أَوَعَجِبتُم أَن جاءَكُم ذِكرٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَلىٰ رَجُلٍ مِنكُم لِيُنذِرَكُم وَلِتَتَّقوا وَلَعَلَّكُم تُرحَمونَ

“Are you astonished that a reminder from your Lord has come to you through one of your own, to warn you and that you may guard yourselves, so that you may receive mercy?”

فَكَذَّبوهُ فَأَنجَيناهُ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ فِي الفُلكِ وَأَغرَقنَا الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا ۚ إِنَّهُم كانوا قَومًا عَمينَ

But they rejected him, so We saved him and those with him in the Ark, and We drowned those who denied Our revelations. They were blind people.

وَإِلىٰ عادٍ أَخاهُم هودًا ۗ قالَ يا قَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلـٰهٍ غَيرُهُ ۚ أَفَلا تَتَّقونَ

To Aad, their brother Hud. He said, “O my people, worship God; You have no other god besides Him. Won’t you then be righteous?”

قالَ المَلَأُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن قَومِهِ إِنّا لَنَراكَ في سَفاهَةٍ وَإِنّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الكاذِبينَ

The disbelieving leaders of his people responded, “We see you as foolish, and we think you’re a liar.”

قالَ يا قَومِ لَيسَ بي سَفاهَةٌ وَلـٰكِنّي رَسولٌ مِن رَبِّ العالَمينَ

He replied, “O my people, I am not foolish; I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.

أَوَعَجِبتُم أَن جاءَكُم ذِكرٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَلىٰ رَجُلٍ مِنكُم لِيُنذِرَكُم ۚ وَاذكُروا إِذ جَعَلَكُم خُلَفاءَ مِن بَعدِ قَومِ نوحٍ وَزادَكُم فِي الخَلقِ بَسطَةً ۖ فَاذكُروا آلاءَ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُم تُفلِحونَ

“Do you find it strange that a message from your Lord has come to you through a man from amongst you, to warn you? Remember, He made you successors after Noah’s people and increased your stature. Remember God’s blessings, so you may thrive.”

قالوا أَجِئتَنا لِنَعبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحدَهُ وَنَذَرَ ما كانَ يَعبُدُ آباؤُنا ۖ فَأتِنا بِما تَعِدُنا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ

They replied, “Did you come to us to make us worship God alone and give up what our fathers worshiped? If you are truthful, bring us what you threaten us with.”

قالَ قَد وَقَعَ عَلَيكُم مِن رَبِّكُم رِجسٌ وَغَضَبٌ ۖ أَتُجادِلونَني في أَسماءٍ سَمَّيتُموها أَنتُم وَآباؤُكُم ما نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ بِها مِن سُلطانٍ ۚ فَانتَظِروا إِنّي مَعَكُم مِنَ المُنتَظِرينَ

He replied, “Condemnation and wrath from your Lord have befallen you. Are you arguing with me over names you and your ancestors invented that God didn’t authorize? So wait, and I will wait with you.”

فَأَنجَيناهُ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ بِرَحمَةٍ مِنّا وَقَطَعنا دابِرَ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِآياتِنا ۖ وَما كانوا مُؤمِنينَ

We saved him and those with him by a mercy from Us, and We obliterated those who denied Our signs and were not believers.

وَإِلىٰ ثَمودَ أَخاهُم صالِحًا ۗ قالَ يا قَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلـٰهٍ غَيرُهُ ۖ قَد جاءَتكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِن رَبِّكُم ۖ هـٰذِهِ ناقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُم آيَةً ۖ فَذَروها تَأكُل في أَرضِ اللَّهِ ۖ وَلا تَمَسّوها بِسوءٍ فَيَأخُذَكُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ

To Thamud, their brother Saleh. He pleaded, “O my people, worship God; You have no other god besides Him. A clear sign has come to you from your Lord: this she-camel of God is a sign for you. Let her graze on God’s earth, and don’t harm her, lest a severe punishment befalls you.”