وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ ١٥١
"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
وَلَا تُطِيعُوا أَمْرَ الْمُسْرِفِينَ ١٥١
"And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-
الَّذِينَ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ١٥٢
"Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."
قَالُوا إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمُسَحَّرِينَ ١٥٣
They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!
مَا أَنْتَ إِلَّا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُنَا فَأْتِ بِآيَةٍ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ١٥٤
"Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"
قَالَ هَٰذِهِ نَاقَةٌ لَهَا شِرْبٌ وَلَكُمْ شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ ١٥٥
He said: "Here is a she-camel: she has a right of watering, and ye have a right of watering, (severally) on a day appointed.