Overall meaning : The Almighty informs us that the people of Shu’ayb then said to their prophet, 'We do not understand much of what you say, Shu’ayb. In fact, we see you weak in our midst; and were it not for your clan, who profess the same faith as ourselves, we would have certainly stoned you to death, for we do not hold you in high esteem and you have no great status among us.’
'My people,’ Shu’ayb said, 'do you have more regard for my clan than for Allah, turning your backs on Him entirely and not heeding His commands? Surely my Lord is Fully Aware of what you do. Nothing is hidden from Him, not even as much as the weight of an atom, and He will repay you according to your deeds. My people, act and persist in your ways, and I will act and persist in my ways and adhere to my religion. You will certainly come to know who will receive a punishment to disgrace him and who is a liar. Just wait and see what will befall you. I, too, am waiting.’
And when Our command to destroy the people of Shu’ayb came to pass, We saved Our Messenger Shu’ayb, together with those who shared his faith, all by Our grace and mercy, and the mighty blast and awful cry seized those who had done wrong, destroying them completely; and there they lay lifeless in their homes, prostrate on the ground, as if they had never lived there at all. Excluded indeed was the tribe of Midian from Allah’s mercy and from all good, as was the tribe of Thamud before them.