Translation of the meanings Ayah 40 Surah Hūd - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 40

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَ أَمۡرُنَا وَفَارَ ٱلتَّنُّورُ قُلۡنَا ٱحۡمِلۡ فِيهَا مِن كُلّٖ زَوۡجَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ وَأَهۡلَكَ إِلَّا مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلۡقَوۡلُ وَمَنۡ ءَامَنَۚ وَمَآ ءَامَنَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَلِيلٞ

40. (Thus it was) until when Our Command came and the oven overflowed⁶, We said: "Carry therein two of every kind, a pair  (male and female), and your own family - except those against whom the Word has already gone forth - and whomever has believed." And none believed with him except a few.

 6. I.e., the earth gushed forth its springs.