26. Shuara · verses 136–146

قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوَعَظۡتَ أَمۡ لَمۡ تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡوَٰعِظِينَ

Qaloo sawaon AAalayna awaAAathta am lam takun mina alwaAAitheena

They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!

إِنۡ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا خُلُقُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

In hatha illa khuluqu alawwaleena

"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,

وَمَا نَحۡنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

Wama nahnu bimuAAaththabeena

"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Fakaththaboohu faahlaknahum inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena

So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Wainna rabbaka lahuwa alAAazeezu alrraheemu

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

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Kaththabat thamoodu almursaleena

The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ

Ith qala lahum akhoohum salihun ala tattaqoona

Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ

Innee lakum rasoolun ameenun

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

Faittaqoo Allaha waateeAAooni

"So fear Allah, and obey me.

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Wama asalukum AAalayhi min ajrin in ajriya illa AAala rabbi alAAalameena

"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

Atutrakoona fee ma hahuna amineena

"Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?-