وَأَنَّهُ أَهلَكَ عادًا الأولىٰ

And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad

وَثَمودَ فَما أَبقىٰ

And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

وَقَومَ نوحٍ مِن قَبلُ ۖ إِنَّهُم كانوا هُم أَظلَمَ وَأَطغىٰ

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

وَالمُؤتَفِكَةَ أَهوىٰ

And the overturned towns He hurled down

فَغَشّاها ما غَشّىٰ

And covered them by that which He covered.

هـٰذا نَذيرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الأولىٰ

This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.

أَزِفَتِ الآزِفَةُ

The Approaching Day has approached.

لَيسَ لَها مِن دونِ اللَّهِ كاشِفَةٌ

Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.

أَفَمِن هـٰذَا الحَديثِ تَعجَبونَ

Then at this statement do you wonder?

وَتَضحَكونَ وَلا تَبكونَ

And you laugh and do not weep