كَذَّبَتۡ عَادٌ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers
إِذۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ أَخُوهُمۡ هُودٌ أَلَا تَتَّقُونَ
when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
إِنِّي لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٞ
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
I do not ask you for any reward for this ˹message˺. My reward is only from the Lord of all worlds.
أَتَبۡنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةٗ تَعۡبَثُونَ
˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَخۡلُدُونَ
and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,
وَإِذَا بَطَشۡتُم بَطَشۡتُمۡ جَبَّارِينَ
and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?
فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
So fear Allah, and obey me.