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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.