Al-Hijr 15:73–81

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فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ ٧٣

So the shriek¹ seized them at sunrise.

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فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ٧٤

And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ ٧٥

Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

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وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٖ مُّقِيمٍ ٧٦

And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.

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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٧٧

Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

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وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ٧٨

And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,

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فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ ٧٩

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

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وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٨٠

And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr¹ [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.

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وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ ٨١

And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.