سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 54
وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) Lût (Lot)! When he said to his people. Do you commit Al-Fâhishah (evil, great sin, every kind of unlawful sexual intercourse, sodomy) while you see (one another doing evil without any screen)?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلُوطًا
walūṭan
And Lut
إِذْ
idh
when
قَالَ
qāla
he said
لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ
liqawmihi
to his people
أَتَأْتُونَ
atatūna
Do you commit
ٱلْفَـٰحِشَةَ
l-fāḥishata
[the] immorality
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'ṣirūna
see
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54. And (remember) Lot when he said to his people: "Do you commit indecency while you have understanding [53]?"
[53]
Mention of the People of Lut:
Here the word: ﴿تُبْصِرُونَ﴾ is used, which means "to see" and also "to understand." In this regard, these two verses can have several meanings. One is that you yourselves also understand that this is a filthy and shameless act, and it is against nature. Even the most insignificant animals do not do such a thing, yet you, being the noblest of creation, commit this act. Secondly, you well understand that Allah has created wives for this purpose, but you, disregarding them, do this act with men. Thirdly, you have become so shameless that you do this act in front of each other's eyes.
[53]
Mention of the People of Lut:
Here the word: ﴿تُبْصِرُونَ﴾ is used, which means "to see" and also "to understand." In this regard, these two verses can have several meanings. One is that you yourselves also understand that this is a filthy and shameless act, and it is against nature. Even the most insignificant animals do not do such a thing, yet you, being the noblest of creation, commit this act. Secondly, you well understand that Allah has created wives for this purpose, but you, disregarding them, do this act with men. Thirdly, you have become so shameless that you do this act in front of each other's eyes.
