54. Kamer · verses 23–25

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.

فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٗا مِّنَّا وَٰحِدٗا نَّتَّبِعُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِذٗا لَّفِي ضَلَٰلٖ وَسُعُرٍ

Faqaloo abasharan minna wahidan nattabiAAuhu inna ithan lafee dalalin wasuAAurin

For they said: "What! a man! a Solitary one from among ourselves! shall we follow such a one? Truly should we then be straying in mind, and mad!

أَءُلۡقِيَ ٱلذِّكۡرُ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۢ بَيۡنِنَا بَلۡ هُوَ كَذَّابٌ أَشِرٞ

Aolqiya alththikru AAalayhi min baynina bal huwa kaththabun ashirun

"Is it that the Message is sent to him, of all people amongst us? Nay, he is a liar, an insolent one!"