Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of The Glorious Koran. An Explanatory Translation (1930)
49. And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
50. And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A‘âd,1
51. And (the tribe of) Thamûd He spared not;
52. And the folk of Noah aforetime, lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;
53. And Al-Mu’tafikah 2 He destroyed
54. So that there covered them that which did cover.
55. Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?
56. This is a warner of the warners of old.
57. The threatened Hour is nigh.
58. None beside Allah can disclose it.
59. Marvel ye then at this statement,
60. And laugh and not weep,
61. While ye amuse yourselves?
62. Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.
1 There was still in existence a tribe of that name.
2 Generally supposed to be a name for the villages of the people of Lot.
