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wa-hiya tajrī bihim fī mawjin ka-l-jibāli wa-nādā nūḥun-i bnahū wa-kāna fī maʿzilin yā-bunayya rkab maʿanā wa-lā takun maʿa l-kāfirīna
And it sailed along with them amid waves [rising] like mountains. Noah called out to his son, who stood aloof, ‘O my son! ‘Board with us, and do not be with the faithless!’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Hud – Verse 42
42. “So, it sailed with them amid waves like mountains. And Noah called out to his son and he was aloof: ‘O my son! Embark with us and be not with the unbelievers.’”
At long last, the final moment arrived and the Command for the punishment of this unruly nation was issued. Dark and ominous clouds darker than the darkest night covered the entire sky, massing on top of each other in an unprecedented manner. There was the terrible clap of thunder and the flash of lightning ceaselessly filled up the sky. They informed of a great disaster mounting in magnitude and terrible in character. It started raining. The droplets grew bigger and bigger in size. The level of underground water rose and gushing fountains emerged everywhere.
The surface of the earth was soon turned into an ocean, and with the wind howling, mountain-like waves raged over this ocean, rising over each other, to come crashing down upon the surface of the stormy sea. Noah’s Ark parted the mountain-like waves and made headway. The verse says:
“So, it sailed with them amid waves like mountains. And Noah called out to his son and he was aloof:...”
Addressing his son, who was standing on the side and not far from him, Noah shouted:
“...‘O my son! Embark with us and be not with the unbelievers.”
However, his son’s companionship and association with evil company had overtaken him to such an extent that his father’s compassion against annihilation made no impact upon him.