كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
(The tribe of) Thamud denied the messengers (of Allah)
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ صَٰلِحٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Salih 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.
أَتُتۡرَكُونَ فِي مَا هَٰهُنَآ ءَامِنِينَ
Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us,
فِي جَنَّـٰتٖ وَعُيُونٖ
In gardens and watersprings.
وَزُرُوعٖ وَنَخۡلٖ طَلۡعُهَا هَضِيمٞ
And tilled fields and heavy-sheathed palm-trees,
وَتَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتٗا فَٰرِهِينَ
Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain, being skilful?