فَعَقَرُواْ

ٱلنَّاقَةَ

وَعَتَوۡاْ

عَنۡ

أَمۡرِ

رَبِّهِمۡ

وَقَالُواْ

يَٰصَٰلِحُ

ٱئۡتِنَا

بِمَا

تَعِدُنَآ

إِن

كُنتَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

٧٧

So they hamstrung the she-camel and were insolent toward the command of their Lord and said, "O Ṣāliḥ, bring us what you promise us, if you should be of the messengers."

and then they hamstrung the camel. They defied their Lord’s commandment and said, ‘Salih, bring down the punishment you threaten, if you really are a messenger!’