23.21 . And lo! in the cattle there is verily a lesson for you . We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies , and many uses have ye in them , and of them do ye eat ;

23.22 . And on them and on the ship ye are carried .

23.23 . And We verily sent Noah unto his folk , and he said : O my people! Serve Allah . Ye have no other god save Him . Will ye not ward off ( evil ) ?

23.24 . But the chieftains of his folk , who disbelieved , said : This is only a mortal like you who would make himself superior to you . Had Allah willed , He surely could have sent down angels . We heard not of this in the case of our fathers of old .

23.25 . He is only a man in whom is a madness , so watch him for a while .

23.26 . He said : My Lord! Help me because they deny me .

23.27 . Then We inspired in him , saying : Make the ship under Our eyes and Our inspiration . Then , when Our command cometh and the oven gusheth water , introduce therein of every ( kind ) two spouses , and thy household save him thereof against whom the Word hath already gone forth . And plead not with Me on behalf of those who have done wrong : Lo! they will be drowned .

23.28 . And when thou art on board the ship , thou and whoso is with thee , then say : Praise be to Allah Who hath saved us from the wrongdoing folk!

23.29 . And say : My Lord! Cause me to land at a blessed landing place , for Thou art best of all who bring to land .

23.30 . Lo! herein verily are portents , for lo! We are ever putting ( mankind ) to the test .

23.31 . Then , after them , We brought forth another generation ;

23.32 . And We sent among them a messenger of their own saying : Serve Allah . Ye have no other god save Him . Will ye not warn off ( evil ) ?

23.33 . And the chieftains of his folk , who disbelieved and denied the meeting of the Hereafter , and whom We had made soft in the life of the world , said : This is only a mortal like you , who eateth of that whereof ye eat and drinketh of that ye drink .

23.34 . If ye were to obey a mortal like yourselves , ye surely would be losers .

23.35 . Doth he promise you that you , when ye are dead and have become dust and bones , will ( again ) be brought forth?

23.36 . Begone , begone , with that which ye are promised!

23.37 . There is naught but our life of the world ; we die and we live , and we shall not be raised ( again ) .

23.38 . He is only a man who hath invented a lie about Allah . We are not going to put faith in him .

23.39 . He said : My Lord! Help me because they deny me ,

23.40 . He said : In a little while they surely will become repentant .