كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ ﰃ ﴿٤﴾
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِيَةِ ﰄ ﴿٥﴾
But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
وَأَمَّا عَادٞ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِيحٖ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِيَةٖ ﰅ ﴿٦﴾
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَيَالٖ وَثَمَٰنِيَةَ أَيَّامٍ حُسُومٗاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِيهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِيَةٖ ﰆ ﴿٧﴾
He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: so that thou couldst see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path), as they had been roots of hollow palm-trees tumbled down!
وَجَآءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ ﰈ ﴿٩﴾
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةٗ رَّابِيَةً ﰉ ﴿١٠﴾
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَآءُ حَمَلۡنَٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡجَارِيَةِ ﰊ ﴿١١﴾
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةٗ وَتَعِيَهَآ أُذُنٞ وَٰعِيَةٞ ﰋ ﴿١٢﴾
That We might make it a Message unto you, and that ears (that should hear the tale and) retain its memory should bear its (lessons) in remembrance.
فَإِذَا نُفِخَ فِي ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ ﰌ ﴿١٣﴾
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ ﰍ ﴿١٤﴾
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,-
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَآءُ فَهِيَ يَوۡمَئِذٖ وَاهِيَةٞ ﰏ ﴿١٦﴾
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡجَآئِهَاۚ وَيَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ ثَمَٰنِيَةٞ ﰐ ﴿١٧﴾
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
يَوۡمَئِذٖ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِيَةٞ ﰑ ﴿١٨﴾
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِيَمِينِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ هَآؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ ﰒ ﴿١٩﴾
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَٰقٍ حِسَابِيَهۡ ﰓ ﴿٢٠﴾
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِيٓـَٔۢا بِمَآ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَيَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِيَةِ ﰗ ﴿٢٤﴾
"Eat ye and drink ye, with full satisfaction; because of the (good) that ye sent before you, in the days that are gone!"
وَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِيَ كِتَٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَيَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَٰبِيَهۡ ﰘ ﴿٢٥﴾
And he that will be given his Record in his left hand, will say: "Ah! Would that my Record had not been given to me!
ثُمَّ فِي سِلۡسِلَةٖ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعٗا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ ﰟ ﴿٣٢﴾
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﰠ ﴿٣٣﴾
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ﰡ ﴿٣٤﴾
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِينٖ ﰣ ﴿٣٦﴾
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ ﰨ ﴿٤١﴾
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنٖۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﰩ ﴿٤٢﴾
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
تَنزِيلٞ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﰪ ﴿٤٣﴾
(This is) a Message sent down from the Lord of the Worlds.
وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِيلِ ﰫ ﴿٤٤﴾
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِينَ ﰭ ﴿٤٦﴾
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَٰجِزِينَ ﰮ ﴿٤٧﴾
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِينَ ﰰ ﴿٤٩﴾
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ﰱ ﴿٥٠﴾
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.
