Verses 53–72

قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ﴿٥٣﴾

15:53They said, ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed we give you the good news of a wise son.’

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ﴿٥٤﴾

15:54He said, ‘Do you give me good news though old age has befallen me? What is the good news that you bring me?’

قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَٰنِطِينَ﴿٥٥﴾

15:55They said, ‘We bring you good news in truth; so do not be despondent.’

قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ﴿٥٦﴾

15:56He said, ‘Who despairs of his Lord’s mercy except the astray?!’¹

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ﴿٥٧﴾

15:57He said, ‘O messengers, what is now your errand?’

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍۢ مُّجْرِمِينَ﴿٥٨﴾

15:58They said, ‘We have been sent toward a guilty people,

إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ﴿٥٩﴾

15:59[who shall perish] except the family of Lot. We will indeed deliver all of them,²

إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ﴿٦٠﴾

15:60except his wife, [who], We have ordained, will indeed be among those who remain behind.’

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ﴿٦١﴾

15:61So when the messengers came to Lot’s family,

قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌۭ مُّنكَرُونَ﴿٦٢﴾

15:62he said, ‘You are indeed strangers [to me].’

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ﴿٦٣﴾

15:63They said, ‘Indeed, we bring you what they used to doubt.

وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ﴿٦٤﴾

15:64We bring you the truth, and indeed, we speak truly.

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ﴿٦٥﴾

15:65Take your family in a watch of the night; and follow in their rear, and none of you should turn round, and proceed as you are bidden.’

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌۭ مُّصْبِحِينَ﴿٦٦﴾

15:66We apprised him of the matter that these will be rooted out by dawn.

وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ﴿٦٧﴾

15:67The people of the city came, rejoicing.³

قَالَ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ﴿٦٨﴾

15:68He said, ‘These are indeed my guests. Do not bring dishonour on me.

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ﴿٦٩﴾

15:69Be wary of Allah and do not humiliate me.’

قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ﴿٧٠﴾

15:70They said, ‘Did we not forbid you from [defending ] strangers?’

قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِىٓ إِن كُنتُمْ فَٰعِلِينَ﴿٧١﴾

15:71He said, ‘These are my daughters, [marry them] if you should do anything.’⁴

لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ﴿٧٢﴾

15:72By your life, they were bewildered in their drunkenness.