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Quran-71:7 Surah Nuh English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوۡتُهُمۡ لِتَغۡفِرَ لَهُمۡ جَعَلُوٓاْ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِمۡ وَٱسۡتَغۡشَوۡاْ ثِيَابَهُمۡ وَأَصَرُّواْ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ ٱسۡتِكۡبَارٗا

Transliteration:( Wa inee kullamaa da'awtuhum litaghfira lahum ja'alooo asaabi'ahum fee aazaanihim wastaghshaw siyaabahum wa asaarroo wastakbarus tikbaaraa )

7. "And whenever I called them to seek Your forgiveness [12], they put their fingers in their ears [13], covered themselves with their garments [14], persisted, and became arrogant [15]." (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(7) And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,[1761] persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah Nuh Ayat 7 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

12. This means my calling them to the Path of Truth was not of any benefit to me, but only to benefit them.

13. So that my preaching would not reach their ears. Such is the nature of their reprobation.

14. So that they would not be able to see me, i.e. they are disgusted to even look at my face.

It is true that the bat is afraid of the sun.

15. This means that they had regarded accepting faith as an insult to themselves. This tells us that to show arrogance in opposition to the Prophet keeps a person bereft of faith. May Allah Almighty protect us from this. Their companionship is a place of great honour.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Nuh verse 7 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nuh ayat 5 which provides the complete commentary from verse 5 through 20.

(71:7) And every time I called them so that You might forgive them,[9] they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their garments[10] and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very proud.[11]

Ala-Maududi

(71:7) And every time I called them so that You might forgive them,[9] they thrust their fingers into their ears and wrapped up their faces with their garments[10] and obstinately clung to their attitude, and waxed very proud.[11]


9. “That you may forgive them”: That they might give up their attitude of disobedience and beg forgiveness of Allah, for in that way alone they could be forgiven by Allah.

10. They covered their faces either because they did not even like to have a look at Prophet Noah’s (peace be upon him) face, not to speak of listening to what he said, or they did so in order to hide their own faces from him as they passed by him so that he could not recognize and address them. This precisely was the attitude and conduct which the disbelievers of Makkah were adopting towards the Prophet (peace be upon him). In (Surah Houd, Ayat 5), their attitude has been described thus: Behold, they turn aside their chests in order to hide themselves from him: Beware, even when they cover themselves up with their garments, Allah knows alike what they hide and what they show. He indeed knows even the secrets they conceal in their breasts. For explanation, see (Surah Houd, ayat 5) note 5-6.

11. Arrogance implies that they thought it was below their dignity to bow before the truth and accept the admonition of Allah’s Messenger. As for example, if a gentleman admonishes a perverted person and he, in response, shakes his head and walks away haughtily, this would amount to rejecting the admonition with arrogance.

(7) And indeed, every time I invited them that You may forgive them, they put their fingers in their ears, covered themselves with their garments,[1761] persisted, and were arrogant with [great] arrogance.

[1761]- Refusing to look or listen.

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