وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
130. And when you strike, you strike as tyrants.
قَالُوا سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْنَا أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِنَ الْوَاعِظِينَ
136. They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.
إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ
137. This is not but the custom of the former peoples,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
141. Thamud denied the messengers
وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ
151. And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ
152. Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
154. You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ
157. But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
إِلَّا عَجُوزًا فِي الْغَابِرِينَ
171. Except an old woman among those who remained behind.
ثُمَّ دَمَّرْنَا الْآخَرِينَ
172. Then We destroyed the others.
