149* "And ye carve houses out of (rocky) mountains with great skill.  
| |150* "But fear Allah and obey me;  
| |151* "And follow not the bidding of those who are extravagant,-  
| |152* "Who make mischief in the land, and mend not (their ways)."  
| |153* They said: "Thou art only one of those bewitched!  
| |154* "Thou art no more than a mortal like us: then bring us a Sign, if thou tellest the truth!"  
| |155* 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.  
| |156* "Touch her not with harm, lest the Chastisement of a Great Day seize you."  
| |157* But they ham-strung her: then did they become full of regrets.  
| |158* But the Chastisement seized them. Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.  
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