15. Hixhr · verses 67–81

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.

وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٖ مُّقِيمٍ

Wainnaha labisabeelin muqeemin

And the (cities were) right on the high-road.

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Inna fee thalika laayatan lilmumineena

Behold! in this is a sign for those who believed.

وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ

Wain kana ashabu alaykati lathalimeena

And the Companions of the Wood were also wrong-doers;

فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ

Faintaqamna minhum wainnahuma labiimamin mubeenin

So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.

وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

Walaqad kaththaba ashabu alhijri almursaleena

The Companions of the Rocky Tract also rejected the messengers:

وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ

Waataynahum ayatina fakanoo AAanha muAArideena

We sent them Our Signs, but they persisted in turning away from them.