And wiped out Thamoud.
وَثَمودَا۟ فَما أَبقىٰ
wa samooda famaaa abqaa
Also the people of Noah before that; they were evil transgressors.
وَقَومَ نوحٍ مِن قَبلُ إِنَّهُم كانوا هُم أَظلَمَ وَأَطغىٰ
wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa
The evil communities (of Sodom and Gomorrah) were the lowliest.
وَالمُؤتَفِكَةَ أَهوىٰ
wal mu’tafikata ahwaa
Consequently, they utterly vanished.
فَغَشّىٰها ما غَشّىٰ
faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa
Which of your Lord’s marvels can you deny?
فَبِأَىِّ ءالاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمارىٰ
fabi ayyi aalaaa’i Rabbika tatamaaraa
This is a warning like the older ones.
هٰذا نَذيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الأولىٰ
haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa
None besides God can relieve it.
لَيسَ لَها مِن دونِ اللَّهِ كاشِفَةٌ
laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah
Are you questioning this matter?
أَفَمِن هٰذَا الحَديثِ تَعجَبونَ
afamin hazal hadeesi ta’jaboon
Are you laughing, instead of crying?
وَتَضحَكونَ وَلا تَبكونَ
wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon