قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكُمۡ أَيُّهَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
Abraham said: "What then is the business on which ye (have come), O ye messengers (of Allah)?"
قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّآ أُرۡسِلۡنَآ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمٖ مُّجۡرِمِينَ
They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,
إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ
"Excepting the adherents of Lut: them we are certainly (charged) to save (from harm),- All -
إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ قَدَّرۡنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ
"Except his wife, who, We have ascertained, will be among those who will lag behind."
فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلُونَ
At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut,
قَالَ إِنَّكُمۡ قَوۡمٞ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk."
قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ
They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt.
وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
"We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth.