سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 167

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 374

قَالُوا۟ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهِ يَـٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ ﴿167﴾
They said: "If you cease not O Lût (Lot)! verily, you will be one of those who are driven out!"
قَالُوا۟ qālū They said
لَئِن la-in If
لَّمْ lam not
تَنتَهِ tantahi you desist
يَـٰلُوطُ yālūṭu O Lut
لَتَكُونَنَّ latakūnanna Surely, you will be
مِنَ mina of
ٱلْمُخْرَجِينَ l-mukh'rajīna the ones driven out

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

1. That is, in response to the preaching and advice of Hazrat Lut (علیہ السلام), they said, "You act as if you are very pure." Remember, if you do not desist, we will expel you from our town.