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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ﴿١

Translation (Sahih International)

Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."

Word-by-word meaning

إِنَّآinnāIndeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَاarsalnā[We] sent
نُوحًاnūḥanNuh
إِلَىٰilāto
قَوْمِهِۦٓqawmihihis people
أَنْanthat
أَنذِرْandhirWarn
قَوْمَكَqawmakayour people
مِنminfrom
قَبْلِqablibefore
أَنan[that]
يَأْتِيَهُمْyatiyahumcomes to them
عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
أَلِيمٌۭalīmunpainful

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Which was revealed in Makkahبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.Nuh's Invitation to His PeopleAllah says concerning Nuh that He sent him to his people commanding him to warn them of the punishment of Allah before it befell them. He was to tell them that if they would repent and turn to Allah, then the punishment would be lifted from them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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