51. Dharijat · verses 28–37

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡهُمۡ خِيفَةٗۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٖ

Faawjasa minhum kheefatan qaloo la takhaf wabashsharoohu bighulamin AAaleemin

(When they did not eat), He conceived a fear of them. They said, "Fear not," and they gave him glad tidings of a son endowed with knowledge.

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ فِي صَرَّةٖ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٞ

Faaqbalati imraatuhu fee sarratin fasakkat wajhaha waqalat AAajoozun AAaqeemun

But his wife came forward (laughing) aloud: she smote her forehead and said: "A barren old woman!"

قَالُواْ كَذَٰلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

Qaloo kathaliki qala rabbuki innahu huwa alhakeemu alAAaleemu

They said, "Even so has thy Lord spoken: and He is full of Wisdom and Knowledge."

۞ قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ

Qala fama khatbukum ayyuha almursaloona

(Abraham) said: "And what, O ye Messengers, is your errand (now)?"

قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ

Qaloo inna orsilna ila qawmin mujrimeena

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

لِنُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن طِينٖ

Linursila AAalayhim hijaratan min teenin

"To bring on, on them, (a shower of) stones of clay (brimstone),

مُّسَوَّمَةً عِندَ رَبِّكَ لِلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Musawwamatan AAinda rabbika lilmusrifeena

"Marked as from thy Lord for those who trespass beyond bounds."

فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا مَن كَانَ فِيهَا مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ

Faakhrajna man kana feeha mina almumineena

Then We evacuated those of the Believers who were there,

فَمَا وَجَدۡنَا فِيهَا غَيۡرَ بَيۡتٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ

Fama wajadna feeha ghayra baytin mina almuslimeena

But We found not there any just (Muslim) persons except in one house:

وَتَرَكۡنَا فِيهَآ ءَايَةٗ لِّلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ ٱلۡأَلِيمَ

Watarakna feeha ayatan lillatheena yakhafoona alAAathaba alaleema

And We left there a Sign for such as fear the Grievous Penalty.