9 Before them the people of Noah rejected — they rejected Our servant and called (him) mad, and he was driven away. |
10 So he called upon his Lord: I am overcome, so do Thou help. |
11 Then We opened the gates of heaven with water pouring down, |
12 And made water to flow forth in the land in springs, so the water gathered together according to a measure already ordained. |
13 And We bore him on that which was made of planks and nails, |
14 Floating on, before Our eyes — a reward for him who was denied. |
15 And certainly We left it as a sign, but is there any that will mind? |
16 How (terrible) was then My chastisement and My warning! |
17 And certainly We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind? |
18 ‘Ād denied, so how terrible was My chastisement and My warning! |
19 Surely We sent on them a furious wind in a day of bitter ill-luck, |
20 Tearing men away as if they were the trunks of palm-trees torn up. |
21 How (terrible) was then My chastisement and My warning! |
22 And certainly We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember, but is there any one who will mind? |
23 Thamūd rejected the warning. |
24 So they said: What! A single mortal from among us! Shall we follow him? We shall then be in sure error and distress. |
25 Has the reminder been sent to him from among us? Nay, he is an insolent liar! |
26 Tomorrow they will know who is the liar, the insolent one. |
27 Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; so watch them and have patience. |
28 And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be attended. |
29 But they called their companion, so he took (a sword) and hamstrung (her). |
30 How (terrible) was then My chastisement and My warning! |