(The folk of Noah denied) denied Noah (before them) before your folk, O Muhammad, (and (so did) the dwellers at al-Rass) al-Rass is a well close to al-Yamamah; the dwellers of al-Rass are the people of Shu'ayb who denied Shu'ayb (and (the tribe of) Thamud) the people of Salih,