كَذَّبَتۡ
عَادٌ
ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
١٢٣

The people of ’Âd rejected the messengers
إِذۡ
قَالَ
لَهُمۡ
أَخُوهُمۡ
هُودٌ
أَلَا
تَتَّقُونَ
١٢٤
when their brother Hûd said to them, “Will you not fear ˹Allah˺?
إِنِّي
لَكُمۡ
رَسُولٌ
أَمِينٞ
١٢٥
I am truly a trustworthy messenger to you.
فَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَأَطِيعُونِ
١٢٦
So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَمَآ
أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ
عَلَيۡهِ
مِنۡ
أَجۡرٍۖ
إِنۡ
أَجۡرِيَ
إِلَّا
عَلَىٰ
رَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٢٧
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
١٢٨
˹Why˺ do you build a landmark on every high place in vanity,
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ
مَصَانِعَ
لَعَلَّكُمۡ
تَخۡلُدُونَ
١٢٩
and construct castles, as if you are going to live forever,
وَإِذَا
بَطَشۡتُم
بَطَشۡتُمۡ
جَبَّارِينَ
١٣٠
and act so viciously when you attack ˹others˺?
فَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَأَطِيعُونِ
١٣١
So fear Allah, and obey me.
وَٱتَّقُواْ
ٱلَّذِيٓ
أَمَدَّكُم
بِمَا
تَعۡلَمُونَ
١٣٢
Fear the One Who has provided you with ˹the good˺ things you know:
أَمَدَّكُم
بِأَنۡعَٰمٖ
وَبَنِينَ
١٣٣
He provided you with cattle, and children,
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