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Said

the chiefs

(of) those who

were arrogant

among

his people

We will surely drive you out

O Shuaib

And those who

(have) believed

with you

from

our city

or

you must return

to

our religion

He said

Even if

we are

(the) ones who hate (it)

Verily

we would have fabricated

against

Allah

a lie

if

we returned

in

your religion

after

[when]

saved us

Allah

from it

And not

it is

for us

that

we return

in it

except

that

wills

Allah

our Lord

Encompasses

(by) Our Lord

every

thing

(in) knowledge

Upon

Allah

we put our trust

Our Lord

Decide

between us

and between

our people

in truth

and You

(are the) Best

(of) those who Decide

And said

the chiefs

(of) those who

disbelieved

among

his people

If

you follow

Shuaib

indeed, you

then

(will be) certainly losers

Then seized them

the earthquake

then they became

in

their home(s)

fallen prone

Those who

denied

Shuaib

(became) as if

not

they (had) lived

therein

Those who

denied

Shuaib

they were

them

the losers

So he turned away

from them

and said

O my people

Verily

I (have) conveyed to you

(the) Messages

(of) my Lord

and advised

[to] you

So how could

I grieve

for

a people

(who are) disbelievers

And not

We sent

in

a city

any

Prophet

except

We seized

its people

with adversity

and hardship

so that they may

(become) humble

Then

We changed

(in) place

(of) the bad

the good

until

they increased

and said

Verily

(had) touched

our forefathers

the adversity

and the ease

So We seized them

suddenly

while they

(did) not

perceive