وَمَا

مَنَعَنَآ

أَن

نُّرۡسِلَ

بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ

إِلَّآ

أَن

كَذَّبَ

بِهَا

ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَۚ

وَءَاتَيۡنَا

ثَمُودَ

ٱلنَّاقَةَ

مُبۡصِرَةٗ

فَظَلَمُواْ

بِهَاۚ

وَمَا

نُرۡسِلُ

بِٱلۡأٓيَٰتِ

إِلَّا

تَخۡوِيفٗا

٥٩

Nothing keeps Us from sending the ˹demanded˺ signs except that they had ˹already˺ been denied by earlier peoples. And We gave Thamûd the she-camel as a clear sign, but they wrongfully rejected it.¹ We only send the signs as a warning.