Q 11:40

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلْنَا ٱحْمِلْ فِيهَا مِن كُلٍّ زَوْجَيْنِ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْقَوْلُ وَمَنْ ءَامَنَ ۚ وَمَآ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ

Traductions

Puis, lorsque Notre commandement vint et que le four se mit à bouillonner [d'eau], Nous dîmes: «Charge [dans l'arche] un couple de chaque espèce ainsi que ta famille - sauf ceux contre qui le décret est déjà prononcé - et ceux qui croient». Or, ceux qui avaient cru avec lui étaient peu nombreux.

Muhammad Hamidullah · FR

[So it was], until when Our command came and the oven overflowed, We said, "Load upon the ship of each [creature] two mates and your family, except those about whom the word has preceded, and [include] whoever has believed." But none had believed with him, except a few.

Sahih International · EN

Tafsir

Ensuite, Noé termina la construction du bateau qu’Allah lui avait ordonné de construire et lorsque Notre ordre de les anéantir parvint, en guise de signal de l’imminence du Déluge, l’eau dans les fourneaux où ils cuisaient leur pain se mit à bouillonner. Nous dîmes à Noé: Embarque dans le bateau un couple constitué d’un mâle et d’une femelle de toutes les espèces animales vivant sur Terre. Embarque les membres de ta famille et les croyants de ton peuple, sauf ceux que Nous avons condamnés à la noyade car ils n’ont pas la foi. Seul un petit nombre des siens avaient la foi malgré la très longue période qu’il vécut parmi eux où il les a appelés à croire en Allah.

Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir al-Quran · Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies

Lire Ibn Kathir (Ibn Kathir (abrégé, en anglais))

(So it was) till when Our command came and the oven gushed forth (water like fountains from the earth). We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two (male and female), and your family – except him against whom the Word has already gone forth – and those who believe. And none believed with him, except a few. (40) The beginning of the Flood and Nuh loads Every Creature in Pairs upon the Ship This was the promise of Allah to Nuh ﷺ, when the command of Allah came, the rain was continuous and there was a severe storm which did not slacken or subside, as Allah said, فَفَتَحْنَا أَبْوَابَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَاءٍ مُّنْهَمِرٍ - وَفَجَّرْنَا الْأَرْضَ عُيُونًا فَالْتَقَى الْمَاءُ عَلَىٰ أَمْرٍ قَدْ قُدِرَ - وَحَمَلْنَاهُ عَلَىٰ ذَاتِ أَلْوَاحٍ وَدُسُرٍ - تَجْرِي بِأَعْيُنِنَا جَزَاءً لِّمَن كَانَ كُفِرَ (So We opened the gates of the heaven with water pouring forth. And We caused springs to gush forth from the earth. So the waters (of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined. And We carried him on a (ship) made of planks and nails. Floating under Our Eyes: a reward for him who had been rejected!)[54:11-14] In reference to Allah's statement, وَفَارَ التَّنُّورُ (and the oven gushed forth.) It is related from Ibn 'Abbas that he said, "At-Tannur is the face of the earth." This verse means that the face of the earth became gushing water springs. This continued until the water gushed forth from the Tananir, which are places of fire. Therefore, water even gushed from the places where fire normally would be. This is the opinion of the majority of the Salaf (predecessors) and the scholars of the Khalaf (later generations). At this point, Allah commanded Nuh to select one pair from every kind of creature possessing a soul, and load them on the ship. Some said that this included other creatures as well, such as pairs of plants, male and female. It has also been said that the first of the birds to enter the ship was the parrot, and the last of the animals to enter was the donkey. Concerning Allah's statement, وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ (and your family – except him against whom the Word has already gone forth) This means, "Load your family upon the ship." This is referring to the members of his household and his relatives, except him against whom the Word has already gone forth, for they did not believe in Allah. Among them was the son of Nuh, Yam, who went in hermitage. Among them was the wife of Nuh who was a disbeliever in Allah and His Messenger. Concerning Allah's statement, وَمَنْ آمَنَ (and those who believe.) from your people. وَمَا آمَنَ مَعَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ (And none believed with him, except a few.) This means that only a very small number believed, even after the long period of time that he (Nuh) was among them – nine hundred and fifty years. It is reported from Ibn 'Abbas that he said, "They were eighty people including their women."

Texte arabe : Tanzil (uthmani). Traductions : Muhammad Hamidullah (fr), Sahih International (en). tanzil.net