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

among us? Nay! he is an insolent liar!

26. Tomorrow shall they know who is the liar, the insolent one.

27. Surely We are going to send the she-camel as a trial for them; therefore watch them and have patience.

28. And inform them that the water is shared between them; every share of the water shall be regulated.

29. But they called their companion, so he took (the sword) and slew (her).

30. How (great) was then My punishment and My warning!

31. Surely We sent upon them a single cry, so they were like the dry fragments of trees which the maker of an enclosure collects.

32. And certainly We have made the Quran easy for remembrance, but is there any one who will mind?

33. The people of Lut treated the warning as a lie.

34. Surely We sent upon them a stone-storm, except Lut’s followers; We saved them a little before daybreak,

35. A favour from Us; thus do We reward him who gives thanks.

36. And certainly he warned them of Our violent seizure, but they obstinately disputed the warning.

37. And certainly they endeavoured to turn him from his

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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 30 Sep. 2023: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=854