68 Preface كَأَن لَم يَغنَوا فيها ۗ أَلا إِنَّ ثَمودَ كَفَروا رَبَّهُم ۗ أَلا بُعدًا لِثَمودَAhmed AliAs though they had never lived there at all. Beware! The people of Thamud turned away from their Lord. Beware! Accursed are the people of Thamud.