26.141 . ( The tribe of ) Thamud denied the messengers ( of Allah )

26.142 . When their brother Salih said unto them : Will ye not ward off ( evil ) ?

26.143 . Lo! I am a faithful messenger unto you ,

26.144 . So keep your duty to Allah and obey me .

26.145 . And I ask of you no wage therefor ; my wage is the concern only of the Lord of the Worlds .

26.146 . Will ye be left secure in that which is here before us ,

26.147 . In gardens and watersprings

26.148 . And tilled fields and heavy sheathed palm trees ,

26.149 . Though ye hew out dwellings in the mountain , being skilful?

26.150 . Therefor keep your duty to Allah and obey me ,

26.151 . And obey not the command of the prodigal ,

26.152 . Who spread corruption in the earth , and reform not .

26.153 . They said : Thou art but one of the bewitched ;

26.154 . Thou art but a mortal like us . So bring some token if thou art of the truthful .

26.155 . He said : ( Behold ) this she camel . She hath the right to drink ( at the well ) , and ye have the right to drink , ( each ) on an appointed day .

26.156 . And touch her not with ill lest there come on you the retribution of an awful day .

26.157 . But they hamstrung her , and then were penitent .

26.158 . So the retribution came on them . Lo! herein is indeed a portent , yet most of them are not believers .

26.159 . And lo! thy Lord! He is indeed the Mighty , the Merciful .

26.160 . The folk of Lot denied the messengers ( of Allah ) ,