قَالُوْا یٰشُعَیْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِیْرًا مِّمَّا تَقُوْلُ وَ اِنَّا لَنَرٰىكَ فِیْنَا ضَعِیْفًا ۚ وَ لَوْ لَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنٰكَ ؗ وَ مَاۤ اَنْتَ عَلَیْنَا بِعَزِیْزٍ۝۹۱

They said: "O Shu´aib, much of what you say is meaningless to us, and then (for sure) you are powerless among us. But for your clan we would have stoned you to death. You have no power over us.

قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اَرَهْطِیْۤ اَعَزُّ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَ اتَّخَذْتُمُوْهُ وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِیًّا ؕ اِنَّ رَبِّیْ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ مُحِیْطٌ۝۹۲

He said: "My clan seems mightier to you than God whom you neglect and push behind your backs. Surely what you do is within the power of my Lord.

وَ یٰقَوْمِ اعْمَلُوْا عَلٰی مَكَانَتِكُمْ اِنِّیْ عَامِلٌ ؕ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۙ مَنْ یَّاْتِیْهِ عَذَابٌ یُّخْزِیْهِ وَ مَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ ؕ وَ ارْتَقِبُوْۤا اِنِّیْ مَعَكُمْ رَقِیْبٌ۝۹۳

Do on your part what you can, O people, I will do what I will. You will come to know who suffers the punishment that would put him to shame, and who is the liar. So watch; I am watching with you."

وَ لَمَّا جَآءَ اَمْرُنَا نَجَّیْنَا شُعَیْبًا وَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَهٗ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَ اَخَذَتِ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوا الصَّیْحَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوْا فِیْ دِیَارِهِمْ جٰثِمِیْنَۙ۝۹۴

And when Our word came to pass, We rescued Shu´aib and those who believed, with him, by Our grace, but those who were wicked were seized by a punishment from heaven, and lay overturned in their homes in the morning.

كَاَنْ لَّمْ یَغْنَوْا فِیْهَا ؕ اَلَا بُعْدًا لِّمَدْیَنَ كَمَا بَعِدَتْ ثَمُوْدُ۠۝۹۵

As though they had not dwelt there at all. Beware! Condemmed were the people of Midian as those of Thamud had been before them!

وَ لَقَدْ اَرْسَلْنَا مُوْسٰی بِاٰیٰتِنَا وَ سُلْطٰنٍ مُّبِیْنٍۙ۝۹۶

We sent Moses with Our signs and full authority

اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ وَ مَلَاۡىِٕهٖ فَاتَّبَعُوْۤا اَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ وَ مَاۤ اَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِیْدٍ۝۹۷

To the Pharaoh and his nobles, but they followed the bidding of Pharaoh, though the bidding of Pharaoh was unrightful.

یَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهٗ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ فَاَوْرَدَهُمُ النَّارَ ؕ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُوْدُ۝۹۸

He shall be at the head of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and drive them into Hell like cattle driven to water -- what an evil watering-place to reach!

وَ اُتْبِعُوْا فِیْ هٰذِهٖ لَعْنَةً وَّ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ بِئْسَ الرِّفْدُ الْمَرْفُوْدُ۝۹۹

Damned will they be in this world, and on the Day of Doom how evil the gift that they will receive!

ذٰلِكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ الْقُرٰی نَقُصُّهٗ عَلَیْكَ مِنْهَا قَآىِٕمٌ وَّ حَصِیْدٌ۝۱۰۰

These are a few accounts of settlements that We narrate to you. Some still survive, and some have been mowed down.