Sūra XXVI.: Shu‘arāa, or The Poets.

123. Kaththabat AAadun almursaleena

123. The ’Ad (people) rejected'
The apostles.

124. Ith qala lahum akhoohum hoodun ala tattaqoona

124. Behold, their brother Hūd
Said to them: "Will ye not
Fear (God)?

125. Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

125. "I am to you an apostle
Worthy of all trust:

126. Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

126. "So fear God and obey me.

127. Wama as-alukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

127. "No reward do I ask
Of you for it my reward
Is only from the Lord
Of the Worlds.

128. Atabnoona bikulli reeAAin ayatan taAAbathoona

128. "Do ye build a landmark
On every high place
To amuse yourselves?

129. Watattakhithoona masaniAAa laAAallakum takhludoona

129. "And do ye get for yourselves
Fine buildings in the hope
Of living therein (for ever)?

130. Wa-itha batashtum batashtum jabbareena

130. "And when ye exert
Your strong hand,
Do ye do it like men
Of absolute power?

131. Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

131. "Now fear God, and obey me.

132. Waittaqoo allathee amaddakum bima taAAlamoona

132. "Yea, fear Him Who
Has bestowed on you
Freely all that ye know.

133. Amaddakum bi-anAAamin wabaneena

133. "Freely has He bestowed
On you cattle and sons,—

134. Wajannatin waAAuyoonin

134. "And Gardens and Springs.

135. Innee akhafu AAalaykum AAathaba yawmin AAatheemin

135. "Truly I fear for you
The Penalty of a Great Day."

136. Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

136. They said: "It is the same
To us whether thou
Admonish us or be not
Among (our) admonishers!

137. In hatha illa khuluqu al-awwaleena

137. "This is no other than
A customary device
Of the ancients,

138. Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

138. "And we are not the ones
To receive Pains and Penalties!"

139. Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mu/mineena

139. So they rejected him,
And We destroyed them.
Verily in this is a Sign:
But most of them
Do not believe.

140. Wa-inna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

140. And verily thy Lord
Is He, the Exalted in Might,
Most Merciful.