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وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ And remember إِذْ when جَعَلَكُمْ He made you خُلَفَآءَ successors مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after عَادٍۢ Aad وَبَوَّأَكُمْ and settled you فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth تَتَّخِذُونَ You take مِن from سُهُولِهَا its plains قُصُورًۭا palaces وَتَنْحِتُونَ and you carve out ٱلْجِبَالَ the mountains بُيُوتًۭا ۖ (as) homes فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ So remember ءَالَآءَ (the) Bounties ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَلَا and (do) not تَعْثَوْا۟ act wickedly فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ (the) earth مُفْسِدِينَ spreading corruption ٧٤

And remember when He made you successors after the ʿAad and settled you in the land, [and] you take for yourselves palaces from its plains and carve from the mountains, homes. Then remember the favors of Allāh and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption."

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قَالَ Said ٱلْمَلَأُ the chiefs ٱلَّذِينَ those ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ (who) were arrogant مِن among قَوْمِهِۦ his people لِلَّذِينَ to those who ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ were oppressed لِمَنْ [to] those who ءَامَنَ believed مِنْهُمْ among them أَتَعْلَمُونَ Do you know أَنَّ that صَـٰلِحًۭا Salih مُّرْسَلٌۭ (is the) one sent مِّن from رَّبِّهِۦ ۚ his Lord قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّا Indeed, we بِمَآ in what أُرْسِلَ he has been sent بِهِۦ with [it] مُؤْمِنُونَ (are) believers ٧٥

Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people to those who were oppressed - to those who believed among them, "Do you [actually] know that Ṣāliḥ is sent from his Lord?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which he was sent, are believers."

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قَالَ Said ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱسْتَكْبَرُوٓا۟ were arrogant إِنَّا Indeed we بِٱلَّذِىٓ in that which ءَامَنتُم you believe بِهِۦ in it كَـٰفِرُونَ (are) disbelievers ٧٦

Said those who were arrogant, "Indeed we, in that which you have believed, are disbelievers."

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فَعَقَرُوا۟ Then they hamstrung ٱلنَّاقَةَ the she-camel وَعَتَوْا۟ and (were) insolent عَنْ towards أَمْرِ (the) command رَبِّهِمْ (of) their Lord وَقَالُوا۟ and they said يَـٰصَـٰلِحُ O Salih ٱئْتِنَا Bring us بِمَا what تَعِدُنَآ you promise us إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers 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."

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فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ So seized them ٱلرَّجْفَةُ the earthquake فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ then they became فِى in دَارِهِمْ their homes جَـٰثِمِينَ fallen prone ٧٨

So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

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فَتَوَلَّىٰ So he turned away عَنْهُمْ from them وَقَالَ and he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people لَقَدْ Verily أَبْلَغْتُكُمْ I have conveyed to you رِسَالَةَ (the) Message رَبِّى (of) my Lord وَنَصَحْتُ and [I] advised لَكُمْ [to] you وَلَـٰكِن but لَّا not تُحِبُّونَ you like ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ the advisers ٧٩

And he [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] turned away from them and said, "O my people, I had certainly conveyed to you the message of my Lord and advised you, but you do not like advisors."

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وَلُوطًا And Lut إِذْ when قَالَ he said لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ to his people أَتَأْتُونَ Do you commit ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ (such) immorality مَا not سَبَقَكُم has preceded you بِهَا therein مِنْ any أَحَدٍۢ one مِّنَ of ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ the worlds ٨٠

And [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds [i.e., peoples]?

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إِنَّكُمْ Indeed, you لَتَأْتُونَ you approach ٱلرِّجَالَ the men شَهْوَةًۭ lustfully مِّن from دُونِ instead of ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ the women بَلْ Nay أَنتُمْ you قَوْمٌۭ (are) a people مُّسْرِفُونَ (who) commit excesses ٨١

Indeed, you approach men with desire, instead of women. Rather, you are a transgressing people."

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