Thereupon We inspired him thus: "Build, under Our eyes1 and according to Our inspiration, the ark [that shall save thee and those who follow thee].2 And when Our judgment comes to pass, and waters gush forth in torrents over the face of the earth, place on board of this [ark] one pair of each [kind of animal] of either sex, as well as thy family - excepting those on whom sentence has already been passed -; and do not appeal to Me [any more] in behalf of those who are bent on evildoing - for, behold, they are destined to be drowned!