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!