51. Dharijat · verses 30–33

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),