Warning

كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

The people of 'Ad also rejected the truth. How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

The people of Thamud also rejected the warnings:

فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

How [terrible] was My punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!

كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

The people of Lot rejected the warnings.

وَلَقَدْ أَنذَرَهُم بَطْشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوْا۟ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

He warned them of Our onslaught, but they dismissed the warning-

وَلَقَدْ رَٰوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِۦ فَطَمَسْنَآ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

they even demanded his guests from him- so We sealed their eyes- ‘ Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’-

فَذُوقُوا۟ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ

‘Taste My [terrible] punishment and [the fulfilment of] My warnings!’

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ٱلنُّذُرُ

The people of Pharaoh also received warnings.

تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلْغَيْظِ ۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلْقِىَ فِيهَا فَوْجٌ سَأَلَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَذِيرٌ

almost bursting with rage. Its keepers will ask every group that is thrown in, ‘Did no one come to warn you?’

قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٌ فَكَذَّبْنَا وَقُلْنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَىْءٍ إِنْ أَنتُمْ إِلَّا فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ كَبِيرٍ

They will reply, ‘Yes, a warner did come to us, but we did not believe him. We said, “God has revealed nothing: you are greatly misguided”.’

أَمْ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرْسِلَ عَلَيْكُمْ حَاصِبًا ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ كَيْفَ نَذِيرِ

Are you sure that He who is in Heaven will not send a whirlwind to pelt you with stones? You will come to know what My warning means.

قُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْعِلْمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Say, ‘God alone has knowledge of this: my only duty is to give clear warning.’

إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

We sent Noah to his people: ‘Warn your people, before a painful punishment comes to them.’

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

And so he said, ‘My people, I am here to warn you plainly.

قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ

arise and give warning!

نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ

a warning to all mortals,

يُوفُونَ بِٱلنَّذْرِ وَيَخَافُونَ يَوْمًا كَانَ شَرُّهُۥ مُسْتَطِيرًا

They fulfil their vows; they fear a day of widespread woes;

عُذْرًا أَوْ نُذْرًا

as a proof or a warning:

إِنَّآ أَنذَرْنَـٰكُمْ عَذَابًا قَرِيبًا يَوْمَ يَنظُرُ ٱلْمَرْءُ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ وَيَقُولُ ٱلْكَافِرُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى كُنتُ تُرَٰبًۢا

We have warned you of imminent torment, on the Day when every person will see what their own hands have sent ahead for them, when the disbeliever will say, ‘If only I were dust!’

إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰهَا

you are only sent to warn those who fear it.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

so I warn you about the raging Fire,