Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Nûh (Noah)] said: "O my Lord! Help me because they deny me."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
ٱنصُرْنِىunṣur'nīHelp me
بِمَاbimābecause
كَذَّبُونِkadhabūnithey deny me
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(Ayah 26){ قَالَرَبِّانْصُرْنِيْبِمَاكَذَّبُوْنِ :} In fact, this is a prayer for punishment upon the people. When did Noah (peace be upon him) make this curse and in what words, for this see Surah Qamar (9, 10), Surah Shu'ara (117, 118), and Surah Nuh (26, 27).
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26-1. After nine and a half centuries of preaching and calling, finally he prayed to his Lord, (فدَعارَبَّہ،اَنِّیْمَغْلُوْبفَانْتَصِرُ) (Al-Qamar 10 'Nuh (AS) prayed to his Lord, I am overpowered and weak, help me.' Allah Almighty accepted the prayer and commanded to build the Ark under My supervision and guidance.
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26. Noah said, "My Lord! Help me, for they have denied me [31]."
[31] The period of Prophet Noah’s ؑ preaching was probably longer than that of all other prophets, which according to the explicit statement of the Quran was nine hundred and fifty years. During this long period, he continued to hear and endure unjust words and taunts from his people. In such a long time, very few people believed. Let alone others, even his own wife and a son sided with the disbelievers against him. Prophet Noah ؑ became certain that the disbelievers present now were so stubborn and obstinate that none of them would be willing to accept the call to truth. These people were only a cause of pain and mental anguish for Prophet Noah ؑ. When these disbelievers reached the extreme in causing him harm, at that time he prayed: O Allah! This nation has overpowered me, so You help me and take retribution from them for the oppression they have inflicted upon me for such a long period.