(71:1) Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment." (71:2) He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner, (71:3) [Saying], `Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me. (71:4) Allah 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.` " (71:5) He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day. (71:6) But my invitation increased them not except in flight. (71:7) And 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. (71:8) Then I invited them publicly. (71:9) Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly (71:10) And said, `Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. (71:11) He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers (71:12) And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. (71:13) What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur (71:14) While He has created you in stages? (71:15) Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers (71:16) And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp? (71:17) And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth. (71:18) Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction. (71:19) And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse (71:20) That you may follow therein roads of passage.` " (71:21) Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss. (71:22) And they conspired an immense conspiracy. (71:23) And said, `Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa` or Yaghuth and Ya`uq and Nasr. (71:24) And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."