وَفِي
ثَمُودَ
إِذۡ
قِيلَ
لَهُمۡ
تَمَتَّعُواْ
حَتَّىٰ
حِينٖ
٤٣

And in ˹the story of˺ Thamûd ˹was another lesson,˺ when they were told, “Enjoy yourselves ˹only˺ for a ˹short˺ while.”1
فَعَتَوۡاْ
عَنۡ
أَمۡرِ
رَبِّهِمۡ
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ
ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ
وَهُمۡ
يَنظُرُونَ
٤٤
Still they persisted in defying the commands of their Lord, so they were overtaken by a ˹mighty˺ blast while they were looking on.
فَمَا
ٱسۡتَطَٰعُواْ
مِن
قِيَامٖ
وَمَا
كَانُواْ
مُنتَصِرِينَ
٤٥
Then they were not able to rise up, nor were they helped.
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