إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ ١٣٧
This is simply the tradition of our predecessors.
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وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ١٣٨
And we will never be punished.”
26:138
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٣٩
So they rejected him, and ˹so˺ We destroyed them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.
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وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٤٠
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
26:140
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٤١
The people of Thamûd rejected the messengers
26:141
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٤٢
when their brother Ṣâliḥ said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
26:142
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ١٤٣
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
26:143
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٤٤
So fear Allah, and obey me.
26:144
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٤٥
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
26:145
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ ١٤٦
Do you think you will be ˹forever˺ left secure in what you have here:
26:146
فِي جَنَّٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ ١٤٧
amid gardens and springs,
26:147
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ ١٤٨
and ˹various˺ crops, and palm trees ˹loaded˺ with tender fruit;
26:148
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ ١٤٩
to carve homes in the mountains with great skill?
26:149
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٥٠
So fear Allah, and obey me.
26:150
وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ ١٥١
And do not follow the command of the transgressors,
26:151
ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ ١٥٢
who spread corruption throughout the land, never setting things right.”
26:152
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٥٣
They replied, “You are simply bewitched!
26:153
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٥٤
You are only a human being like us, so bring forth a sign if what you say is true.”
26:154
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ١٥٥
Ṣâliḥ said, “Here is a camel. She will have her turn to drink as you have yours, each on an appointed day.
26:155
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٥٦
And do not ever touch her with harm, or you will be overtaken by the torment of a tremendous day.”
26:156
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧
But they killed her, becoming regretful.
26:157
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٥٨
So the punishment overtook them. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.
26:158
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٥٩
And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.
26:159