قَالُواْ بَلۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِمَا كَانُواْ فِيهِ يَمۡتَرُونَ
(15:63) They said: "Nay, we have brought to you that concerning which they
have been in doubt.
have been in doubt.
وَأَتَيۡنَٰكَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ
(15:64) We truly tell you that we have brought to you the Truth.
فَأَسۡرِ بِأَهۡلِكَ بِقِطۡعٖ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱتَّبِعۡ أَدۡبَٰرَهُمۡ وَلَا يَلۡتَفِتۡ مِنكُمۡ أَحَدٞ وَٱمۡضُواْ حَيۡثُ تُؤۡمَرُونَ
(15:65) So set out with your family in a watch of the night, and keep yourself
behind them,7 and no one of you may turn around,8 and
keep going ahead as you have been commanded."
behind them,7 and no one of you may turn around,8 and
keep going ahead as you have been commanded."
وَقَضَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡأَمۡرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقۡطُوعٞ مُّصۡبِحِينَ
(15:66) And We communicated to him the decree that by the morning those people
will be totally destroyed.
will be totally destroyed.
وَجَآءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ
(15:67) In the meantime the people of the city came to Lot rejoicing.9
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ضَيۡفِي فَلَا تَفۡضَحُونِ
(15:68) He said: "These are my guests, so do not disgrace me.