الشُّعَرَاء

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

The ´Ad (people) rejected the messengers.

Behold, their brother Hud said to them: "Will ye not fear (Allah)?

"I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust:

"So fear Allah and obey me.

"No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.

"Do ye build a landmark on every high place to amuse yourselves?

"And do ye get for yourselves fine buildings in the hope of living therein (for ever)?

"And when ye exert your strong hand, do ye do it like men of absolute power?

"Now fear Allah, and obey me.

"Yea, fear Him Who has bestowed on you freely all that ye know.

"Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,-

"And Gardens and Springs.

"Truly I fear for you the Penalty of a Great Day."

They said: "It is the same to us whether thou admonish us or be not among (our) admonishers!

"This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,

"And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"

So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.