Meccan·Surah 15

الحجر

Surah Al-Hijr — Ayah 82

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99 Ayahs·Verse 15:82
15:82

وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

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وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.

وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ

And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ

But the shriek seized them at early morning.

فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.