وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
waātaynāhum āyātinā fakānū ʿanhā muʿ'riḍīna
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Al-Hijr · verse 81 of 99
Surah Al-Hijr, verse 81
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5 words1وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْwaātaynāhumAnd We gave them
2ءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātināOur Signs
3فَكَانُوا۟fakānūbut they were
4عَنْهَاʿanhāfrom them
5مُعْرِضِينَmuʿ'riḍīnaturning away
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Read the whole surahفَٱنتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْحِجْرِ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ
And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.
وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا فَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
وَكَانُوا۟ يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ
But the shriek seized them at early morning,