وَأَنَّهُ أَهلَكَ عادًا الأولىٰ

And that it is He who destroyed the first Aad.

وَثَمودَ فَما أَبقىٰ

And Thamud, and He didn’t spare anyone.

وَقَومَ نوحٍ مِن قَبلُ ۖ إِنَّهُم كانوا هُم أَظلَمَ وَأَطغىٰ

And the people of Noah before—they were even more unjust and transgressive.

وَالمُؤتَفِكَةَ أَهوىٰ

And collapsed the ‘Overturned City’.

فَغَشّاها ما غَشّىٰ

Then He covered it with what He covered.

هـٰذا نَذيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الأولىٰ

This is a warning, just like the previous ones.

أَزِفَتِ الآزِفَةُ

The impending event is drawing near.

لَيسَ لَها مِن دونِ اللَّهِ كاشِفَةٌ

None other than God can reveal it.

أَفَمِن هـٰذَا الحَديثِ تَعجَبونَ

Are you amazed by this discourse?

وَتَضحَكونَ وَلا تَبكونَ

And do you laugh and not weep?