The Holy Quran 11:38 — Surah Hud

Arabic text

وَيَصْنَعُ ٱلْفُلْكَ وَكُلَّمَا مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ مَلَأٌ مِّن قَوْمِهِۦ سَخِرُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ قَالَ إِن تَسْخَرُوا۟ مِنَّا فَإِنَّا نَسْخَرُ مِنكُمْ كَمَا تَسْخَرُونَ

Translation

(Complying with Allaah's command,) He (Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام) continued to build the ark. Whenever the leaders of his people passed by him, they mocked him (among other statements, they told him that he was foolish to build an ark when there was no water about). He (Nooh عليه الصلاة والسلام) said, "If you mock us, then we shall also (have an opportunity to) mock you just as you do to us.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ويصنع نوح السفينة، وكلَّما مر عليه جماعة من كبراء قومه سخروا منه، قال لهم نوح: إن تسخروا منا اليوم لجهلكم بصدق وعد الله، فإنا نسخر منكم غدًا عند الغرق كما تسخرون منا.

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