كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ المُرسَلينَ

Thamud denied the messengers.

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم صالِحٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Saleh said to them, “Will you not behave righteously?

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

I am a reliable messenger to you.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So, fear God and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

I ask for no reward from you; my recompense is only from the Lord of the worlds.

في جَنّاتٍ وَعُيونٍ

In gardens and springs?

وَزُروعٍ وَنَخلٍ طَلعُها هَضيمٌ

In fields and palm trees with tender and delicate shoots?

وَتَنحِتونَ مِنَ الجِبالِ بُيوتًا فارِهينَ

In skillfully carved homes within the mountains?

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So Fear God, and obey me.

وَلا تُطيعوا أَمرَ المُسرِفينَ

And don’t obey the command of the extravagant.