(43) He said: “I shall seek a mountain that should safeguard me from the water!” He ˹Nūḥ˺ said: “There is no safeguarding from Allah’s Command this day, except whom He has mercy on!” The waves came between them and he was amongst the drowned[2546].
[2546] How this episode is worded here signifies that the deluge occurred and developed quickly, allowing no time for escape (cf. Ibn ʿĀshūr).