Ash-Shuara
إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ137
for we only do what our forefathers used to do
وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ138
we shall not be punished.’
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَاهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ139
They denounced him as a liar, and so We destroyed them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them do not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ140
your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ141
The people of Thamud, too, called the messengers liars
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ142
Their brother Salih said to them, ‘Will you not be mindful of God
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ143
I am a faithful messenger to you
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ144
be mindful of God and obey me
وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ145
I ask no reward from you, for my only reward is with the Lord of the Worlds
أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَاهُنَا آمِنِينَ146
[Do you think] you will be left secure for ever in what you have here
فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ147
gardens, springs
وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ148
fields, palm trees laden with fruit
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ149
carving your fine houses from the mountains
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ150
Be mindful of God and obey me
وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ151
do not obey those who are given to excess
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ152
and who spread corruption in the land instead of doing what is right.’
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ153
They said, ‘You are bewitched
مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ154
You are nothing but a man like us. Show us a sign, if you are telling the truth.’
قَالَ هَـٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ155
He said, ‘Here is a camel. She should have her turn to drink and so should you, each on a specified day
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ156
so do not harm her, or the punishment of a terrible day will befall you.’
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ157
But they hamstrung her. In the morning they had cause to regret it
فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ158
the punishment fell upon them. There truly is a sign in this, though most of them will not believe
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ159
your Lord alone is the Almighty, the Merciful