and nothing has prevented us from sending with miraculous signs save that the people of olden times gave the lie to them thus we provided for thamud the shecamel as a lightgiving portent and they sinned against it. and never did we send those signs for any other purpose than to convey a warning.
وما منعنا أن نرسل بالآيات إلا أن كذب بها الأولون وآتينا ثمود الناقة مبصرة فظلموا بها وما نرسل بالآيات إلا تخويفا