26. Ash-Shu'ara

كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُودُThamudٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿١٤١﴾

Thamud denied the messengers

إِذْWhenقَالَsaidلَهُمْto themأَخُوهُمْtheir brotherصَٰلِحٌSalihأَلَاWill notتَتَّقُونَyou fear (Allah)﴿١٤٢﴾

When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah

إِنِّىIndeed, I amلَكُمْto youرَسُولٌa Messengerأَمِينٌtrustworthy﴿١٤٣﴾

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger

فَٱتَّقُوا۟So fearٱللَّهَAllahوَأَطِيعُونِand obey me﴿١٤٤﴾

So fear Allah and obey me

وَمَآAnd notأَسْـَٔلُكُمْI ask youعَلَيْهِfor itمِنْanyأَجْرٍpaymentإِنْNotأَجْرِىَ(is) my paymentإِلَّاexceptعَلَىٰfromرَبِّ(the) Lordٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ(of) the worlds﴿١٤٥﴾

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds

أَتُتْرَكُونَWill you be leftفِىinمَاwhatهَٰهُنَآ(is) hereءَامِنِينَsecure﴿١٤٦﴾

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death]

فِىInجَنَّٰتٍgardensوَعُيُونٍand springs﴿١٤٧﴾

Within gardens and springs

وَزُرُوعٍAnd cornfieldsوَنَخْلٍand date-palmsطَلْعُهَاits spadixهَضِيمٌsoft﴿١٤٨﴾

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit

وَتَنْحِتُونَAnd you carveمِنَofٱلْجِبَالِthe mountainsبُيُوتًاhousesفَٰرِهِينَskillfully﴿١٤٩﴾

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill

فَٱتَّقُوا۟So fearٱللَّهَAllahوَأَطِيعُونِand obey me﴿١٥٠﴾

So fear Allah and obey me

وَلَاAnd (do) notتُطِيعُوٓا۟obeyأَمْرَ(the) commandٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ(of) the transgressors﴿١٥١﴾

And do not obey the order of the transgressors

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoيُفْسِدُونَspread corruptionفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَلَاand (do) notيُصْلِحُونَreform﴿١٥٢﴾

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend

قَالُوٓا۟They saidإِنَّمَآOnlyأَنتَyouمِنَ(are) ofٱلْمُسَحَّرِينَthose bewitched﴿١٥٣﴾

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic

مَآNotأَنتَyouإِلَّا(are) exceptبَشَرٌa manمِّثْلُنَاlike usفَأْتِso bringبِـَٔايَةٍa signإِنifكُنتَyouمِنَ(are) ofٱلصَّٰدِقِينَthe truthful﴿١٥٤﴾

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful

قَالَHe saidهَٰذِهِۦThisنَاقَةٌ(is) a she-camelلَّهَاFor herشِرْبٌ(is a share of) drinkوَلَكُمْand for youشِرْبُ(is a share of) drinkيَوْمٍ(on) a dayمَّعْلُومٍknown﴿١٥٥﴾

He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day

وَلَاAnd (do) notتَمَسُّوهَاtouch herبِسُوٓءٍwith harmفَيَأْخُذَكُمْlest seize youعَذَابُ(the) punishmentيَوْمٍ(of) a DayعَظِيمٍGreat﴿١٥٦﴾

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day

فَعَقَرُوهَاBut they hamstrung herفَأَصْبَحُوا۟then they becameنَٰدِمِينَregretful﴿١٥٧﴾

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful

فَأَخَذَهُمُSo seized themٱلْعَذَابُthe punishmentإِنَّIndeedفِىinذَٰلِكَthatلَءَايَةًsurely is a signوَمَاbut notكَانَareأَكْثَرُهُمmost of themمُّؤْمِنِينَbelievers﴿١٥٨﴾

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers

وَإِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heٱلْعَزِيزُ(is) the All-Mightyٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿١٥٩﴾

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful

كَذَّبَتْDeniedقَوْمُ(the) peopleلُوطٍ(of) Lutٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿١٦٠﴾

The people of Lot denied the messengers