Surah 15 · verse 82
Al-Hijr 15:82
Sign in to listenوَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ
wa-kanu yanhitun min al-jibal buyutan aminin
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
Verse 80وَلَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أَصْحَابُ الْحِجْرِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
And certainly did the companions of Thamud deny the messengers.
Verse 81وَآتَيْنَاهُمْ آيَاتِنَا فَكَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
وَكَانُوا يَنْحِتُونَ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا آمِنِينَ
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُصْبِحِينَ
But the shriek seized them at early morning.
Verse 84فَمَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
Verse 85وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ ۖ فَاصْفَحِ الصَّفْحَ الْجَمِيلَ
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.