137 This is naught but a fabrication of the ancients: |
138 And we will not be chastised. |
139 So they rejected him, then We destroyed them. Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not. |
140 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
141 Thamūd gave the lie to the messengers. |
142 When their brother Ṣāliḥ said to them: Will you not guard against evil? |
143 Surely I am a faithful messenger to you: |
144 So keep your duty to Allāh and obey me. |
145 And I ask of you no reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds. |
146 Will you be left secure in what is here, |
147 In gardens and fountains, |
148 And corn-fields and palm-trees having fine flower-spikes? |
149 And you hew houses out of the mountains exultingly. |
150 So keep your duty to Allāh and obey me. |
151 And obey not the bidding of the extravagant, |
152 Who make mischief in the land and act not aright. |
153 They said: Thou art only a deluded person. |
154 Thou art naught but a mortal like ourselves — so bring a sign if thou art truthful. |
155 He said: This is a she-camel; she has her portion of water, and you have your portion of water at an appointed time. |
156 And touch her not with evil, lest the chastisement of a grievous day overtake you. |
157 But they hamstrung her, then regretted, |
158 So the chastisement overtook them. Surely there is a sign in this; yet most of them believe not. |
159 And surely thy Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful. |
160 The people of Lot gave the lie to the messengers. |