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Quran 71:21

Surah Nuh (Noah), verse 21 of 28 · Juz 29

قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

Translations of Quran 71:21
EnglishTalal Itani

Noah said, “My Lord, they have defied me, and followed him whose wealth and children increase him only in perdition.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Noah said: My Lord! Lo! they have disobeyed me and followed one whose wealth and children increase him in naught save ruin;

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Nuh dedi ki: Yarab! Ma'lûmun onlar bana ısyan ettiler ve malı ve veledi kendisine hasardan başka bir şey arttırmıyan kimsenin ardınca gittiler.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Noé cria vers Dieu : Seigneur, les voilà qui sont rebelles à ma voix, et suivent ceux dont les richesses et les enfants ne font qu’aggraver la ruine.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Noach zeide: Heer! waarlijk, zij zijn mij ongehoorzaam, en zij volgen hen, wier rijkdommen en kinderen hun verderf slechts vermeerderen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Noè gridò a Dio: Signore, essi sono ribelli alla mia voce, e seguono coloro le di cui ricchezze ed i figli non fanno che aggravare la loro ruina.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.