قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ
Qala innakum qawmun munkaroona
He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."
15. Hixhr · verses 62–69
سورة الحجرقَالُواْ 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.
وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ
Wajaa ahlu almadeenati yastabshiroona
The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men).
قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ
Qala inna haolai dayfee fala tafdahooni
Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:
وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخۡزُونِ
Waittaqoo Allaha wala tukhzooni
"But fear Allah, and shame me not."
