إِنّي أَخافُ عَلَيكُم عَذابَ يَومٍ عَظيمٍ

Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a terrible day."

قالوا سَواءٌ عَلَينا أَوَعَظتَ أَم لَم تَكُن مِنَ الواعِظينَ

They said, "It is all the same to us whether you advise or are not of the advisors.

إِن هـٰذا إِلّا خُلُقُ الأَوَّلينَ

This is not but the custom of the former peoples,

وَما نَحنُ بِمُعَذَّبينَ

And we are not to be punished."

فَكَذَّبوهُ فَأَهلَكناهُم ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

And they denied him, so We destroyed them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ المُرسَلينَ

Thamud denied the messengers

إِذ قالَ لَهُم أَخوهُم صالِحٌ أَلا تَتَّقونَ

When their brother Salih said to them, "Will you not fear Allah?

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.