How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!
فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
fakaifa kaana ‘azaabee wa nuzur
How terrible was My retribution after the warnings!
فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
fakaifa kaana ‘azaabee wa nuzur
We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?
وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرءانَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ
wa laqad yassarnal Qur’aana liz zikri fahal min muddakir
Thamoud rejected the warnings.
كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ بِالنُّذُرِ
kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur
They said, “Shall we follow one of us; a human being? We will then go astray, then end up in Hell.
فَقالوا أَبَشَرًا مِنّا وٰحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنّا إِذًا لَفى ضَلٰلٍ وَسُعُرٍ
faqaalooo a’ basharan minnaa waahidan nattabi’uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su’ur
“Did the message come down to him, instead of us? He is a flagrant liar.”
أَءُلقِىَ الذِّكرُ عَلَيهِ مِن بَينِنا بَل هُوَ كَذّابٌ أَشِرٌ
‘a ulqiyaz zikru ‘alaihi min baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir
They will find out tomorrow who the flagrant liar is.
سَيَعلَمونَ غَدًا مَنِ الكَذّابُ الأَشِرُ
sa-ya’lamoona ghadan manil kazzaabul ashir
We are sending the camel as a test for them. Watch them and be patient.
إِنّا مُرسِلُوا النّاقَةِ فِتنَةً لَهُم فَارتَقِبهُم وَاصطَبِر
innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatan lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
Inform them that the water shall be divided among them; (the camel) shall be allowed to drink on her designated day.
وَنَبِّئهُم أَنَّ الماءَ قِسمَةٌ بَينَهُم كُلُّ شِربٍ مُحتَضَرٌ
wa nabbi’hum annal maaa’a qismatun bainahum kullu shirbin muhtadar
But they persuaded their friend to kill (the camel), and he obliged.
فَنادَوا صاحِبَهُم فَتَعاطىٰ فَعَقَرَ
fa naadaw saahibahum fa ta’aataa fa ‘aqar
Consequently, how terrible was My retribution! They have been warned.
فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابى وَنُذُرِ
fakaifa kaana ‘azaabee wa nuzur