Quran 41:17
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـٰهُمْ فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟ ٱلْعَمَىٰ عَلَى ٱلْهُدَىٰ فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَـٰعِقَةُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ٱلْهُونِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
| EnglishTalal Itani | And as for Thamood, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance. So the thunderbolt of the humiliating punishment seized them, because of what they used to earn. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | And as for Thamud, We gave them guidance, but they preferred blindness to the guidance, so the bolt of the doom of humiliation overtook them because of what they used to earn. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Semûde gelince; biz onlara yolu gösterdik de onlar hidayete karşı körlüğü sevmek istediler, derken ve kendilerini kesibleri sebebiyle o hor azâb saıkası alıverdi |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Nous avions d’abord dirigé Thémoud, mais il préféra l’aveuglement à la direction. Une tempête du châtiment ignominieux fondit sur ses peuples en punition de leurs œuvres. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | En wat Thamoed betreft wij leidden hen, maar zij beminden de blindheid meer dan de ware richting; daarom overviel hen het vreeselijk gedruisch van eene schandelijke straf, om hetgeen zij hadden verdiend. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Avevamo da pria diretto Themud, ma egli preferì l’acciecamento alla direzione. Una tempesta del gastigo ignominioso precipitò sui suoi popoli in punizione delle loro opere. |
