( وَلَمَّا جاءَتْ رُسُلُنا لُوطاً سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعاً وَقالَ هذا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ (77) وَجاءَهُ قَوْمُهُ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِنْ قَبْلُ كانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئاتِ قالَ يا قَوْمِ هؤُلاءِ بَناتِي هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ وَلا تُخْزُونِ فِي ضَيْفِي أَلَيْسَ مِنْكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ (78) قالُوا لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ ما لَنا فِي بَناتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ ما نُرِيدُ (79) قالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِي بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ آوِي إِلى رُكْنٍ شَدِيدٍ (80) قالُوا يا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلَيْكَ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَلا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَكَ إِنَّهُ مُصِيبُها ما أَصابَهُمْ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ أَلَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍ (81) فَلَمَّا جاءَ أَمْرُنا جَعَلْنا عالِيَها سافِلَها وَأَمْطَرْنا عَلَيْها حِجارَةً مِنْ سِجِّيلٍ مَنْضُودٍ (82) مُسَوَّمَةً عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ وَما هِيَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ بِبَعِيدٍ (83)
77. And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day.
78. And his people came unto him, running towards him - and before then they used to commit abominations - He said: O my people! Here are my daughters! They are purer for you. Beware of Allah, and degrade me not in (the person of) my guests. Is there not among you any upright man?
79. They said: Well thou knowest that we have no right to thy daughters, and well thou knowest what we want.
80. He said: Would that I had strength to resist you or had some strong support (among you)!
81. (The messengers) said: O Lot! Lo! we are messengers of thy Lord; they shall not reach thee. So travel with thy people in a part of the night, and let not one of you turn round - (all) save thy wife. Lo! that which smiteth them will smite her (also). Lo! their tryst is (for) the morning. Is not the morning nigh?
82. So when Our commandment came to pass We overthrew (that township) and rained upon it stones of clay, one after another,
83. Marked with fire in the providence of thy Lord (for the destruction of the wicked). And they are never far from the wrong-doers.
English Qurʾān translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Used provisionally; a Tabsirah translation is forthcoming.
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