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Sūra 15: Al-Ḥijr, or The Rocky Tract

Section 5 (61-79)


61. Falamma jaa ala lootin almursaloona

61. At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,


62. Qala innakum qawmun munkaroona

62. He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."


63. Qaloo bal ji/naka bima kanoo feehi yamtaroona

63. They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.


64. Waataynaka bialhaqqi wa-inna lasadiqoona

64. "We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth.


65. Faasri bi-ahlika biqitAAin mina allayli waittabiAA adbarahum wala yaltafit minkum ahadun waimdoo haythu tu/maroona

65. "Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered."


66. Waqadayna ilayhi thalika al-amra anna dabira haola-i maqtooAAun musbiheena

66. And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning.


67. Wajaa ahlu almadeenati yastabshiroona

67. The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men).


68. Qala inna haola-i dayfee fala tafdahooni

68. Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:


69. Waittaqoo Allaha wala tukhzooni

69. "But fear Allah, and shame me not."


70. Qaloo awa lam nanhaka AAani alAAalameena

70. They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"


71. Qala haola-i banatee in kuntum faAAileena

71. He said: "There are my daughters (to marry), if ye must act (so)."


72. LaAAamruka innahum lafee sakratihim yaAAmahoona

72. Verily, by thy life (O Prophet), in their wild intoxication, they wander in distraction, to and fro.


73. Faakhathat-humu alssayhatu mushriqeena

73. But the (mighty) Blast overtook them before morning,


74. FajaAAalna AAaliyaha safilaha waamtarna AAalayhim hijaratan min sijjeelin

74. And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay.


75. Inna fee thalika laayatin lilmutawassimeena

75. Behold! in this are Signs for those who by tokens do understand.


76. Wa-innaha labisabeelin muqeemin

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


77. Inna fee thalika laayatan lilmu/mineena

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


78. Wa-in kana as-habu al-aykati lathalimeena

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


79. Faintaqamna minhum wa-innahuma labi-imamin mubeenin

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


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