43 Preface وَفي ثَمودَ إِذ قيلَ لَهُم تَمَتَّعوا حَتّىٰ حينٍYusuf AliAnd in the Thamūd1 (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, “Enjoy (your brief day)2 for a little while!” See the story of the Thamūd and their prophet Ṣālih in 7:73-79. Here the point is the suddenness of their punishment and its unexpected nature.Ṣālih, their prophet, gave them three days’ clear warning for repentance (11:65). But they heeded him not. On the contrary they flouted him and continued in their evil courses.