وَأَنَّهُۥٓ

أَهۡلَكَ

عَادًا

ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

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And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,

and ˹then˺ Thamûd,¹ sparing no one.

And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.

And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down.

How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!¹

Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute?

This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.

The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near.

None but Allah can disclose it.

Do you find this revelation astonishing,

laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,

while persisting in heedlessness?

Instead, prostrate to Allah and worship ˹Him alone˺!