Thamud denied the messengers  

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ  

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

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُمْ أَخُوهُمْ صَالِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ  

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.  

إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ  

So fear Allah and obey me.  

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ  

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

وَمَا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ ۖ إِنْ أَجْرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ  

Will you be left in what is here, secure ˹from death˺,  

أَتُتْرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَاهُنَا آمِنِينَ  

Within gardens and springs  

فِي جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ  

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?  

وَزُرُوعٍ وَنَخْلٍ طَلْعُهَا هَضِيمٌ  

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

وَتَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا فَارِهِينَ  

So fear Allah and obey me.  

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ  

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,  

وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ  

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."  

الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ  

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

قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ  

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

مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ  

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.  

قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ  

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

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ  

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.  

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ  

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

فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ ۗ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ  

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

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ