بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Inna fee zaalika la Aayaah; wa maa kaana aksaruhum mu'mineen
Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Wa inna Rabbaka la huwal 'Azeezur Raheem
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ عَادٌ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kazzabat 'Aadunil mursaleen
The 'Ad (people) rejected the messengers.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Iz qaala lahum akhoohum Hoodun alaa tattaqoon
Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
Innee lakum Rasoolun ameen
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fattaqullaaha wa atee'oon
"So fear Allah and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa maa as'alukum 'alaihi min ajrin in ajriya illaa 'alaa Rabbil 'aalameen
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةًۭ تَعْبَثُونَ
Atabnoona bikulli ree'in aayatan ta'basoon
"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
Wa tattakhizoona masaani'a la'allakum takhludoon
"And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُم بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
Wa izaa batashtum batashtum jabbaareen
"And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fattaqul laaha wa atee'oon
"Now fear Allah, and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَمَدَّكُم بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Wattaqul lazeee amad dakum bimaa ta'lamoon
"Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know.
أَمَدَّكُم بِأَنْعَٰمٍۢ وَبَنِينَ
Amaddakum bi an'aa minw wa baneen
"Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,-
وَجَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍ
Wa jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
"And Gardens and Springs.
إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍۢ
Innee akhaafu 'alaikum 'azaaba Yawmin 'azeem
"Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."
قَالُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْوَٰعِظِينَ
Qaaloo sawaaa'un 'alainaaa awa 'azta am lam takum minal waa'izeen
They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!
إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
In haazaaa illaa khuluqul awwaleen
"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Wa maa nahnu bimu 'azzabeen
"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهْلَكْنَٰهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Fakazzaboohu fa ahlaknaahum; inna fee zaalika la aayah; wa maa kaana aksaruhum mu'mineen
So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Wa inna Rabbaka la huwal 'Azeezur Raheem
And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
Kazzabat Samoodul mursaleen
The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Iz qaala lahum akhoohum Saalihun alaa tattaqoon
Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
Innee lakum Rasoolun ameen
"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fattaqul laaha wa atee'oon
"So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
Wa maaa as'alukum 'alaihi min ajrin in ajriya illaa 'alaa Rabbil 'aalameen
"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِى مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Atutrakoona fee maa haahunnaaa aamineen
"Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?-
فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ
Fee jannaatinw wa 'uyoon
"Gardens and Springs,
وَزُرُوعٍۢ وَنَخْلٍۢ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌۭ
Wa zuroo inw wa nakhlin tal 'uhaa hadeem
"And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?
وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًۭا فَٰرِهِينَ
Wa tanhitoona minal jibaali buyootan faariheen
"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Fattaqul laaha wa atee'oon
"But fear Allah and obey me;
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