Quran 23:23

Surah Al-Muminoon, Verse 23

Juz 18 · Page 343 · Ruku 296 · Meccan

وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ فَقَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥٓ أَفَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā We sent نُوحًا nūḥan Nuh إِلَىٰ ilā to قَوْمِهِۦ qawmihi his people فَقَالَ faqāla and he said يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people ٱعْبُدُوا۟ uʿ'budū Worship ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah مَا mā not لَكُم lakum for you مِّنْ min (is) any إِلَـٰهٍ ilāhin god غَيْرُهُۥٓ ۖ ghayruhu other than Him أَفَلَا afalā Then will not تَتَّقُونَ tattaqūna you fear

Transliteration

Walaqad arsalna noohan ilaqawmihi faqala ya qawmi oAAbudoo Allaha malakum min ilahin ghayruhu afala tattaqoon

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And We verily sent Noah unto his folk, and he said: O my people! Serve Allah. Ye have no other Allah save Him. Will ye not ward off (evil)?

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(Further, We sent a long line of prophets for your instruction). We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى عن نوح ، عليه السلام ، حين بعثه إلى قومه ، لينذرهم عذاب الله وبأسه الشديد ، وانتقامه ممن أشرك به وخالف أمره وكذب رسله ، ( فقال يا قوم اعبدوا الله ما لكم من إله غيره أفلا تتقون ) أي : ألا تخافون من الله في إشراككم به؟!