Sura 26: AL-SHUARA (THE POETS) - Juz' 19 - Translation Qarib

وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ ﴿۱۵۱﴾
Do not obey the order of the wasteful, (151)
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ﴿۱۵۲﴾
who corrupt in the earth, and do not reform. ' (152)
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ ﴿۱۵۳﴾
They replied: 'Surely, you are one of those bewitched. (153)
مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ﴿۱۵۴﴾
You are but a human like ourselves. Produce for us a sign, if you are of the truthful. ' (154)
قَالَ هَذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ ﴿۱۵۵﴾
He said: 'Here is a shecamel. She shall have her share of water as you have yours on an appointed day. (155)
وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابُ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿۱۵۶﴾
Do not touch her with malice so that punishment of a dreadful day seizes you. ' (156)
فَعَقَرُوهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا نَادِمِينَ ﴿۱۵۷﴾
Yet they hamstrung her, and in the morning they were remorseful, (157)
فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً وَمَا كَانَ أَكْثَرُهُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿۱۵۸﴾
and the punishment seized them. Surely, in that there is a sign. Yet most of them do not believe. (158)
وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ ﴿۱۵۹﴾
Your Lord, He is the Almighty, the Most Merciful. (159)
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿۱۶۰﴾
Lot's nation, belied their Messengers. (160)