15. Hixhr · verses 56–66

قَالَ وَمَن يَقۡنَطُ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ

Qala waman yaqnatu min rahmati rabbihi illa alddalloona

He said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?"

قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,

إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ

Illa ala lootin inna lamunajjoohum ajmaAAeena

"Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm),- All -

إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ

Illa imraatahu qaddarna innaha lamina alghabireena

"Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will lag behind."

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Falamma jaa ala lootin almursaloona

At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,

قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ

Qala innakum qawmun munkaroona

He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."

قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ

Qaloo bal jinaka bima kanoo feehi yamtaroona

They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.

وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ

Waataynaka bialhaqqi wainna lasadiqoona

"We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth.

فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا يَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٞ وَٱمۡضُواْ حَيۡثُ تُؤۡمَرُونَ

Faasri biahlika biqitAAin mina allayli waittabiAA adbarahum wala yaltafit minkum ahadun waimdoo haythu tumaroona

"Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered."

وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقۡطُوعٞ مُّصۡبِحِينَ

Waqadayna ilayhi thalika alamra anna dabira haolai maqtooAAun musbiheena

And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning.