51. Dharijat · verses 30–35

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,