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IslamicPoemsForChildren, page : 115
this was to be another sign of what was yet to come.
"Salih," they cried, "bring about that which you warned,
we do not believe you," they mocked and scorned.
Salih said, "Enjoy your life for three more days,
then see what befalls you for your evil ways."
The tribe heeded not the warning so clear
and plotted to kill Salih - they had no fear.
So Allah pelted them with life taking stones
that fell from the heavens and broke their bones!
Three days were to remain for the unbelievers, the rejecters
the first day their faces turned yellow, a frightening specter.
"Salih," they cried, "bring about that which you warned,
we do not believe you," they mocked and scorned.
Salih said, "Enjoy your life for three more days,
then see what befalls you for your evil ways."
The tribe heeded not the warning so clear
and plotted to kill Salih - they had no fear.
So Allah pelted them with life taking stones
that fell from the heavens and broke their bones!
Three days were to remain for the unbelievers, the rejecters
the first day their faces turned yellow, a frightening specter.