وَلا تَمَسّوها بِسوءٍ فَيَأخُذَكُم عَذابُ يَومٍ عَظيمٍ

And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."

فَعَقَروها فَأَصبَحوا نادِمينَ

But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.

فَأَخَذَهُمُ العَذابُ ۗ إِنَّ في ذٰلِكَ لَآيَةً ۖ وَما كانَ أَكثَرُهُم مُؤمِنينَ

And the punishment seized them. Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَهُوَ العَزيزُ الرَّحيمُ

And indeed, your Lord - He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

كَذَّبَت قَومُ لوطٍ المُرسَلينَ

The people of Lot denied the messengers

إِنّي لَكُم رَسولٌ أَمينٌ

Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.

فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطيعونِ

So fear Allah and obey me.

وَما أَسأَلُكُم عَلَيهِ مِن أَجرٍ ۖ إِن أَجرِيَ إِلّا عَلىٰ رَبِّ العالَمينَ

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

أَتَأتونَ الذُّكرانَ مِنَ العالَمينَ

Do you approach males among the worlds

وَتَذَرونَ ما خَلَقَ لَكُم رَبُّكُم مِن أَزواجِكُم ۚ بَل أَنتُم قَومٌ عادونَ

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."