لَقَدْ کَانَ لِسَبَإ فِی مَسْکَنِهِمْ آیَةٌ جَنَّتَانِ عَنْ یَمِین وَشِمَال کُلُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ رَبِّکُمْ وَاشْکُرُوا لَهُ بَلْدَةٌ طَیِّبَةٌ وَرَبٌّ غَفُورٌ(( 15 ))
15- VERILY THERE WAS A SIGN FOR SHEBA, IN THEIR DWELLIN-PLACE; TWO GARDENS (EXTENDED) FROM THEIR RIGHT, AND FROM THEIR LEFT.
EAT OF THE SUSTENANCE OF YOUR LORD AND BE THANKFUL TO HIM, (FOR HAVING) A CLEAN LAND, AND FORGIVING LORD.
فَأَعْرَضُوا فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ سَیْلَ الْعَرِمِ وَبَدَّلْنَاهُمْ بِجَنَّتَیْهِمْ جَنَّتَیْنِ ذَوَاتَىْ أُکُل خَمْط وَأَثْل وَشَیْء مِنْ سِدْر قَلِیل(( 16 ))
16- BUT THEY TURNED AWAY (FROM GOD). SO WE SENT AGAINST THEM A DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD, AND WE CHANGED THEIR TWO GARDENS (WITH OTHER) TWO GARDENS BEARING BITTER FRUITS, AND TAMARISKS (DESERT SHRUBS), AND A FEW LOTE-TREES.
ذَلِکَ جَزَیْنَاهُمْ بِمَا کَفَرُوا وَهَلْ نُجَازِی إِلاَّ الْکَفُورَ(( 17 ))
17- THUS WE PUNISHED THEM FOR THEIR INGRATITUDE, AND DO WE PUNISH EXCEPT THE NON-GRATEFUL.