Then of what [wonder] do you inform?
Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"
15:55 قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَـٰنِطِينَ
●They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."
15:56 قَالَ وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِۦٓ إِلَّا ٱلضَّآلُّونَ
●He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"
15:57 قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
●[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"
15:58 قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
●They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,
15:59 إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
●Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all
15:60 إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرْنَآ ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ
●Except his wife." We [i.e., Allāh] decreed that she is of those who remain behind. 1
15:61 فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلْمُرْسَلُونَ
●And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,
15:62 قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
●He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
15:63 قَالُوا۟ بَلْ جِئْنَـٰكَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
●They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
15:64 وَأَتَيْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ
— And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful. 15:65 فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَـٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ
●So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."
15:66 وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ
— And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning. 15:67 وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
●And the people of the city came rejoicing. 1
15:68 قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
●[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.
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