Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 146

أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ

Will you be left in what is here, secure [from death],



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 147

فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ

Within gardens and springs



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 148

وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ

And fields of crops and palm trees with softened fruit?



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 149

وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ

And you carve out of the mountains, homes, with skill.



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 150

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ

So fear AllŒh and obey me.



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 151

وَلَا تُطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

And do not obey the order of the transgressors,



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 152

ٱلَّذِينَ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 153

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُسَحَّرِينَ

They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 154

مَآ أَنتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٞ مِّثۡلُنَا فَأۡتِ بِـَٔايَةٍ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

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



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 155

قَالَ هَٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةٞ لَّهَا شِرۡبٞ وَلَكُمۡ شِرۡبُ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

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.


1- Miraculously sent to them as a sign by AllŒh.


Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 156

وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ

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



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 157

فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصۡبَحُواْ نَٰدِمِينَ

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 158

فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗۖ وَمَا كَانَ أَكۡثَرُهُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

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



Sura: ASH-SHU‘ARĀ’ 

Aya : 159

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

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



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 45

وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمۡ صَٰلِحًا أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ فَإِذَا هُمۡ فَرِيقَانِ يَخۡتَصِمُونَ

And We had certainly sent to Tham´d their brother êŒliú, [saying], "Worship AllŒh," and at once they were two parties conflicting.



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 46

قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ لِمَ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ بِٱلسَّيِّئَةِ قَبۡلَ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ لَوۡلَا تَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ

He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil before [i.e., instead of] good?[1] Why do you not seek forgiveness of AllŒh that you may receive mercy?"


1- By challenging êŒliú to bring on the promised punishment rather than asking for mercy from AllŒh.


Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 47

قَالُواْ ٱطَّيَّرۡنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَۚ قَالَ طَـٰٓئِرُكُمۡ عِندَ ٱللَّهِۖ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٞ تُفۡتَنُونَ

They said, "We consider you a bad omen, you and those with you." He said, "Your omen [i.e., fate] is with AllŒh. Rather, you are a people being tested."[1]


1- Or "being tempted [by Satan]."


Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 48

وَكَانَ فِي ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ تِسۡعَةُ رَهۡطٖ يُفۡسِدُونَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَا يُصۡلِحُونَ

And there were in the city nine family heads causing corruption in the land and not amending [its affairs].



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 49

قَالُواْ تَقَاسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِيِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدۡنَا مَهۡلِكَ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

They said, "Take a mutual oath by AllŒh that we will kill him by night, he and his family. Then we will say to his executor,[1] 'We did not witness the destruction of his family, and indeed, we are truthful.'"


1- i.e., the one responsible for executing his will and avenging his blood.


Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 50

وَمَكَرُواْ مَكۡرٗا وَمَكَرۡنَا مَكۡرٗا وَهُمۡ لَا يَشۡعُرُونَ

And they planned a plan, and We planned a plan, while they perceived not.



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 51

فَٱنظُرۡ كَيۡفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ مَكۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّا دَمَّرۡنَٰهُمۡ وَقَوۡمَهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Then look how was the outcome of their plan that We destroyed them and their people, all.



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 52

فَتِلۡكَ بُيُوتُهُمۡ خَاوِيَةَۢ بِمَا ظَلَمُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يَعۡلَمُونَ

So those are their houses, desolate because of the wrong they had done. Indeed in that is a sign for people who know.



Sura: AN-NAML 

Aya : 53

وَأَنجَيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَكَانُواْ يَتَّقُونَ

And We saved those who believed and used to fear AllŒh.



Sura: AL‑‘ANKABŪT 

Aya : 38

وَعَادٗا وَثَمُودَاْ وَقَد تَّبَيَّنَ لَكُم مِّن مَّسَٰكِنِهِمۡۖ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ فَصَدَّهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَكَانُواْ مُسۡتَبۡصِرِينَ

And [We destroyed] ÔAad and Tham´d, and it has become clear to you from their [ruined] dwellings. And Satan had made pleasing to them their deeds and averted them from the path, and they were endowed with perception.



Sura: ṢĀD 

Aya : 13

وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطٖ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ

And [the tribe of] Tham´d and the people of Lot and the companions of the thicket [i.e., people of Madyan]. Those are the companies.[1]


1- That were defeated, among whom will be the disbelievers of Quraysh and others.


Sura: GHĀFIR 

Aya : 31

مِثۡلَ دَأۡبِ قَوۡمِ نُوحٖ وَعَادٖ وَثَمُودَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِمۡۚ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ظُلۡمٗا لِّلۡعِبَادِ

Like the custom of the people of Noah and of ÔAad and Tham´d and those after them. And AllŒh wants no injustice for [His] servants.



Sura: FUṢṢILAT 

Aya : 13

فَإِنۡ أَعۡرَضُواْ فَقُلۡ أَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ صَٰعِقَةٗ مِّثۡلَ صَٰعِقَةِ عَادٖ وَثَمُودَ

But if they turn away, then say, "I have warned you of a thunderbolt like the thunderbolt [that struck] ÔAad and Tham´d.



Sura: FUṢṢILAT 

Aya : 17

وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيۡنَٰهُمۡ فَٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتۡهُمۡ صَٰعِقَةُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ٱلۡهُونِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

And as for Tham´d, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance, so the thunderbolt of humiliating punishment seized them for what they used to earn.



Sura: QĀF  

Aya : 12

كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلرَّسِّ وَثَمُودُ

The people of Noah denied before them,[1] and the companions of the well[2] and Tham´d


1- i.e., before the disbelievers of Makkah.
2- See footnote to 25:38.


Sura: ADH-DHĀRIYĀT 

Aya : 43

وَفِي ثَمُودَ إِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمۡ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٖ

And in Tham´d, when it was said to them, "Enjoy yourselves for a time."