M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

Section 10

176. The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the apostles.

177. When Shu’aib said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?

178. Surely I am a faithful apostle to you:

179. Therefore guard against (the punishment of) Allah and obey me:

180. And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:

181. Give a full measure and be not of those who diminish:

182. And weigh (things) with a right balance:

183. And do not wrong men of their things, and do not act corruptly in the earth, making mischief:

184. And guard against (the punishment of) Him Who created you and the former nations.

185. They said: You are only of those deluded:

186. And you are naught but a mortal like ourselves, and we know you to be certainly of the liars.

187. Therefore cause a portion of the heaven to come down upon us, if you of the truthful.

188. He said: My Lord knows best what you do.

189. But they called him a liar, so the punishment of the day of covering overtook them; surely it was the punishment of a grievous day.

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 14 May. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=612