قالوا لا تَوجَل إِنّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلامٍ عَليمٍ

[The angels] said, "Fear not. Indeed, we give you good tidings of a learned boy."

قالَ أَبَشَّرتُموني عَلىٰ أَن مَسَّنِيَ الكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرونَ

He said, "Have you given me good tidings although old age has come upon me? Then of what [wonder] do you inform?"

قالوا بَشَّرناكَ بِالحَقِّ فَلا تَكُن مِنَ القانِطينَ

They said, "We have given you good tidings in truth, so do not be of the despairing."

قالَ وَمَن يَقنَطُ مِن رَحمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلَّا الضّالّونَ

He said, "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord except for those astray?"

قالَ فَما خَطبُكُم أَيُّهَا المُرسَلونَ

[Abraham] said, "Then what is your business [here], O messengers?"

إِلّا آلَ لوطٍ إِنّا لَمُنَجّوهُم أَجمَعينَ

Except the family of Lot; indeed, we will save them all

إِلَّا امرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرنا ۙ إِنَّها لَمِنَ الغابِرينَ

Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.

فَلَمّا جاءَ آلَ لوطٍ المُرسَلونَ

And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,

قالَ إِنَّكُم قَومٌ مُنكَرونَ

He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."

قالوا بَل جِئناكَ بِما كانوا فيهِ يَمتَرونَ

They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,