الَّذينَ يُفسِدونَ فِي الأَرضِ وَلا يُصلِحونَ

Those who spread corruption in the land and don’t reform.”

قالوا إِنَّما أَنتَ مِنَ المُسَحَّرينَ

They replied, “You are under an enchantment.

ما أَنتَ إِلّا بَشَرٌ مِثلُنا فَأتِ بِآيَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ

You are just a human like us; so bring a sign, if you are truthful.”

قالَ هـٰذِهِ ناقَةٌ لَها شِربٌ وَلَكُم شِربُ يَومٍ مَعلومٍ

He said, “This is a she-camel. She has her turn of drinking, and you have yours—each on a known day.

وَلا تَمَسّوها بِسوءٍ فَيَأخُذَكُم عَذابُ يَومٍ عَظيمٍ

And don’t harm her, lest you be overtaken by the punishment of a terrible day.”

فَأَخَذَهُمُ العَذابُ ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

So, the punishment seized them. There is a lesson in this, but most of them aren’t believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ

Your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَت قَومُ لوطٍ المُرسَلينَ

The people of Lot denied the messengers.

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم لوطٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Lot exhorted them, “Won’t you behave righteously?

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

I am a credible messenger to you.