15. Hixhr · verses 57–63

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.