سُوْرَةُ الْقَمَرِ
Surah Al-Qamar (54) — Ayah 34
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ حَاصِبًا إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ ۖ نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم بِسَحَرٍ ﴿34﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, We sent against them a violent storm of stones (which destroyed them all), except the family of Lût (Lot), them We saved in the last hour of the night,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّآ
innā
Indeed, We
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
[We] sent
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
upon them
حَاصِبًا
ḥāṣiban
a storm of stones
إِلَّآ
illā
except
ءَالَ
āla
(the) family
لُوطٍۢ ۖ
lūṭin
(of) Lut
نَّجَّيْنَـٰهُم
najjaynāhum
We saved them
بِسَحَرٍۢ
bisaḥarin
by dawn
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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34. So We rained stones upon them, but We saved the family of Lot at dawn [25].
[25]
The Punishment Upon the People of Lut:
Sayyiduna Lutؑ was informed beforehand that a dreadful punishment would befall his people in the morning. Therefore, during the night, he was to take his followers and leave the town. His wife would not go with him; she would remain behind and be among those who would be punished. And when you leave, you yourself should stay at the very end, and none of you should look back. Lest anyone's heart be tempted to see what kind of punishment is coming upon this people, otherwise, he too would be caught up in the punishment.
[25]
The Punishment Upon the People of Lut:
Sayyiduna Lutؑ was informed beforehand that a dreadful punishment would befall his people in the morning. Therefore, during the night, he was to take his followers and leave the town. His wife would not go with him; she would remain behind and be among those who would be punished. And when you leave, you yourself should stay at the very end, and none of you should look back. Lest anyone's heart be tempted to see what kind of punishment is coming upon this people, otherwise, he too would be caught up in the punishment.
