كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
(The tribe of) A'ad denied the messengers (of Allah).
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hud said unto them: Will ye not ward off (evil)?
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you,
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So keep your duty to Allah and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I ask of you no wage therefor; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds.
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Build ye on every high place a monument for vain delight?
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And seek ye out strongholds, that haply ye may last for ever?
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And if ye seize by force, seize ye as tyrants?
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
Rather keep your duty to Allah, and obey me.