Surah Nuh 71:21

سُورَةُ نُوحٍ · Meccan · Verse 21 of 28

قَالَ نُوحٌۭ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًۭا

Translation

Noah said, ‘My Lord, they have disobeyed me and followed those whose riches and children only increase their ruin;

English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.

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