when our decree came to pass we mercifully saved shuayb and his faithful followers. a blast struck the unjust and left them in their homes lying motionless on their faces as though they had never existed. how far from had the people of midian gone just as those of thamud?
ولما جاء أمرنا نجينا شعيبا والذين آمنوا معه برحمة منا وأخذت الذين ظلموا الصيحة فأصبحوا في ديارهم جاثمين كأن لم يغنوا فيها ألا بعدا لمدين كما بعدت ثمود