تَجري بِأَعيُنِنا جَزاءً لِمَن كانَ كُفِرَ

Sailing under Our observation—a recompense for him who had been rejected.

وَلَقَد تَرَكناها آيَةً فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

And We left it as a sign—is there anyone who will take notice?

فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابي وَنُذُرِ

So, how were My punishment and warnings?

وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرآنَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

We made the Quran easy to learn. Is there anyone who will learn?

كَذَّبَت عادٌ فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابي وَنُذُرِ

Aad denied the truth. So, how were My punishment and warnings?

تَنزِعُ النّاسَ كَأَنَّهُم أَعجازُ نَخلٍ مُنقَعِرٍ

Plucking people up, as if they were trunks of palm trees uprooted.

فَكَيفَ كانَ عَذابي وَنُذُرِ

So, how were My punishment and warnings?

وَلَقَد يَسَّرنَا القُرآنَ لِلذِّكرِ فَهَل مِن مُدَّكِرٍ

We made the Quran easy to remember. Is there anyone who will remember?

كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ بِالنُّذُرِ

Thamud rejected the warnings.

فَقالوا أَبَشَرًا مِنّا واحِدًا نَتَّبِعُهُ إِنّا إِذًا لَفي ضَلالٍ وَسُعُرٍ

They questioned, “Are we to follow one man from among us? Surely, we would then be in error and insanity.