وَلَا تُطِيْعُوْٓا اَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِيْنَ ۙ ( الشعراء: ١٥١ )
And do not obey the order of the transgressors,
الَّذِيْنَ يُفْسِدُوْنَ فِى الْاَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُوْنَ ( الشعراء: ١٥٢ )
Who cause corruption in the land and do not amend."
قَالُوْٓا اِنَّمَآ اَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِيْنَ ۙ ( الشعراء: ١٥٣ )
They said, "You are only of those affected by magic.
مَآ اَنْتَ اِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِّثْلُنَاۙ فَأْتِ بِاٰيَةٍ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ ( الشعراء: ١٥٤ )
You are but a man like ourselves, so bring a sign, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالَ هٰذِهٖ نَاقَةٌ لَّهَا شِرْبٌ وَّلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۚ ( الشعراء: ١٥٥ )
He said, "This is a she-camel. For her is a [time of] drink, and for you is a [time of] drink, [each] on a known day.
وَلَا تَمَسُّوْهَا بِسُوْۤءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيْمٍ ( الشعراء: ١٥٦ )
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
فَعَقَرُوْهَا فَاَصْبَحُوْا نٰدِمِيْنَ ۙ ( الشعراء: ١٥٧ )
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
فَاَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُۗ اِنَّ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰيَةً ۗوَمَا كَانَ اَكْثَرُهُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ ( الشعراء: ١٥٨ )
And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.
وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيْزُ الرَّحِيْمُ ࣖ ( الشعراء: ١٥٩ )
And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوْطِ ِۨالْمُرْسَلِيْنَ ۖ ( الشعراء: ١٦٠ )
The people of Lot denied the messengers.