وَلَقَدۡ ضَلَّ قَبۡلَهُمۡ أَكۡثَرُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

And indeed most of the men of old went astray before them;


وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا فِيهِم مُّنذِرِينَ

And indeed We sent among them warners (Messengers);


فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُنذَرِينَ

Then see what was the end of those who were warned (but heeded not).


إِلَّا عِبَادَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ

Except the chosen slaves of Allah (faithful, obedient, and true believers of Islamic Monotheism).


وَلَقَدۡ نَادَىٰنَا نُوحٞ فَلَنِعۡمَ ٱلۡمُجِيبُونَ

And indeed Nuh (Noah) invoked Us, and We are the Best of those who answer (the request).


وَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلۡكَرۡبِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ

And We rescued him and his family from the great distress (i.e. drowning),


وَجَعَلۡنَا ذُرِّيَّتَهُۥ هُمُ ٱلۡبَاقِينَ

And, his progeny, them We made the survivors (i.e. Shem, Ham and Japheth).


وَتَرَكۡنَا عَلَيۡهِ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرِينَ

And left for him (a goodly remembrance) among generations to come in later times:



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