:137. "This is no other than a customary device of the ancients,
:138. "And we are not the ones to receive Pains and Penalties!"
:139. So they rejected him, and We destroyed them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
:140. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
:141. The Thamud (people) rejected the messengers.
:142. Behold, their brother Salih said to them: "Will you not fear (Allah)?
:143. "I am to you a messenger worthy of all trust.
:144. "So fear Allah, and obey me.
:145. "No reward do I ask of you for it: my reward is only from the Lord of the Worlds.
:146. "Will ye be left secure, in (the enjoyment of) all that ye have here?-
:147. "Gardens and Springs,
:148. "And corn-fields and date-palms with spathes near breaking (with the weight of fruit)?
:149. "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.
:150. "But fear Allah and obey me;
:151. "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
:152. "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
:153. They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
:154. "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
:155. 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.
:156. "Touch her not with harm, lest the Penalty of a Great Day seize you."
:157. But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.
:158. But the Penalty seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.
:159. And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.
