كَذَّبَتۡ قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمُ نُوحٖ وَعَادٞ وَفِرۡعَوۡنُ ذُو ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ
(38:12) Before them the people of Noah, Ad, and Pharaoh of the tent-pegs
gave the lie (to the Messengers)3
gave the lie (to the Messengers)3
وَثَمُودُ وَقَوۡمُ لُوطٖ وَأَصۡحَٰبُ لۡـَٔيۡكَةِۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلۡأَحۡزَابُ
(38:13) and so did Thamud and the people of Lot and the people of Aykah.
These were all leagued together.
These were all leagued together.
إِن كُلٌّ إِلَّا كَذَّبَ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَحَقَّ عِقَابِ
(38:14) Each of them gave the lie to Messengers and My decree of chastisement
came upon them.
came upon them.
وَمَا يَنظُرُ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِلَّا صَيۡحَةٗ وَٰحِدَةٗ مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٖ
(38:15) They are waiting for nothing except a single Cry, after which there
will be no second Cry.4
will be no second Cry.4
وَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَجِّل لَّنَا قِطَّنَا قَبۡلَ يَوۡمِ ٱلۡحِسَابِ
(38:16) They say: “Our Lord, hasten to us our share (of chastisement) before
the Day of Reckoning.”5
the Day of Reckoning.”5
ٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَٱذۡكُرۡ عَبۡدَنَا دَاوُۥدَ ذَا ٱلۡأَيۡدِۖ إِنَّهُۥٓ أَوَّابٌ
(38:17) (O Prophet), bear with patience what they say,6 and call
to mind Our servant David,7 who was endowed with great strength8
and who constantly turned (to Allah).
to mind Our servant David,7 who was endowed with great strength8
and who constantly turned (to Allah).