إِنْ Not in (is) this hādhā but illā (the) custom khuluqu (of) the former (people) l-awalīna
This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
وَمَا And not wamā we naḥnu (are) the ones to be punished bimuʿadhabīna
And we are not to be punished."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ So they denied him fakadhabūhu then We destroyed them fa-ahlaknāhum Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely, is a sign laāyatan but not wamā are kāna most of them aktharuhum believers mu'minīna
And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna your Lord rabbaka surely, He lahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Most Merciful l-raḥīmu
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ Denied kadhabat Thamud thamūdu the Messengers l-mur'salīna
Thamūd denied the messengers
إِذْ When idh said qāla to them lahum their brother akhūhum Salih ṣāliḥun Will not alā you fear (Allah) tattaqūna
When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?
إِنِّى Indeed, I am innī to you lakum a Messenger rasūlun trustworthy amīnun
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and obey me wa-aṭīʿūni
So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَمَآ And not wamā I ask you asalukum for it ʿalayhi any min payment ajrin Not in (is) my payment ajriya except illā from ʿalā (the) Lord rabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتُتْرَكُونَ Will you be left atut'rakūna in fī what mā (is) here hāhunā secure āminīna
Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],
فِى In fī gardens jannātin and springs waʿuyūnin
Within gardens and springs
وَزُرُوعٍۢ And cornfields wazurūʿin and date-palms wanakhlin its spadix ṭalʿuhā soft haḍīmun
And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?
وَتَنْحِتُونَ And you carve watanḥitūna of mina the mountains l-jibāli houses buyūtan skillfully fārihīna
And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ So fear fa-ittaqū Allah l-laha and obey me wa-aṭīʿūni
So fear Allāh and obey me.
وَلَا And (do) not walā obey tuṭīʿū (the) command amra (of) the transgressors l-mus'rifīna
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
ٱلَّذِينَ Those who alladhīna spread corruption yuf'sidūna in fī the earth l-arḍi and (do) not walā reform yuṣ'liḥūna
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū Only innamā you anta (are) of mina those bewitched l-musaḥarīna
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
مَآ Not mā you anta (are) except illā a man basharun like us mith'lunā so bring fati a sign biāyatin if in you kunta (are) of mina the truthful l-ṣādiqīna
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ He said qāla This hādhihi (is) a she-camel nāqatun For her lahā (is a share of) drink shir'bun and for you walakum (is a share of) drink shir'bu (on) a day yawmin known maʿlūmin
He said, "This is a she-camel.1 For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
وَلَا And (do) not walā touch her tamassūhā with harm bisūin lest seize you fayakhudhakum (the) punishment ʿadhābu (of) a Day yawmin Great ʿaẓīmin
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
فَعَقَرُوهَا But they hamstrung her faʿaqarūhā then they became fa-aṣbaḥū regretful nādimīna
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
فَأَخَذَهُمُ So seized them fa-akhadhahumu the punishment l-ʿadhābu Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely is a sign laāyatan but not wamā are kāna most of them aktharuhum believers mu'minīna
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna your Lord rabbaka surely He lahuwa (is) the All-Mighty l-ʿazīzu the Most Merciful l-raḥīmu
And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.