Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—
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Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -
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˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,
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[With] Iram1 - who had lofty pillars,2
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unmatched in any other land;
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The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
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and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;
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And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
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and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?1
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And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?1
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They all transgressed throughout the land,
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[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
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spreading much corruption there.
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And increased therein the corruption.
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So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1
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So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
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˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.
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Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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