So I swear by the Lord of [all] risings and settings that indeed We are able
To replace them with better than them; and We are not to be outdone.
So leave them to converse vainly and amuse themselves until they meet their Day which they are promised -
The Day they will emerge from the graves rapidly as if they were, toward an erected idol, hastening.
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. That is the Day which they had been promised.
Surah Nuh
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
[Saying], 'Worship Allah, fear Him and obey me.
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.' "
He said, "My Lord, indeed I invited my people [to truth] night and day.
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.
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.
Then I invited them publicly.
Then I announced to them and [also] confided to them secretly
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver.
فَلَٓا اُقْسِمُ بِرَبِّ الْمَشَارِقِ وَالْمَغَارِبِ اِنَّا لَقَادِرُونَۙ٤٠عَلٰٓى اَنْ نُبَدِّلَ خَیْرًا مِنْهُمْۙ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقٖینَ٤١فَذَرْهُمْ یَخُوضُوا وَیَلْعَبُوا حَتّٰى یُلَاقُوا یَوْمَهُمُ الَّذٖی یُوعَدُونَۙ٤٢یَوْمَ یَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْاَجْدَاثِ سِرَاعًا كَاَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى نُصُبٍ یُوفِضُونَۙ٤٣خَاشِعَةً اَبْصَارُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌؕ ذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمُ الَّذٖی كَانُوا یُوعَدُونَ٤٤
Surah Nuh
اِنَّٓا اَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا اِلٰى قَوْمِهٖٓ اَنْ اَنْذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَاْتِیَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلٖیمٌ١قَالَ یَا قَوْمِ اِنّٖی لَكُمْ نَذٖیرٌ مُبٖینٌۙ٢اَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّٰهَ وَاتَّقُوهُ وَاَطٖیعُونِۙ٣یَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَیُؤَخِّرْكُمْ اِلٰٓى اَجَلٍ مُسَمًّىؕ اِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ اِذَا جَٓاءَ لَا یُؤَخَّرُۘ لَوْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ٤قَالَ رَبِّ اِنّٖی دَعَوْتُ قَوْمٖی لَیْلًا وَنَهَارًاۙ٥فَلَمْ یَزِدْهُمْ دُعَٓاءٖٓی اِلَّا فِرَارًا٦وَاِنّٖی كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ جَعَلُٓوا اَصَابِعَهُمْ فٖٓی اٰذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوْا ثِیَابَهُمْ وَاَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًاۚ٧ثُمَّ اِنّٖی دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًاۙ٨ثُمَّ اِنّٖٓی اَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَاَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ اِسْرَارًاۙ٩فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ اِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًاۙ١٠