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7:68

I convey to youMessages(of) my Lordand I amto youan adviser trustworthy(68)

conveying to you my Lord’s messages. And I am your sincere advisor.

7:69

Do you wonderthathas come to youa reminderfromyour Lordona manamong youﱒﱓthat he may warn youAnd rememberwhenHe made yousuccessorsfromafter(the) people(of) Nuhand increased youinthe statureﱟﱠextensivelySo remember(the) Bounties(of) Allahso that you maysucceed(69)

Do you find it astonishing that a reminder should come to you from your Lord through one of your own so he may warn you? Remember that He made you successors after the people of Noah and increased you greatly in stature. So remember Allah’s favours, so you may be successful.”

7:70

They saidHave you come to usthat we (should) worshipAllahAloneand we forsakewhatused toworshipour forefathersThen bring usof whatyou promise usifyou areofthe truthful(70)

They said, “Have you come to us so that we would worship Allah alone and abandon what our forefathers used to worship? Then bring us what you threaten us with, if what you say is true!”

7:71

He saidVerilyhas fallenupon youfromyour Lordﱿpunishmentﲀﲁand angerDo you dispute with meconcerningnamesyou have named them youand your forefathersNot(has been) sent down(by) Allahfor itanyﲍﲎauthorityThen waitindeed, I amwith youofthe ones who wait(71)

He said, “You will certainly be subjected to your Lord’s torment and wrath. Do you dispute with me regarding the so-called gods which you and your forefathers have made up—a practice Allah has never authorized? Then wait! I too am waiting with you.”

7:72

So We saved himand thosewith himby Mercyfrom UsAnd We cut offthe roots(of) those whodeniedﲞﲟOur Signsand notthey werebelievers(72)

So We saved him and those with him by Our mercy and uprooted those who denied Our signs. They were not believers.

7:73

And toThamud(We sent) their brotherﲧﲨSalihHe saidO my peopleWorshipAllahnotfor youanygodﲱﲲother than HimVerilyhas come to youa clear prooffromﲷﲸyour LordThis(is) a she-camel(of) Allah(it is) for youﲽﲾa SignﲿSo you leave her(to) eaton(the) earthﳃﳄ(of) Allahand (do) nottouch herwith harmlest seizes youa punishmentpainful(73)

And to the people of Thamûd We sent their brother Ṣâliḥ. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah—you have no other god except Him. A clear proof has come to you from your Lord: this is Allah’s she-camel as a sign to you. So leave her to graze ˹freely˺ on Allah’s land and do not harm her, or else you will be overcome by a painful punishment.