Al-Qamar Verse 9

Before them, the people of Noah denied ˹the truth˺ and rejected Our servant, calling ˹him˺ insane. And he was intimidated.

The people of Noah rejected [the truth] before them; they rejected Our slave and said, “He is a madman,” and he was rebuked.

The people of Noah cried lies before them; they cried lies to Our servant, and said, 'A man possessed!' And he was rejected.

The people of Noah rejected the truth before them: they rejected Our servant, saying, ‘He is mad!’ Noah was rebuked,

There belied before them the people of Nuh. So they belied Our bondman Nuh and said: `a madman;' and moreover he was reproven.

Before them the People of Noah rejected (their messenger); they rejected Our servant, and said, "Here is one possessed!", and he was driven out.

Before them Noah's people also gave the lie (to his Message). They rejected Our servant as a liar, saying: “He is a madman”; and he was rebuffed.

The people of Noah had denied before them, and had called Our votary a liar, and said: "He is possessed," and repulsed him.

Before these, the people of Nooh denied and they belied Our bondman and said, “He is a madman” and rebuffed him.

The people of Noah impugned before them. So they impugned Our servant and said, ‘A crazy man,’ and he was reviled.

Before them the people of Noah denied: they denied Our servant, and said: "This is a madman!" and he was rebuked (with insolence and prevented from preaching).

The people of Noah cried lies (to Our Prophets) before them. Accordingly they rejected Our servant and said (about him), `A mad man and one who is spurned and chided (by our idols).´

Noah`s nation lied/denied before them, so they lied/denied Our worshipper/slave/servant , and they said: "Mad/insane." And he was prevented/ousted

Before these, the people of Nooh denied and they belied Our bondman and said, “He is a madman” and rebuffed him.

Before them the people of Noah rejected, yea they reject Our servant and called him mad, and he was driven away

The people of Nuh (Noah) denied (their Messenger) before them, they rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!" and he was insolently rebuked and threatened.

And certainly narratives have come to them, which should deter --

Before them the people of Nuh rejected, so they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away.

The folk of Noah denied before them, yea, they denied Our slave and said: A madman; and he was repulsed.

The people of Noah, who lived before them, had also rejected (Our guidance). They rejected Our servant and said, "He is an insane person so let us drive him away".

(Long) before them the nation of Noah belied. They belied Our worshiper saying: 'Mad' and he was reprimanded.

The people of Nuh denied (their Messenger) before them. They rejected Our servant and said: "A madman!" Wazdujir.

The people of Noah denied [the truth] before them. They belied Our messenger saying, "He is mad!" He was rebuffed,

Before them the people of Noah disbelieved. They rejected Our servant, and said, “Crazy,” and he was rebuked.

The people of Noah denied (kadhdhabat has feminine inflection on account of the import [referring to a feminine noun], qawm, `tribe') before them, before Quraysh. Thus they denied Our servant, Noah, and said, `A madman!', and he was reviled; they repulsed him with insults and in other ways.

The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it

Allah the Exalted said,

كَذَّبَتْ قَبْلَهُمْ

denied before them, (before your people, O Muhammad),

قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُوا عَبْدَنَا

the people of Nuh. They rejected Our servant,

means, they denied him categorically and accused him of madness,

وَقَالُوا مَجْنُونٌ وَازْدُجِرَ



and said;"A madman!" Wazdujir.

Mujahid said about Wazdujir;

"He was driven out accused on account of madness."

It was also said that Wazdujir means,

he was rebuked, deterred, threatened and warned by his people saying;

لَيِنْ لَّمْ تَنْتَهِ ينُوحُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُرْجُومِينَ

"If you do not stop O Nuh, you will be among those who will be stoned." (26;116)

This was said by Ibn Zayd, and it is sound.

فَدَعَا
رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ

The people of Nuh (Noah) in earlier times refused to admit the truth of Our message, and renounced Our servant -the Messenger- and accused him of being demoniac and they gave him a lick with the rough sides of their tongues and called him everything they could lay their tongues to