فَلَمَّا
جَآءَ
أَمۡرُنَا
نَجَّيۡنَا
صَٰلِحٗا
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
مَعَهُۥ
بِرَحۡمَةٖ
مِّنَّا
وَمِنۡ
خِزۡيِ
يَوۡمِئِذٍۚ
إِنَّ
رَبَّكَ
هُوَ
ٱلۡقَوِيُّ
ٱلۡعَزِيزُ
٦٦
So, when Our commandment came to pass, We saved Salih, and those who believed with him, by a mercy from Us, from the ignominy of that day. Lo, thy Lord! He is the Strong, the Mighty.
— M. Pickthall
So when Our command came, We saved Ṣāliḥ and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day.1 Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.
— Saheeh International
When Our Decree issued, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by (special) Grace from Ourselves - and from the Ignominy of that day. For thy Lord - He is the Strong One, and able to enforce His Will.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Allah informs of their ignorance and obstinacy in their statement,
قَدْ كُنتَ فِينَا مَرْجُوًّا قَبْلَ هَذَا
(You have been among us as a figure of good
…The Conversation between Salih and the People of Thamud
Allah, the Exalted, mentions what transpired in the discussion between Salih and his people. Al
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