54. Kamer · verses 23–27

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!"

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ

SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

Ah! they will know on the morrow, which is the liar, the insolent one!

إِنَّا مُرۡسِلُواْ ٱلنَّاقَةِ فِتۡنَةٗ لَّهُمۡ فَٱرۡتَقِبۡهُمۡ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ

Inna mursiloo alnnaqati fitnatan lahum fairtaqibhum waistabir

For We will send the she-camel by way of trial for them. So watch them, (O Salih), and possess thyself in patience!