89. Fexhr · verses 9–20

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

WafirAAawna thee alawtadi

And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,

فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.

فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"

كـَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-

وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا

Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا

Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

And ye love wealth with inordinate love!