إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ نُوحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Noah said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.”
۞قَالُوٓاْ أَنُؤۡمِنُ لَكَ وَٱتَّبَعَكَ ٱلۡأَرۡذَلُونَ
They argued, “How can we believe in you, when you are followed ˹only˺ by the lowest of the low?”
قَالَ وَمَا عِلۡمِي بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ
He responded, “And what knowledge do I have of what they do?
إِنۡ حِسَابُهُمۡ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّيۖ لَوۡ تَشۡعُرُونَ
Their judgment is with my Lord, if you had any sense!
وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
I am not going to expel the believers.