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Rowwad Translation Center — 570

70:41 to replace them with others better than them, and none can escape Our decree.

70:42 So leave them to engage in their falsehood and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised;

70:43 the Day when they will rush out of their graves as if they are racing towards an idol[1],

70:44 with their eyes downcast and overwhelmed with disgrace. That is the Day that they were promised.

71:1 Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, “Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment.”

71:2 He said: “O my people, indeed I am a clear warner to you,

71:3 that you worship Allah and fear Him, and obey me;

71:4 He will forgive you some of your sins and grant you respite until an appointed term[1]. Indeed, when Allah’s appointed term comes, it cannot be delayed, if you only knew!”

71:5 He said, “My Lord, I have surely called my people night and day,

71:6 but my call only drove them further away.

71:7 Every time I call them so that You may forgive them, they thrust their fingers into their ears and cover their faces with their garments[1], and persist in obstinacy and grow extremely arrogant.

71:8 Then I called them openly,

71:9 then I addressed them in public and in private,

71:10 I said, ‘Seek forgiveness from your Lord. Indeed, He is Most Forgiving.