سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:64
The Elevated Places · Verse 64 of 206
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا عَمِينَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
But they (to whom he delivered His Messages) cried lies to him, so We rescued him and those with him in the Ark (from the deluge), and We drowned those who cried lies to Our Messages. They were certainly a (spiritually) blind people.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed a blind people!
Ahmed Ali
But they called him a liar, and We saved him and those with him in the Ark, and drowned the others who rejected Our signs, for they were a people purblind.
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Ali Unal
And yet they (instead of paying heed to Noah’s warning) denied him. And so We saved him and those who were with him in the Ark, and caused to drown those who denied Our Revelations and signs (of Our Existence and Unity). They were indeed a blind people.
Daryabadi
Then they belied him; there upon We delivered him and those with him in the ark, and drowned those who belied Our signs; verily they were a people blind.
Faridul Haque
In response they denied him, so We rescued him and those with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our signs; indeed they were a blind group.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But they called him a liar, so We delivered him and those with him in the ark, and We drowned those who rejected Our messages. Surely they were a blind people!
Maulvi Sher Ali
But they called him a liar, so WE saved him and those with him in the Ark and WE drowned those who rejected Our Signs. They were indeed a blind people.
Muhammad Asad
And yet they gave him the lie! And so We saved him and those who stood by him, in the ark, the while We caused those who had given the lie to Our messages to drown: verily, they were blind folk!
Muhammad Musin Khan
But they belied him, so We saved him and those along with him in the ship, and We drowned those who belied Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.). They were indeed a blind people.
Muhammad Pickthall
But they denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the ship, and We drowned those who denied Our tokens. Lo! they were blind folk.
Muhammad Sarwar
They accused him of telling lies. So We saved him and his companions in an ark and drowned those who called Our revelations mere lies. They were, no doubt, a blind people.
Muhammed ali Shakir
But they called him a liar, so We delivered him and those with him in the ark, and We drowned those who rejected Our communications; surely they were a blind people.
Rashad Khalifa
They rejected him. Consequently, we saved him and those with him in the ark, and we drowned those who rejected our revelations; they were blind.
Shabbir Ahmed
But they denied him. So, We saved him and those with him in the ship, and drowned those who denied Our revelations. They were a people blind in arrogance.
Commentary 7:64 Noah is a very ancient Prophet who, as the Bible tells us, lived nine generations after Adam and eleven generations before Abraham (Gn. 5.3-32). His…
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَالَّذِينَ مَعَهُ فِي الْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَوْمًا عَمِينَ
7:64 Noah is a very ancient Prophet who, as the Bible tells us, lived nine generations after Adam and eleven generations before Abraham (Gn. 5.3-32). His native land was Iraq. The word Nûhنوح is most probably derived from naha نَحَ that means; “he bewailed or mourned”. The Holy Qur’ân does not support the idea of a worldwide deluge. Allâh’s retribution came as a great flood only where Noah lived. It was a great punishment for the unbelievers in his message, and only unbelieving people were drowned. This punishment could not have extended to other innocent people who never heard the message of Noah. The descendants of the people Noah who were saved seem to have spread in many lands after the deluge and have told the stories of the great water and the floods, as this incidence is to be found in traditional stories of many nations.