7.81 . Lo! ye come with lust unto men instead of women . Nay , but ye , are wanton folk .

7.82 . And the answer of his people was only that they said ( one to another ) : Turn them out of your township . They are folk , forsooth , who keep pure .

7.83 . And We rescued him and his household , save his wife , who was of those who stayed behind .

7.84 . And We rained a rain upon them . See now the nature of the consequence for evil doers!

7.85 . And unto Midian ( We sent ) their brother , Shueyb . He said : O my people! Serve Allah . Ye have no other God save Him . Lo! a clear proof hath come unto you from your Lord ; so give full measure and full weight and wrong not mankind in their goods , and work not confusion in the earth after the fair ordering thereof . That will be better for you , if ye are believers .

7.86 . Lurk not on every road to threaten ( wayfarers ) , and to turn away from Allah ' s path him who believeth in Him , and to seek to make it crooked . And remember , when ye were but few , how He did multiply you . And see the nature of the consequence for the corrupters!

7.87 . And if there is a party of you which believeth in that wherewith I have been sent , and there is a party which believeth not , then have patience until Allah judge between us . He is the best of all who deal in judgment .

7.88 . The chieftains of his people , who were scornful , said : Surely we will drive thee out , O Shueyb , and those who believe with thee , from our township , unless ye return to our religion . He said : Even though we hate it?

7.89 . We should have invented a lie against Allah if we returned to your religion after Allah hath rescued us from it . It is not for us to return to it unless Allah should ( so ) will . Our Lord comprehendeth all things in knowledge . In Allah do we put our trust . Our Lord! Decide with truth between us and our folk , for Thou art the best of those who make decision .

7.90 . But the chieftains of his people , who were disbelieving , said : If ye follow Shueyb , then truly we shall be the losers .

7.91 . So the earthquake seized them , and morning found them prostrate in their dwelling place .

7.92 . Those who denied Shueyb became as though they had not dwelt there . Those who denied Shueyb , they were the losers .

7.93 . So he turned from them and said : O my people! I delivered my Lord ' s messages unto you and gave you good advice ; then how can I sorrow for a people that rejected ( truth ) ?

7.94 . And We sent no prophet unto any township but We did afflict its folk with tribulation and adversity that haply they might grow humble .

7.95 . Then changed We the evil plight for good till they grew affluent and said : Tribulation and distress did touch our fathers . Then We seized them unawares , when they perceived not .

7.96 . And if the people of the township had believed and kept from evil , surely We should have opened for them , blessings from the sky and from the earth . But ( unto every messenger ) they gave the lie , and so We seized them on account of what they used to earn .

7.97 . Are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath , upon them as a night raid while they sleep?

7.98 . Or are the people of the townships then secure from the coming of Our wrath upon them in the daytime while they play?

7.99 . Are they then secure from Allah ' s scheme? None deemeth himself secure from Allah ' s scheme save folk that perish .

7.100 . Is it not an indication to those who inherit the land after its people ( who thus reaped the consequence of evil doing ) that , if We will , We can smite them for their sins and print upon their hearts so that they hear not?