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They said, 'We augur evil (ittayyarnā is actually tatayyarnā, but the tā' has been assimilated with the tā', and a conjunctive hamza added) of you and of those who are with you', namely, the believers - when they [the tribe of Thamūd] were deprived of rain and suffered hunger. He said, 'Your evil augury is with Allahu ta’ālā - He has given it to you; nay, but you are a people being tried', being tested with good and evil [turns of fortune].