمۡ لَا تَرۡجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارࣰا ١٣
71:13What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur
وَقَدۡ خَلَقَكُمۡ أَطۡوَارًا ١٤
71:14While He has created you in stages
أَلَمۡ تَرَوۡاْ كَيۡفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتࣲ طِبَاقࣰا ١٥
71:15Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
وَجَعَلَ ٱلۡقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورࣰا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمۡسَ سِرَاجࣰا ١٦
71:16And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp
وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ نَبَاتࣰا ١٧
71:17And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth
ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمۡ فِيهَا وَيُخۡرِجُكُمۡ إِخۡرَاجࣰا ١٨
71:18Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction
وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِسَاطࣰا ١٩
71:19And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse
لِّتَسۡلُكُواْ مِنۡهَا سُبُلࣰا فِجَاجࣰا ٢٠
71:20That you may follow therein roads of passage
قَالَ نُوحࣱ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمۡ عَصَوۡنِي وَٱتَّبَعُواْ مَن لَّمۡ يَزِدۡهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارࣰا ٢١
71:21Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss
وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرࣰا كُبَّارࣰا ٢٢
71:22And they conspired an immense conspiracy
وَقَالُواْ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمۡ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدࣰّا وَلَا سُوَاعࣰا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسۡرࣰا ٢٣
71:23And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr
وَقَدۡ أَضَلُّواْ كَثِيرࣰاۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَٰلࣰا ٢٤
71:24And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error
مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِهِمۡ أُغۡرِقُواْ فَأُدۡخِلُواْ نَارࣰا فَلَمۡ يَجِدُواْ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارࣰا ٢٥
71:25Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers
وَقَالَ نُوحࣱ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرۡ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا ٢٦
71:26And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant
إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرۡهُمۡ يُضِلُّواْ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓاْ إِلَّا فَاجِرࣰا كَفَّارࣰا ٢٧
71:27Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever
رَّبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيۡتِيَ مُؤۡمِنࣰا وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارَۢا ٢٨
71:28My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction