وَلَقَدۡ
أَرۡسَلۡنَآ
إِلَىٰ
ثَمُودَ
أَخَاهُمۡ
صَٰلِحًا
أَنِ
ٱعۡبُدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
فَإِذَا
هُمۡ
فَرِيقَانِ
يَخۡتَصِمُونَ
٤٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We certainly sent to the people of Thamûd their brother Ṣâliḥ, proclaiming, “Worship Allah,” but they suddenly split into two opposing groups.
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قَالَ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
لِمَ
تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ
بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ
قَبۡلَ
ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ
لَوۡلَا
تَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
ٱللَّهَ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تُرۡحَمُونَ
٤٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He urged ˹the disbelieving group˺, “O my people! Why do you ˹seek to˺ hasten the torment
1 rather than grace?
2 If only you sought Allah’s forgiveness so you may be shown mercy!”
قَالُواْ
ٱطَّيَّرۡنَا
بِكَ
وَبِمَن
مَّعَكَۚ
قَالَ
طَٰٓئِرُكُمۡ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِۖ
بَلۡ
أَنتُمۡ
قَوۡمٞ
تُفۡتَنُونَ
٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “You and your followers are a bad omen for us.”
1 He responded, “Your omens are destined by Allah. In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people being tested.”
وَكَانَ
فِي
ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ
تِسۡعَةُ
رَهۡطٖ
يُفۡسِدُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلَا
يُصۡلِحُونَ
٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And there were in the city nine ˹elite˺ men who spread corruption in the land, never doing what is right.
قَالُواْ
تَقَاسَمُواْ
بِٱللَّهِ
لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ
وَأَهۡلَهُۥ
ثُمَّ
لَنَقُولَنَّ
لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
مَا
شَهِدۡنَا
مَهۡلِكَ
أَهۡلِهِۦ
وَإِنَّا
لَصَٰدِقُونَ
٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They vowed, “Let us swear by Allah that we will take him and his family down by night. Then we will certainly say to his ˹closest˺ heirs, ‘We did not witness the murder of his family. We are definitely telling the truth.’”
وَمَكَرُواْ
مَكۡرٗا
وَمَكَرۡنَا
مَكۡرٗا
وَهُمۡ
لَا
يَشۡعُرُونَ
٥٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ˹so˺ they made a plan, but We too made a plan, while they were unaware.
فَٱنظُرۡ
كَيۡفَ
كَانَ
عَٰقِبَةُ
مَكۡرِهِمۡ
أَنَّا
دَمَّرۡنَٰهُمۡ
وَقَوۡمَهُمۡ
أَجۡمَعِينَ
٥١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
See then what the consequences of their plan were: We ˹utterly˺ destroyed them and their people all together.
فَتِلۡكَ
بُيُوتُهُمۡ
خَاوِيَةَۢ
بِمَا
ظَلَمُوٓاْۚ
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَةٗ
لِّقَوۡمٖ
يَعۡلَمُونَ
٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So their homes are there, ˹but completely˺ ruined because of their wrongdoing. Surely in this is a lesson for people of knowledge.
۞ وَإِلَىٰ
ثَمُودَ
أَخَاهُمۡ
صَٰلِحٗاۚ
قَالَ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
ٱعۡبُدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
مَا
لَكُم
مِّنۡ
إِلَٰهٍ
غَيۡرُهُۥۖ
هُوَ
أَنشَأَكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَٱسۡتَعۡمَرَكُمۡ
فِيهَا
فَٱسۡتَغۡفِرُوهُ
ثُمَّ
تُوبُوٓاْ
إِلَيۡهِۚ
إِنَّ
رَبِّي
قَرِيبٞ
مُّجِيبٞ
٦١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâliḥ. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah. You have no god other than Him. He ˹is the One Who˺ produced you from the earth and settled you on it. So seek His forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. Surely my Lord is Ever Near, All-Responsive ˹to prayers˺.”
قَالُواْ
يَٰصَٰلِحُ
قَدۡ
كُنتَ
فِينَا
مَرۡجُوّٗا
قَبۡلَ
هَٰذَآۖ
أَتَنۡهَىٰنَآ
أَن
نَّعۡبُدَ
مَا
يَعۡبُدُ
ءَابَآؤُنَا
وَإِنَّنَا
لَفِي
شَكّٖ
مِّمَّا
تَدۡعُونَآ
إِلَيۡهِ
مُرِيبٖ
٦٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They argued, “O Ṣâliḥ! We truly had high hopes in you before this.
1 How dare you forbid us to worship what our forefathers had worshipped? We are certainly in alarming doubt about what you are inviting us to.”
فَلَمَّا
جَآءَ
أَمۡرُنَا
نَجَّيۡنَا
صَٰلِحٗا
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
مَعَهُۥ
بِرَحۡمَةٖ
مِّنَّا
وَمِنۡ
خِزۡيِ
يَوۡمِئِذٍۚ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡقَوِيُّ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
٦٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
When Our command came, We saved Ṣâliḥ and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us and spared them the disgrace of that Day. Surely your Lord ˹alone˺ is the All-Powerful, Almighty.
وَإِلَىٰ
ثَمُودَ
أَخَاهُمۡ
صَٰلِحٗاۚ
قَالَ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
ٱعۡبُدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
مَا
لَكُم
مِّنۡ
إِلَٰهٍ
غَيۡرُهُۥۖ
قَدۡ
جَآءَتۡكُم
بَيِّنَةٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّكُمۡۖ
هَٰذِهِۦ
نَاقَةُ
ٱللَّهِ
لَكُمۡ
ءَايَةٗۖ
فَذَرُوهَا
تَأۡكُلۡ
فِيٓ
أَرۡضِ
ٱللَّهِۖ
وَلَا
تَمَسُّوهَا
بِسُوٓءٖ
فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ
عَذَابٌ
أَلِيمٞ
٧٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâliḥ. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah—you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord: this is Allah’s she-camel as a sign to you. So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah’s land and do not harm her, or else you will be overcome by a painful punishment.
وَٱذۡكُرُوٓاْ
إِذۡ
جَعَلَكُمۡ
خُلَفَآءَ
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
عَادٖ
وَبَوَّأَكُمۡ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
تَتَّخِذُونَ
مِن
سُهُولِهَا
قُصُورٗا
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ
ٱلۡجِبَالَ
بُيُوتٗاۖ
فَٱذۡكُرُوٓاْ
ءَالَآءَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَلَا
تَعۡثَوۡاْ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
مُفۡسِدِينَ
٧٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Remember when He made you successors after ’Âd and established you in the land—˹and˺ you built palaces on its plains and carved homes into mountains. So remember Allah’s favours, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land.”
قَالَ
ٱلۡمَلَأُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
مِن
قَوۡمِهِۦ
لِلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْ
لِمَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
مِنۡهُمۡ
أَتَعۡلَمُونَ
أَنَّ
صَٰلِحٗا
مُّرۡسَلٞ
مِّن
رَّبِّهِۦۚ
قَالُوٓاْ
إِنَّا
بِمَآ
أُرۡسِلَ
بِهِۦ
مُؤۡمِنُونَ
٧٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The arrogant chiefs of his people asked the lowly who believed among them, “Are you certain that Ṣâliḥ has been sent by his Lord?” They replied, “We certainly believe in what he has been sent with.”
قَالَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُوٓاْ
إِنَّا
بِٱلَّذِيٓ
ءَامَنتُم
بِهِۦ
كَٰفِرُونَ
٧٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
The arrogant said, “We surely reject what you believe in.”
فَعَقَرُواْ
ٱلنَّاقَةَ
وَعَتَوۡاْ
عَنۡ
أَمۡرِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
وَقَالُواْ
يَٰصَٰلِحُ
ٱئۡتِنَا
بِمَا
تَعِدُنَآ
إِن
كُنتَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
٧٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then they killed the she-camel—defying their Lord’s command—and challenged ˹Ṣâliḥ˺, “Bring us what you threaten us with, if you are ˹truly˺ one of the messengers.”
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ
ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ
فَأَصۡبَحُواْ
فِي
دَارِهِمۡ
جَٰثِمِينَ
٧٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then an ˹overwhelming˺ earthquake struck them, and they fell lifeless in their homes.
فَتَوَلَّىٰ
عَنۡهُمۡ
وَقَالَ
يَٰقَوۡمِ
لَقَدۡ
أَبۡلَغۡتُكُمۡ
رِسَالَةَ
رَبِّي
وَنَصَحۡتُ
لَكُمۡ
وَلَٰكِن
لَّا
تُحِبُّونَ
ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ
٧٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So he turned away from them, saying, “O my people! Surely I conveyed to you my Lord’s message and gave you ˹sincere˺ advice, but you do not like ˹sincere˺ advisors.”
وَيَٰقَوۡمِ
لَا
يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ
شِقَاقِيٓ
أَن
يُصِيبَكُم
مِّثۡلُ
مَآ
أَصَابَ
قَوۡمَ
نُوحٍ
أَوۡ
قَوۡمَ
هُودٍ
أَوۡ
قَوۡمَ
صَٰلِحٖۚ
وَمَا
قَوۡمُ
لُوطٖ
مِّنكُم
بِبَعِيدٖ
٨٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my people! Do not let your opposition to me lead you to a fate similar to that of the people of Noah, or Hûd, or Ṣâliḥ. And the people of Lot are not far from you.
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26:142 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 142
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لَهُمۡ
أَخُوهُمۡ
صَٰلِحٌ
أَلَا
تَتَّقُونَ
١٤٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
26:143 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 143
إِنِّي
لَكُمۡ
رَسُولٌ
أَمِينٞ
١٤٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
26:144 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 144
فَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَأَطِيعُونِ
١٤٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So fear Allah, and obey me.
26:145 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 145
وَمَآ
أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
مِنۡ
أَجۡرٍۖ
إِنۡ
أَجۡرِيَ
إِلَّا
عَلَىٰ
رَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٤٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
26:146 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 146
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ
فِي
مَا
هَٰهُنَآ
ءَامِنِينَ
١٤٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:
26:147 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 147
فِي
جَنَّٰتٖ
وَعُيُونٖ
١٤٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
amid gardens and springs,
26:148 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 148
وَزُرُوعٖ
وَنَخۡلٖ
طَلۡعُهَا
هَضِيمٞ
١٤٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;
26:149 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 149
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡجِبَالِ
بُيُوتٗا
فَٰرِهِينَ
١٤٩
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?
26:150 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 150
فَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَأَطِيعُونِ
١٥٠
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So fear Allah, and obey me.
26:151 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 151
وَلَا
تُطِيعُوٓاْ
أَمۡرَ
ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
١٥١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And do not follow the command of the transgressors,
26:152 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 152
ٱلَّذِينَ
يُفۡسِدُونَ
فِي
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَلَا
يُصۡلِحُونَ
١٥٢
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”
26:153 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 153
قَالُوٓاْ
إِنَّمَآ
أَنتَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
١٥٣
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They replied, “You are simply bewitched!
26:154 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 154
مَآ
أَنتَ
إِلَّا
بَشَرٞ
مِّثۡلُنَا
فَأۡتِ
بِـَٔايَةٍ
إِن
كُنتَ
مِنَ
ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
١٥٤
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”
26:155 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 155
قَالَ
هَٰذِهِۦ
نَاقَةٞ
لَّهَا
شِرۡبٞ
وَلَكُمۡ
شِرۡبُ
يَوۡمٖ
مَّعۡلُومٖ
١٥٥
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.
26:156 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 156
وَلَا
تَمَسُّوهَا
بِسُوٓءٖ
فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ
عَذَابُ
يَوۡمٍ
عَظِيمٖ
١٥٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”
26:157 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 157
فَعَقَرُوهَا
فَأَصۡبَحُواْ
نَٰدِمِينَ
١٥٧
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But they killed her, becoming regretful.
26:158 - Ash-Shu'ara
Verse 158
فَأَخَذَهُمُ
ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ
إِنَّ
فِي
ذَٰلِكَ
لَأٓيَةٗۖ
وَمَا
كَانَ
أَكۡثَرُهُم
مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
١٥٨
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.