Surah 71 · verse 22

Nuh 71:22

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وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا

wa-makaru makran kubbaran

And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

Saheeh International translation

Context in the surah

Verse 19

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا

And Allah has made for you the earth an expanse

Verse 20

لِّتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا

That you may follow therein roads of passage.' "

Verse 21

قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِي وَاتَّبَعُوا مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُ وَوَلَدُهُ إِلَّا خَسَارًا

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

Verse 22

وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا كُبَّارًا

And they conspired an immense conspiracy.

Verse 23

وَقَالُوا لَا تَذَرُنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ وَلَا تَذَرُنَّ وَدًّا وَلَا سُوَاعًا وَلَا يَغُوثَ وَيَعُوقَ وَنَسْرًا

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

Verse 24

وَقَدْ أَضَلُّوا كَثِيرًا ۖ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا ضَلَالًا

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

Verse 25

مِّمَّا خَطِيئَاتِهِمْ أُغْرِقُوا فَأُدْخِلُوا نَارًا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنصَارًا

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