Surah Nooh word by word

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Nooh (نوح) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 28 verses, 226 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 226 words to discover, Surah Nooh becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Nooh: 14 words

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

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

إِنَّآ innā Indeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَا arsalnā [We] sent
نُوحًا nūḥan Nuh
إِلَىٰ ilā to
قَوْمِهِۦٓ qawmihi his people
أَنْ an that
أَنذِرْ andhir Warn
قَوْمَكَ qawmaka your people
مِن min from
قَبْلِ qabli before
أَن an [that]
يَأْتِيَهُمْ yatiyahum comes to them
عَذَابٌ ʿadhābun a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ alīmun painful

Verse 2 - Surah Nooh: 6 words

قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنِّى لَكُمْ نَذِيرٌۭ مُّبِينٌ

He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,

قَالَ qāla He said
يَـٰقَوْمِ yāqawmi O my people
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I am
لَكُمْ lakum to you
نَذِيرٌۭ nadhīrun a warner
مُّبِينٌ mubīnun clear

Verse 3 - Surah Nooh: 5 words

أَنِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَأَطِيعُونِ

[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.

أَنِ ani That
ٱعْبُدُوا۟ uʿ'budū Worship
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
وَٱتَّقُوهُ wa-ittaqūhu and fear Him
وَأَطِيعُونِ wa-aṭīʿūni and obey me

Verse 4 - Surah Nooh: 18 words

يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍۢ مُّسَمًّى ۚ إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "

يَغْفِرْ yaghfir He will forgive
لَكُم lakum for you
مِّن min [of]
ذُنُوبِكُمْ dhunūbikum your sins
وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ wayu-akhir'kum and give you respite
إِلَىٰٓ ilā for
أَجَلٍۢ ajalin a term
مُّسَمًّى ۚ musamman specified
إِنَّ inna Indeed
أَجَلَ ajala (the) term
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
إِذَا idhā when
جَآءَ jāa it comes
لَا lā not
يُؤَخَّرُ ۖ yu-akharu is delayed
لَوْ law if
كُنتُمْ kuntum you
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna know

Verse 5 - Surah Nooh: 7 words

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُ قَوْمِى لَيْلًۭا وَنَهَارًۭا

He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.

قَالَ qāla He said
رَبِّ rabbi My Lord
إِنِّى innī Indeed, I
دَعَوْتُ daʿawtu invited
قَوْمِى qawmī my people
لَيْلًۭا laylan night
وَنَهَارًۭا wanahāran and day

Verse 6 - Surah Nooh: 5 words

فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعَآءِىٓ إِلَّا فِرَارًۭا

But my invitation increased them not except in flight.

فَلَمْ falam But not
يَزِدْهُمْ yazid'hum increased them
دُعَآءِىٓ duʿāī my invitation
إِلَّا illā except
فِرَارًۭا firāran (in) flight

Verse 7 - Surah Nooh: 14 words

وَإِنِّى كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُوٓا۟ أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ فِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا۟ وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا

And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments, persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

وَإِنِّى wa-innī And indeed, I
كُلَّمَا kullamā every time
دَعَوْتُهُمْ daʿawtuhum I invited them
لِتَغْفِرَ litaghfira that You may forgive
لَهُمْ lahum them
جَعَلُوٓا۟ jaʿalū they put
أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ aṣābiʿahum their fingers
فِىٓ fī in
ءَاذَانِهِمْ ādhānihim their ears
وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟ wa-is'taghshaw and covered themselves
ثِيَابَهُمْ thiyābahum (with) their garments
وَأَصَرُّوا۟ wa-aṣarrū and persisted
وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ wa-is'takbarū and were arrogant
ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا is'tik'bāran (with) pride

Verse 8 - Surah Nooh: 4 words

ثُمَّ إِنِّى دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًۭا

Then I invited them publicly.

ثُمَّ thumma Then
إِنِّى innī indeed, I
دَعَوْتُهُمْ daʿawtuhum invited them
جِهَارًۭا jihāran publicly

Verse 9 - Surah Nooh: 7 words

ثُمَّ إِنِّىٓ أَعْلَنتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ إِسْرَارًۭا

Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly

ثُمَّ thumma Then
إِنِّىٓ innī indeed, I
أَعْلَنتُ aʿlantu announced
لَهُمْ lahum to them
وَأَسْرَرْتُ wa-asrartu and I confided
لَهُمْ lahum to them
إِسْرَارًۭا is'rāran secretly

Verse 10 - Surah Nooh: 6 words

فَقُلْتُ ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ غَفَّارًۭا

And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.

فَقُلْتُ faqul'tu Then I said
ٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ is'taghfirū Ask forgiveness
رَبَّكُمْ rabbakum (from) your Lord
إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
كَانَ kāna is
غَفَّارًۭا ghaffāran Oft-Forgiving

Verse 11 - Surah Nooh: 4 words

يُرْسِلِ ٱلسَّمَآءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًۭا

He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers

يُرْسِلِ yur'sili He will send down
ٱلسَّمَآءَ l-samāa (rain from) the sky
عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum upon you
مِّدْرَارًۭا mid'rāran (in) abundance

Verse 12 - Surah Nooh: 9 words

وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّـٰتٍۢ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَـٰرًۭا

And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.

وَيُمْدِدْكُم wayum'did'kum And provide you
بِأَمْوَٰلٍۢ bi-amwālin with wealth
وَبَنِينَ wabanīna and children
وَيَجْعَل wayajʿal and make
لَّكُمْ lakum for you
جَنَّـٰتٍۢ jannātin gardens
وَيَجْعَل wayajʿal and make
لَّكُمْ lakum for you
أَنْهَـٰرًۭا anhāran rivers

Verse 13 - Surah Nooh: 6 words

مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًۭا

What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur

مَّا mā What
لَكُمْ lakum (is) for you
لَا lā not
تَرْجُونَ tarjūna you attribute
لِلَّهِ lillahi to Allah
وَقَارًۭا waqāran grandeur

Verse 14 - Surah Nooh: 3 words

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

While He has created you in stages?

وَقَدْ waqad And indeed
خَلَقَكُمْ khalaqakum He created you
أَطْوَارًا aṭwāran (in) stages

Verse 15 - Surah Nooh: 8 words

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا

Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers

أَلَمْ alam Do not
تَرَوْا۟ taraw you see
كَيْفَ kayfa how
خَلَقَ khalaqa did create
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
سَبْعَ sabʿa (the) seven
سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ samāwātin heavens
طِبَاقًۭا ṭibāqan (in) layers

Verse 16 - Surah Nooh: 7 words

وَجَعَلَ ٱلْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًۭا وَجَعَلَ ٱلشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًۭا

And made the moon therein a [reflected] light and made the sun a burning lamp?

وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala And made
ٱلْقَمَرَ l-qamara the moon
فِيهِنَّ fīhinna therein
نُورًۭا nūran a light
وَجَعَلَ wajaʿala and made
ٱلشَّمْسَ l-shamsa the sun
سِرَاجًۭا sirājan a lamp

Verse 17 - Surah Nooh: 5 words

وَٱللَّهُ أَنۢبَتَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًۭا

And Allah has caused you to grow from the earth a [progressive] growth.

وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
أَنۢبَتَكُم anbatakum has caused you to grow
مِّنَ mina from
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
نَبَاتًۭا nabātan (as) a growth

Verse 18 - Surah Nooh: 5 words

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًۭا

Then He will return you into it and extract you [another] extraction.

ثُمَّ thumma Then
يُعِيدُكُمْ yuʿīdukum He will return you
فِيهَا fīhā into it
وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ wayukh'rijukum and bring you forth
إِخْرَاجًۭا ikh'rājan (a new) bringing forth

Verse 19 - Surah Nooh: 5 words

وَٱللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًۭا

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

وَٱللَّهُ wal-lahu And Allah
جَعَلَ jaʿala made
لَكُمُ lakumu for you
ٱلْأَرْضَ l-arḍa the earth
بِسَاطًۭا bisāṭan an expanse

Verse 20 - Surah Nooh: 4 words

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ مِنْهَا سُبُلًۭا فِجَاجًۭا

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

لِّتَسْلُكُوا۟ litaslukū That you may go along
مِنْهَا min'hā therein
سُبُلًۭا subulan (in) paths
فِجَاجًۭا fijājan wide

Verse 21 - Surah Nooh: 13 words

قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا

Noah said, "My Lord, indeed they have disobeyed me and followed him whose wealth and children will not increase him except in loss.

قَالَ qāla Said
نُوحٌۭ nūḥun Nuh
رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord
إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they
عَصَوْنِى ʿaṣawnī disobeyed me
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ wa-ittabaʿū and followed
مَن man (the one) who
لَّمْ lam (did) not
يَزِدْهُ yazid'hu increase him
مَالُهُۥ māluhu his wealth
وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ wawaladuhu and his children
إِلَّا illā except
خَسَارًۭا khasāran (in) loss

Verse 22 - Surah Nooh: 3 words

وَمَكَرُوا۟ مَكْرًۭا كُبَّارًۭا

And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

وَمَكَرُوا۟ wamakarū And they have planned
مَكْرًۭا makran a plan
كُبَّارًۭا kubbāran great

Verse 23 - Surah Nooh: 13 words

وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَذَرُنَّ ءَالِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّۭا وَلَا سُوَاعًۭا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًۭا

And said, 'Never leave your gods and never leave Wadd or Suwa' or Yaghuth and Ya'uq and Nasr.

وَقَالُوا۟ waqālū And they said
لَا lā (Do) not
تَذَرُنَّ tadharunna leave
ءَالِهَتَكُمْ ālihatakum your gods
وَلَا walā and (do) not
تَذَرُنَّ tadharunna leave
وَدًّۭا waddan Wadd
وَلَا walā and not
سُوَاعًۭا suwāʿan Suwa
وَلَا walā and not
يَغُوثَ yaghūtha Yaguth
وَيَعُوقَ wayaʿūqa and Yauq
وَنَسْرًۭا wanasran and Nasr

Verse 24 - Surah Nooh: 8 words

وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا۟ كَثِيرًۭا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَـٰلًۭا

And already they have misled many. And, [my Lord], do not increase the wrongdoers except in error."

وَقَدْ waqad And indeed
أَضَلُّوا۟ aḍallū they have led astray
كَثِيرًۭا ۖ kathīran many
وَلَا walā And not
تَزِدِ tazidi increase
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
إِلَّا illā except
ضَلَـٰلًۭا ḍalālan (in) error

Verse 25 - Surah Nooh: 12 words

مِّمَّا خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا۟ فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ نَارًۭا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا۟ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ أَنصَارًۭا

Because of their sins they were drowned and put into the Fire, and they found not for themselves besides Allah [any] helpers.

مِّمَّا mimmā Because of
خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِهِمْ khaṭīātihim their sins
أُغْرِقُوا۟ ugh'riqū they were drowned
فَأُدْخِلُوا۟ fa-ud'khilū then made to enter
نَارًۭا nāran (the) Fire
فَلَمْ falam and not
يَجِدُوا۟ yajidū they found
لَهُم lahum for themselves
مِّن min from
دُونِ dūni besides
ٱللَّهِ l-lahi Allah
أَنصَارًۭا anṣāran any helpers

Verse 26 - Surah Nooh: 10 words

وَقَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ دَيَّارًا

And Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.

وَقَالَ waqāla And said
نُوحٌۭ nūḥun Nuh
رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord
لَا lā (Do) not
تَذَرْ tadhar leave
عَلَى ʿalā on
ٱلْأَرْضِ l-arḍi the earth
مِنَ mina any
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ l-kāfirīna (of) the disbelievers
دَيَّارًا dayyāran (as) an inhabitant

Verse 27 - Surah Nooh: 10 words

إِنَّكَ إِن تَذَرْهُمْ يُضِلُّوا۟ عِبَادَكَ وَلَا يَلِدُوٓا۟ إِلَّا فَاجِرًۭا كَفَّارًۭا

Indeed, if You leave them, they will mislead Your servants and not beget except [every] wicked one and [confirmed] disbeliever.

إِنَّكَ innaka Indeed, You
إِن in if
تَذَرْهُمْ tadharhum You leave them
يُضِلُّوا۟ yuḍillū they will mislead
عِبَادَكَ ʿibādaka Your slaves
وَلَا walā and not
يَلِدُوٓا۟ yalidū they will beget
إِلَّا illā except
فَاجِرًۭا fājiran a wicked
كَفَّارًۭا kaffāran a disbeliever

Verse 28 - Surah Nooh: 15 words

رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا

My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women. And do not increase the wrongdoers except in destruction."

رَّبِّ rabbi My Lord
ٱغْفِرْ igh'fir Forgive
لِى lī me
وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ waliwālidayya and my parents
وَلِمَن waliman and whoever
دَخَلَ dakhala enters
بَيْتِىَ baytiya my house
مُؤْمِنًۭا mu'minan a believer
وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ walil'mu'minīna and the believing men
وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ wal-mu'mināti and the believing women
وَلَا walā And (do) not
تَزِدِ tazidi increase
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ l-ẓālimīna the wrongdoers
إِلَّا illā except
تَبَارًۢا tabāran (in) destruction

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لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله There is no power nor strength except with Allah

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ