فَوَرَبِّ السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ إِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثلَ ما أَنَّكُم تَنطِقونَ

Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth - just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

هَل أَتاكَ حَديثُ ضَيفِ إِبراهيمَ المُكرَمينَ

Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? -

إِذ دَخَلوا عَلَيهِ فَقالوا سَلامًا ۖ قالَ سَلامٌ قَومٌ مُنكَرونَ

When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

فَراغَ إِلىٰ أَهلِهِ فَجاءَ بِعِجلٍ سَمينٍ

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيهِم قالَ أَلا تَأكُلونَ

And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

فَأَقبَلَتِ امرَأَتُهُ في صَرَّةٍ فَصَكَّت وَجهَها وَقالَت عَجوزٌ عَقيمٌ

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

قالوا كَذٰلِكِ قالَ رَبُّكِ ۖ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الحَكيمُ العَليمُ

They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

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

لِنُرسِلَ عَلَيهِم حِجارَةً مِن طينٍ

To send down upon them stones of clay,