'Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.
Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir
And We have certainly made the Quran easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?
Kazzabat Samoodu binnuzur
Thamud denied the warning.
Faqaalooo a-basharam minnaa waahidan nattabi'uhooo innaa izal lafee dalaalinw wa su'ur
And said, "Is it one human being among us that we should follow? Indeed, we would then be in error and madness.
'A-ulqiyaz zikru 'alaihi mim baininaa bal huwa kazzaabun ashir
Has the message been sent down upon him from among us? Rather, he is an insolent liar."
Sa-ya'lamoona ghadam manil kazzaabul ashir
They will know tomorrow who is the insolent liar.
Innaa mursilun naaqati fitnatal lahum fartaqibhum wastabir
Indeed, We are sending the she-camel as trial for them, so watch them and be patient.
Wa nabbi'hum annal maaa'a qismatum bainahum kullu shirbim muhtadar
And inform them that the water is shared between them, each [day of] drink attended [by turn].
Fanaadaw saahibahum fata'aataa fa'aqar
But they called their companion, and he dared and hamstrung [her].
Fakaifa kaana 'azaabee wa nuzur
And how [severe] were My punishment and warning.