So We inspired him (with this message): “Construct the Ark within Our sight¹ and under Our guidance: then when comes Our Command, and the fountains of the earth² gush forth, take thou on board pairs of every species, male³ and female, and thy family- except those of them against whom the Word has already gone forth:⁴ And address Me not in favour of the wrong-doers; for they shall be drowned (in the Flood).