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وَنَادَىٰ نُوحٌۭ رَّبَّهُۥ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ٱبْنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى وَإِنَّ وَعْدَكَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَأَنتَ أَحْكَمُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ﴿٤٥﴾

Translation (Sahih International)

And Noah called to his Lord and said, "My Lord, indeed my son is of my family; and indeed, Your promise is true; and You are the most just of judges!"

Word-by-word meaning

وَنَادَىٰwanādāAnd Nuh called
نُوحٌۭnūḥunAnd Nuh called
رَّبَّهُۥrabbahu(to) his Lord
فَقَالَfaqālaand said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱبْنِىib'nīmy son
مِنْmin(is) of
أَهْلِىahlīmy family
وَإِنَّwa-innaand indeed
وَعْدَكَwaʿdakaYour promise
ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu(is) true
وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
أَحْكَمُaḥkamu(are) the Most Just
ٱلْحَـٰكِمِينَl-ḥākimīna(of) the judges

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning HimThis was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning. فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى(and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!") This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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