15. Hixhr · verses 63–75

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.

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."

قَالُوٓاْ أَوَلَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Qaloo awalam nanhaka AAani alAAalameena

They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"

قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ

Qala haolai banatee in kuntum faAAileena

He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."

لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ

Laaaamruka innahum lafee sakratihim yaaamahoona

Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro.

فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ

Faakhathathumu alssayhatu mushriqeena

But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,

فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ

FajaAAalna AAaliyaha safilaha waamtarna AAalayhim hijaratan min sijjeelin

And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

Inna fee thalika laayatin lilmutawassimeena

Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.