Quote:
{71:1} Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
I suggest,
{71:1} Verily, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful torment."Quote:
{71:2} He said, "O my people, indeed I am to you a clear warner,
I suggest,
{71:2} He said, "O [my] people, verily, I am to you a clear warner."Quote:
{71:3} [Saying], 'Worship God, fear Him and obey me.
I suggest,
{71:3} [Saying], "Worship God, watch out for Him and obey me."Quote:
{71:4} God will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] God, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "
I suggest,
{71:4} "God would [then] forgive you of your sins and defer you to a named term. Verily, the term [set by] God, when it arrives, is not deferred, if you knew."