وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ
Wala tuteeAAoo amra almusrifeena
"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
26. Shuara · verses 151–164
سورة الشعراءٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ
Allatheena yufsidoona fee alardi wala yuslihoona
"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ
Qaloo innama anta mina almusahhareena
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
Ma anta illa basharun mithluna fati biayatin in kunta mina alssadiqeena
"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ
Qala hathihi naqatun laha shirbun walakum shirbu yawmin maAAloomin
He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ
Wala tamassooha bisooin fayakhuthakum AAathabu yawmin AAatheemin
"Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ
FaAAaqarooha faasbahoo nadimeena
But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ
Faakhathahumu alAAathabu inna fee thalika laayatan wama kana aktharuhum mumineena
But the Penalty seized 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 قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Kaththabat qawmu lootin almursaleena
The people of Lut rejected the messengers.
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
Ith qala lahum akhoohum lootun ala tattaqoona
Behold, their brother Lut said to them: "Will ye 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.
