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"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.

The Thamud (people) rejected the apostles.

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

"I am to you an apostle 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.

"Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?-

"Gardens and Springs,

"And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?

"And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.

"But fear Allah and obey me;

"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-

"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."

They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!

"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"

He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.

"Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."

But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.

But the Penalty seized 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.