Surah Al-A'raf, ayah 73
وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَـٰلِحًا ۗ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً ۖ فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
And to the Thamūd [We sent] their brother Ṣāliḥ. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. This is the she-camel of Allāh [sent] to you as a sign. So leave her to eat within Allāh's land and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.
Word by word
- وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
- ثَمُودَthamūdaThamud
- أَخَاهُمْakhāhum(We sent) their brother
- صَـٰلِحًۭا ۗṣāliḥanSalih
- قَالَqālaHe said
- يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
- ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
- ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
- مَاmānot
- لَكُمlakumfor you
- مِّنْminany
- إِلَـٰهٍilāhingod
- غَيْرُهُۥ ۖghayruhuother than Him
- قَدْqadVerily
- جَآءَتْكُمjāatkumhas come to you
- بَيِّنَةٌۭbayyinatuna clear proof
- مِّنminfrom
- رَّبِّكُمْ ۖrabbikumyour Lord
- هَـٰذِهِۦhādhihiThis
- نَاقَةُnāqatu(is) a she-camel
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَكُمْlakum(it is) for you
- ءَايَةًۭ ۖāyatana Sign
- فَذَرُوهَاfadharūhāSo you leave her
- تَأْكُلْtakul(to) eat
- فِىٓfīon
- أَرْضِarḍi(the) earth
- ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَلَاwalāand (do) not
- تَمَسُّوهَاtamassūhātouch her
- بِسُوٓءٍۢbisūinwith harm
- فَيَأْخُذَكُمْfayakhudhakumlest seizes you
- عَذَابٌʿadhābuna punishment
- أَلِيمٌۭalīmunpainful
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