كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ وَعَادُۢ بِٱلۡقَارِعَةِ ﴿٤﴾
The Thamud and the 'Ad People (branded) as false the Stunning Calamity!
فَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِٱلطَّاغِیَةِ ﴿٥﴾
But the Thamud,- they were destroyed by a terrible Storm of thunder and lightning!
وَأَمَّا عَادࣱ فَأُهۡلِكُواْ بِرِیحࣲ صَرۡصَرٍ عَاتِیَةࣲ ﴿٦﴾
And the 'Ad, they were destroyed by a furious Wind, exceedingly violent;
سَخَّرَهَا عَلَیۡهِمۡ سَبۡعَ لَیَالࣲ وَثَمَـٰنِیَةَ أَیَّامٍ حُسُومࣰاۖ فَتَرَى ٱلۡقَوۡمَ فِیهَا صَرۡعَىٰ كَأَنَّهُمۡ أَعۡجَازُ نَخۡلٍ خَاوِیَةࣲ ﴿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!
وَجَاۤءَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَن قَبۡلَهُۥ وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَـٰتُ بِٱلۡخَاطِئَةِ ﴿٩﴾
And Pharaoh, and those before him, and the Cities Overthrown, committed habitual Sin.
فَعَصَوۡاْ رَسُولَ رَبِّهِمۡ فَأَخَذَهُمۡ أَخۡذَةࣰ رَّابِیَةً ﴿١٠﴾
And disobeyed (each) the messenger of their Lord; so He punished them with an abundant Penalty.
إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلۡمَاۤءُ حَمَلۡنَـٰكُمۡ فِی ٱلۡجَارِیَةِ ﴿١١﴾
We, when the water (of Noah's Flood) overflowed beyond its limits, carried you (mankind), in the floating (Ark),
لِنَجۡعَلَهَا لَكُمۡ تَذۡكِرَةࣰ وَتَعِیَهَاۤ أُذُنࣱ وَ ٰعِیَةࣱ ﴿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 فِی ٱلصُّورِ نَفۡخَةࣱ وَ ٰحِدَةࣱ ﴿١٣﴾
Then, when one blast is sounded on the Trumpet,
وَحُمِلَتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ وَٱلۡجِبَالُ فَدُكَّتَا دَكَّةࣰ وَ ٰحِدَةࣰ ﴿١٤﴾
And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,-
وَٱنشَقَّتِ ٱلسَّمَاۤءُ فَهِیَ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ وَاهِیَةࣱ ﴿١٦﴾
And the sky will be rent asunder, for it will that Day be flimsy,
وَٱلۡمَلَكُ عَلَىٰۤ أَرۡجَاۤىِٕهَاۚ وَیَحۡمِلُ عَرۡشَ رَبِّكَ فَوۡقَهُمۡ یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ ثَمَـٰنِیَةࣱ ﴿١٧﴾
And the angels will be on its sides, and eight will, that Day, bear the Throne of thy Lord above them.
یَوۡمَىِٕذࣲ تُعۡرَضُونَ لَا تَخۡفَىٰ مِنكُمۡ خَافِیَةࣱ ﴿١٨﴾
That Day shall ye be brought to Judgment: not an act of yours that ye hide will be hidden.
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِیَمِینِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ هَاۤؤُمُ ٱقۡرَءُواْ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ ﴿١٩﴾
Then he that will be given his Record in his right hand will say: "Ah here! Read ye my Record!
إِنِّی ظَنَنتُ أَنِّی مُلَـٰقٍ حِسَابِیَهۡ ﴿٢٠﴾
"I did really understand that my Account would (One Day) reach me!"
كُلُواْ وَٱشۡرَبُواْ هَنِیۤـَٔۢا بِمَاۤ أَسۡلَفۡتُمۡ فِی ٱلۡأَیَّامِ ٱلۡخَالِیَةِ ﴿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 أُوتِیَ كِتَـٰبَهُۥ بِشِمَالِهِۦ فَیَقُولُ یَـٰلَیۡتَنِی لَمۡ أُوتَ كِتَـٰبِیَهۡ ﴿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 فِی سِلۡسِلَةࣲ ذَرۡعُهَا سَبۡعُونَ ذِرَاعࣰا فَٱسۡلُكُوهُ ﴿٣٢﴾
"Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits!
إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَظِیمِ ﴿٣٣﴾
"This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High.
وَلَا یَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِینِ ﴿٣٤﴾
"And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent!
وَلَا طَعَامٌ إِلَّا مِنۡ غِسۡلِینࣲ ﴿٣٦﴾
"Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds,
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ ﴿٤١﴾
It is not the word of a poet: little it is ye believe!
وَلَا بِقَوۡلِ كَاهِنࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٤٢﴾
Nor is it the word of a soothsayer: little admonition it is ye receive.
وَلَوۡ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَیۡنَا بَعۡضَ ٱلۡأَقَاوِیلِ ﴿٤٤﴾
And if the messenger were to invent any sayings in Our name,
ثُمَّ لَقَطَعۡنَا مِنۡهُ ٱلۡوَتِینَ ﴿٤٦﴾
And We should certainly then cut off the artery of his heart:
فَمَا مِنكُم مِّنۡ أَحَدٍ عَنۡهُ حَـٰجِزِینَ ﴿٤٧﴾
Nor could any of you withhold him (from Our wrath).
وَإِنَّا لَنَعۡلَمُ أَنَّ مِنكُم مُّكَذِّبِینَ ﴿٤٩﴾
And We certainly know that there are amongst you those that reject (it).
وَإِنَّهُۥ لَحَسۡرَةٌ عَلَى ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ ﴿٥٠﴾
But truly (Revelation) is a cause of sorrow for the Unbelievers.