Ash-Shu'ara 26:154–162

26:154Page 373

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ ١٥٤

You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."

26:155Page 373

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ١٥٥

He said, "This is a she-camel.¹ For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.

26:156Page 373

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٥٦

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

26:157Page 373

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ ١٥٧

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

26:158Page 373

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ١٥٨

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

26:159Page 373

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ١٥٩

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

26:160Page 374

كَذَّبَتۡ قَوۡمُ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ١٦٠

The people of Lot denied the messengers

26:161Page 374

إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ لُوطٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ ١٦١

When their brother Lot said to them, "Will you not fear Allāh?

26:162Page 374

إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ ١٦٢

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.