فَأَمَّا Then as for عَادٌۭ Aad فَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ they were arrogant فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the land بِغَيْرِ without ٱلْحَقِّ [the] right وَقَالُوا۟ and they said مَنْ Who أَشَدُّ (is) mightier مِنَّا than us قُوَّةً ۖ (in) strength أَوَلَمْ Do not يَرَوْا۟ they see أَنَّ that ٱللَّهَ Allah ٱلَّذِى the One Who خَلَقَهُمْ created them هُوَ He أَشَدُّ (is) Mightier مِنْهُمْ than them قُوَّةًۭ ۖ (in) strength وَكَانُوا۟ But they used to بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا in Our Signs يَجْحَدُونَ deny ١٥
As for ʿAad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allāh who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.
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