As for 'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?" Did they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength? But they were rejecting Our signs.
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{ فأما عاد فاستكبروا في الأرض بغير الحق وقالوا } لما خوِّفوا بالعذاب { من أشد منا قوة } أي لا أحد، كان واحدهم يقلع الصخرة العظيمة من الجبل يجعلها حيث يشاء { أولم يروْا } يعلموا { أن الله الذي خلقهم هو أشد منهم قوَّة وكانوا بآياتنا } المعجزات { يجحدون } .
{As for the people of 'Ad, they were arrogant in the land without right and said} when they were threatened with punishment {Who is mightier than us in strength?} meaning no one. One of them could uproot a great rock from the mountain and place it wherever he wanted. {Did they not see} know {that God who created them is mightier than them in strength? And they were denying Our signs} the miracles.}
