سُوْرَةُ نُوْحٍ
Surah Nooh (71) — Ayah 21
قَالَ نُوحٌ رَّبِّ إِنَّهُمْ عَصَوْنِى وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَن لَّمْ يَزِدْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ إِلَّا خَسَارًا ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Nûh (Noah) said: "My Lord! They have disobeyed me, and followed one whose wealth and children give him no increase but loss.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
نُوحٌۭ
nūḥun
Nuh
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
إِنَّهُمْ
innahum
Indeed, they
عَصَوْنِى
ʿaṣawnī
disobeyed me
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟
wa-ittabaʿū
and followed
مَن
man
(the one) who
لَّمْ
lam
(did) not
يَزِدْهُ
yazid'hu
increase him
مَالُهُۥ
māluhu
his wealth
وَوَلَدُهُۥٓ
wawaladuhu
and his children
إِلَّا
illā
except
خَسَارًۭا
khasāran
(in) loss
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
Noah said: "My Lord! They have disobeyed me and followed those whose wealth and children only increased them in loss [12].
[12] These were some of the main points of the preaching of Sayyiduna Nuh ؑ or the arguments based on monotheism that he kept explaining to his people for a long time. But when he became hopeless about his people accepting faith, he submitted to Allah that: O Allah! These people are just worshippers of the world. They only listen to those chiefs whom You have given abundant wealth and children. No one is ready to listen to me.
[12] These were some of the main points of the preaching of Sayyiduna Nuh ؑ or the arguments based on monotheism that he kept explaining to his people for a long time. But when he became hopeless about his people accepting faith, he submitted to Allah that: O Allah! These people are just worshippers of the world. They only listen to those chiefs whom You have given abundant wealth and children. No one is ready to listen to me.
