قالَ فَما خَطبُكُم أَيُّهَا المُرسَلونَ

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

قالوا إِنّا أُرسِلنا إِلىٰ قَومٍ مُجرِمينَ

They said, "Indeed, we have been sent to a people of criminals,

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,

قالوا بَل جِئناكَ بِما كانوا فيهِ يَمتَرونَ

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

وَأَتَيناكَ بِالحَقِّ وَإِنّا لَصادِقونَ

And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.

فَأَسرِ بِأَهلِكَ بِقِطعٍ مِنَ اللَّيلِ وَاتَّبِع أَدبارَهُم وَلا يَلتَفِت مِنكُم أَحَدٌ وَامضوا حَيثُ تُؤمَرونَ

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."

وَقَضَينا إِلَيهِ ذٰلِكَ الأَمرَ أَنَّ دابِرَ هـٰؤُلاءِ مَقطوعٌ مُصبِحينَ

And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

وَجاءَ أَهلُ المَدينَةِ يَستَبشِرونَ

And the people of the city came rejoicing.