Al-Hijr

So the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them at sunrise.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So the shriek¹ seized them at sunrise.

— Saheeh International

And We turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.

— Saheeh International

Surely in this are signs for those who contemplate.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.

— Saheeh International

Their ruins still lie along a known route.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.

— Saheeh International

Surely in this is a sign for those who believe.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.

— Saheeh International

And the residents of the Forest were truly wrongdoers,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,

— Saheeh International

so We inflicted punishment upon them. The ruins of both nations still lie on a well-known road.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

— Saheeh International

Indeed, the residents of the Stone Valley also denied the messengers.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr¹ [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.

— Saheeh International

We gave them Our signs, but they turned away from them.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.

— Saheeh International

They carved their homes in the mountains, feeling secure.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.

— Saheeh International

But the ˹mighty˺ blast overtook them in the morning,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

But the shriek seized them at early morning,

— Saheeh International