كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
'Aad denied the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
When their brother Hud said to them, "Will you not fear Allah ?
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
Do you construct on every elevation a sign, amusing yourselves,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
And take for yourselves palaces and fortresses that you might abide eternally?
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah and obey me.