as for ad they acted arrogantly in the earth unduly and they said who is more powerful than us? did they not see that allah who created them is more powerful than them? they used to impugn our signs so we unleashed upon them an icy gale during illfated days in order that we might make them taste a humiliating punishment in the life of the world. yet the punishment of the hereafter will be surely more disgraceful and they will not be helped.
فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض بغير الحق وقالوا من أشد منا قوة أولم يروا أن الله الذي خلقهم هو أشد منهم قوة وكانوا بآياتنا يجحدون فأرسلنا عليهم ريحا صرصرا في أيام نحسات لنذيقهم عذاب الخزي في الحياة الدنيا ولعذاب الآخرة أخزى وهم لا ينصرون