1.Indeed, We sent Noah to his people ˹saying to him˺, “Warn your people before a painful punishment comes to them.” 2.Noah proclaimed, “O my people! I am truly sent to you with a clear warning: 3.worship Allah ˹alone˺, fear Him, and obey me. 4.He will forgive your sins, and delay your end until the appointed time.1 Indeed, when the time set by Allah comes, it cannot be delayed, if only you knew!” 5.He cried, “My Lord! I have surely called my people day and night, 6.but my calls only made them run farther away. 7.And whenever I invite them to be forgiven by You, they press their fingers into their ears, cover themselves with their clothes, persist ˹in denial˺, and act very arrogantly. 8.Then I certainly called them openly, 9.then I surely preached to them publicly and privately, 10.saying, ‘Seek your Lord’s forgiveness, ˹for˺ He is truly Most Forgiving.