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M.Pickthall
73. And to (the tribe of) Thamud (We sent) their brother Salih. He said: O my people!
Serve Allah. Ye have no other God save Him. A wonder from your Lord hath come unto you.
Lo! this is the camel of Allah, a token unto you; so let her feed in Allah's earth,
and touch her not with hurt lest painful torment seize you.
Yusuf Ali
73. To the Thamud people (We sent) Saleh one of their own brethren: he said: "O my
people! worship Allah; ye have no other god but Him. Now hath come unto you a clear
(sign) from your Lord! This she-camel of Allah is a sign unto you: so leave her to
graze in Allah's earth and let her come to no harm or ye shall be seized with a
grievous punishment.
M.Pickthall
74. And remember how He made you viceroys after Aad and gave you station in the
earth. Ye choose castles in the plains and hew the mountains into dwellings. So
remember (all) the bounties of Allah and do not evil, making mischief in the earth.
Yusuf Ali
74. "And remember how He made you inheritors after the ad people and gave you
habitations in the land: ye build for yourselves palaces and castles in (open)
plains and carve out homes in the mountains; so bring to remembrance the benefits
(ye have received) from Allah and refrain from evil and mischief on the earth."
M.Pickthall
75. The chieftains of his people, who were scornful, said unto those whom they
despised, unto such of them as believed: Know ye that Salih is one sent from his
Lord? They said : Lo! In that wherewith he hath been sent we are believers.
Yusuf Ali
75. The leaders of the arrogant party among his people said to those who were
reckoned powerless those among them who believe: "know ye indeed that Saleh is
an apostle from his Lord?" They said: "We do indeed believe in the revelation
which hath been sent through him."
M.Pickthall
76. Those who were scornful said : Lo! in that which ye believe we are disbelievers.
Yusuf Ali
76. The arrogant party said: "for our part we reject what ye believe in."
M.Pickthall
77. So they hamstrung the she camel, and they flouted the commandment of their Lord,
and they said: O Salih! Bring upon us that thou threatenest if thou art indeed of
those sent (from Allah).
Yusuf Ali
77. Then they ham-strung the she-camel and insolently defied the order of their Lord
saying: "O Saleh! bring about thy threats if thou art an apostle (of Allah)!"
M.Pickthall
78. So the earthquake seized them, and morning found them prostrate in their
dwelling place.
Yusuf Ali
78. So the earthquake took them unawares and they lay prostrate in their homes
in the morning!
M.Pickthall
79. And Salih turned on them and said : O my people! I delivered my Lord's message
unto you and gave you good advice, but ye love not good advisers.
Yusuf Ali
79. So Saleh left them saying: "O my people! I did indeed convey to you the message
for which I was sent by my Lord: I gave you good counsel but ye love not good
counsellors!"
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