54. Kamer · verses 23–33

سورة القمر
23

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Kaththabat thamoodu bialnnuthuri

The Thamud (also) rejected (their) Warners.

24

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!

25

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!"

26

سَيَعۡلَمُونَ غَدٗا مَّنِ ٱلۡكَذَّابُ ٱلۡأَشِرُ

SayaAAlamoona ghadan mani alkaththabu alashiru

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

27

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!

28

وَنَبِّئۡهُمۡ أَنَّ ٱلۡمَآءَ قِسۡمَةُۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡۖ كُلُّ شِرۡبٖ مُّحۡتَضَرٞ

Wanabbihum anna almaa qismatun baynahum kullu shirbin muhtadarun

And tell them that the water is to be divided between them: Each one´s right to drink being brought forward (by suitable turns).

29

فَنَادَوۡاْ صَاحِبَهُمۡ فَتَعَاطَىٰ فَعَقَرَ

Fanadaw sahibahum fataAAata faAAaqara

But they called to their companion, and he took a sword in hand, and hamstrung (her).

30

فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ

Fakayfa kana AAathabee wanuthuri

Ah! how (terrible) was My Penalty and My Warning!

31

إِنَّآ أَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ فَكَانُواْ كَهَشِيمِ ٱلۡمُحۡتَظِرِ

Inna arsalna AAalayhim sayhatan wahidatan fakanoo kahasheemi almuhtathiri

For We sent against them a single Mighty Blast, and they became like the dry stubble used by one who pens cattle.

32

وَلَقَدۡ يَسَّرۡنَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِلذِّكۡرِ فَهَلۡ مِن مُّدَّكِرٖ

Walaqad yassarna alqurana lilththikri fahal min muddakirin

And We have indeed made the Qur´an easy to understand and remember: then is there any that will receive admonition?

33

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطِۭ بِٱلنُّذُرِ

Kaththabat qawmu lootin bialnnuthuri

The people of Lut rejected (his) warning.