071 surah

اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنَا نُوۡحًا اِلٰى قَوۡمِهٖۤ اَنۡ اَنۡذِرۡ قَوۡمَكَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِ اَنۡ يَّاۡتِيَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَلِيۡمٌ‏ ١

We sent Noah to his people (and directed him): “Warn your people before a grievous chastisement comes upon them.”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Humne Nooh ko uski qaum ki taraf bheja (is hidayat ke saath) ke apni qaum ke logon ko khabardar karde qabl iske ke unpar ek dardnaak azaab aaye

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:2

قَالَ يٰقَوۡمِ اِنِّىۡ لَـكُمۡ نَذِيۡرٌ مُّبِيۡنٌۙ‏ ٢

Noah said: “My people, I have certainly been sent as a clear warner to you,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Usne kaha “ Aey meri qaum ke logon, main tumhare liye ek saaf saaf khabardar kardene wala (paighambar) hoon

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:3

اَنِ اعۡبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوۡهُ وَاَطِيۡعُوۡنِۙ‏ ٣

that you serve Allah and fear Him, and follow me;

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

(Tumko aagah karta hoon) ke Allah ki bandagi karo aur ussey daro aur meri itaat (follow) karo

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:4

يَغۡفِرۡ لَـكُمۡ مِّنۡ ذُنُوۡبِكُمۡ وَيُؤَخِّرۡكُمۡ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّىؕ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوۡ كُنۡتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُوۡنَ‏ ٤

He will forgive your sins and will grant you respite until an appointed term. Indeed when Allah's appointed term comes, it cannot be deferred; if you only knew!”

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Allah tumhare gunaahon se darguzar farmayega aur tumhein ek waqt-e-mukarrar tak baaki rakkhega. Haqeeqat yeh hai ke Allah ka mukarrar kiya hua waqt jab aa jata hai to phir taala nahin jata kaash tumhein iska ilm ho

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:5

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّىۡ دَعَوۡتُ قَوۡمِىۡ لَيۡلًا وَّنَهَارًا ۙ‏ ٥

He said: “My Lord, I called my people by night and by day,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Usne arz kiya “Aey mere Rubb , maine apni qaum ke logon ko shab-o-roz (night and day) pukara

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:6

فَلَمۡ يَزِدۡهُمۡ دُعَآءِىۡۤ اِلَّا فِرَارًا‏ ٦

but the more I called, the farther they fled.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Magar meri pukar ne unke farar hi mei izafa kiya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:7

وَاِنِّىۡ كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوۡۤا اَصَابِعَهُمۡ فِىۡۤ اٰذَانِهِمۡ وَاسۡتَغۡشَوۡا ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَاَصَرُّوۡا وَاسۡتَكۡبَرُوا اسۡتِكۡبَارًا ۚ‏ ٧

And every time I called them so that You might forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their garments and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very proud.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Aur jab bhi maine unko bulaya taa-ke tu unhein maaf karde , unhon ne kaano mein ungliyan thoos li aur apne kapdon se mooh dhaank liye aur apni rawish par adh gaye aur bada takabbur (proudness) kiya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:8

ثُمَّ اِنِّىۡ دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ جِهَارًا ۙ‏ ٨

Then I summoned them openly,

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Phir maine unko haanke pukarey (openly) ki dawat di

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)

71:9

ثُمَّ اِنِّىۡۤ اَعۡلَـنۡتُ لَهُمۡ وَاَسۡرَرۡتُ لَهُمۡ اِسۡرَارًا ۙ‏ ٩

and preached to them in public, and also addressed them in secret.

— A. Maududi (English Tafhim commentary)

Phir maine aelaniya (publicly) bhi unko tableeg ki aur chupke chupke bhi samjhaya

— Abul Ala Maududi (Roman Urdu)