وَإِلَىٰ And to wa-ilā Thamud thamūda (We sent) their brother akhāhum Salih ṣāliḥan He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Worship uʿ'budū Allah l-laha not mā for you lakum any min god ilāhin other than Him ghayruhu Verily qad has come to you jāatkum a clear proof bayyinatun from min your Lord rabbikum This hādhihi (is) a she-camel nāqatu (of) Allah l-lahi (it is) for you lakum a Sign āyatan So you leave her fadharūhā (to) eat takul on fī (the) earth arḍi (of) Allah l-lahi and (do) not walā touch her tamassūhā with harm bisūin lest seizes you fayakhudhakum a punishment ʿadhābun painful alīmun
And to the Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allāh [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within Allāh's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.
وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ And remember wa-udh'kurū when idh He made you jaʿalakum successors khulafāa from min after baʿdi Aad ʿādin and settled you wabawwa-akum in fī the earth l-arḍi You take tattakhidhūna from min its plains suhūlihā palaces quṣūran and you carve out watanḥitūna the mountains l-jibāla (as) homes buyūtan So remember fa-udh'kurū (the) Bounties ālāa (of) Allah l-lahi and (do) not walā act wickedly taʿthaw in fī (the) earth l-arḍi spreading corruption muf'sidīna
And remember when He made you successors after the ʿAad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allāh and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."
قَالَ Said qāla the chiefs l-mala-u those alladhīna (who) were arrogant is'takbarū among min his people qawmihi to those who lilladhīna were oppressed us'tuḍ'ʿifū [to] those who liman believed āmana among them min'hum Do you know ataʿlamūna that anna Salih ṣāliḥan (is the) one sent mur'salun from min his Lord rabbihi They said qālū Indeed, we innā in what bimā he has been sent ur'sila with [it] bihi (are) believers mu'minūna
Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people to those who were oppressed - to those who believed among them, "Do you [actually] know that Ṣāliḥ is sent from his Lord?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which he was sent, are believers."
قَالَ Said qāla those who alladhīna were arrogant is'takbarū Indeed we innā in that which bi-alladhī you believe āmantum in it bihi (are) disbelievers kāfirūna
Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed we, in that which you have believed, are disbelievers."
فَعَقَرُوا۟ Then they hamstrung faʿaqarū the she-camel l-nāqata and (were) insolent waʿataw towards ʿan (the) command amri (of) their Lord rabbihim and they said waqālū O Salih yāṣāliḥu Bring us i'tinā what bimā you promise us taʿidunā if in you are kunta of mina the Messengers l-mur'salīna
So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ So seized them fa-akhadhathumu the earthquake l-rajfatu then they became fa-aṣbaḥū in fī their homes dārihim fallen prone jāthimīna
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.