قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O Salih yāṣāliḥu Verily qad you were kunta among us fīnā the one in whom hope was placed marjuwwan before qabla this hādhā Do you forbid us atanhānā that an we worship naʿbuda what mā our forefathers worshipped yaʿbudu our forefathers worshipped ābāunā And indeed we wa-innanā surely (are) in lafī doubt shakkin about what mimmā you call us tadʿūnā to it ilayhi suspicious murībin
They said, "O Ṣāliḥ, you were among us a man of promise before this. Do you forbid us to worship what our fathers worshipped? And indeed we are, about that to which you invite us, in disquieting doubt."
قَالَ He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Do you see ara-aytum if in I am kuntu on ʿalā a clear proof bayyinatin from min my Lord rabbī and He has given me waātānī from Him min'hu a Mercy raḥmatan then who faman (can) help me yanṣurunī against mina Allah l-lahi if in I (were to) disobey Him ʿaṣaytuhu So not famā you would increase me tazīdūnanī but ghayra (in) loss takhsīrin
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I should be upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has given me mercy from Himself, who would protect me from Allāh if I disobeyed Him? So you would not increase me except in loss.
وَيَـٰقَوْمِ And O my people wayāqawmi This hādhihi she-camel nāqatu (of) Allah l-lahi (is) for you lakum a Sign āyatan so leave her fadharūhā to eat takul in fī the earth arḍi (of) Allah l-lahi and (do) not walā touch her tamassūhā with harm bisūin lest will seize you fayakhudhakum a punishment ʿadhābun impending qarībun
And O my people, this is the she-camel of Allāh - [she is] to you a sign. So let her feed upon Allāh's earth and do not touch her with harm, or you will be taken by an impending punishment."
فَعَقَرُوهَا But they hamstrung her faʿaqarūhā So he said faqāla Enjoy (yourselves) tamattaʿū in fī your home(s) dārikum (for) three thalāthata days ayyāmin That dhālika (is) a promise waʿdun not ghayru (to) be belied makdhūbin
But they hamstrung her, so he said, "Enjoy yourselves in your homes for three days. That is a promise not to be denied [i.e., unfailing]."
فَلَمَّا So when falammā came jāa Our command amrunā We saved najjaynā Salih ṣāliḥan and those who wa-alladhīna believed āmanū with him maʿahu by a Mercy biraḥmatin from Us minnā and from wamin (the) disgrace khiz'yi (of) that Day yawmi-idhin Indeed inna your Lord rabbaka He huwa (is) All-Strong l-qawiyu All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu
So when Our command came, We saved Ṣāliḥ and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.
وَأَخَذَ And seized wa-akhadha those who alladhīna wronged ẓalamū the thunderous blast l-ṣayḥatu then they became fa-aṣbaḥū in fī their homes diyārihim fallen prone jāthimīna
And the shriek seized those who had wronged, and they became within their homes [corpses] fallen prone
كَأَن As if ka-an not lam they (had) prospered yaghnaw therein fīhā No doubt alā indeed inna Thamud thamūdā disbelieved kafarū (in) their Lord rabbahum so alā away buʿ'dan with Thamud lithamūda
As if they had never prospered therein. Unquestionably, Thamūd denied their Lord; then, away with Thamūd.