Surah 15 · verse 63
Al-Hijr 15:63
Sign in to listenقَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
qalu bal ji'naka bima kanu fihi yamtarun
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا ۙ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ
Except his wife." Allah decreed that she is of those who remain behind.
Verse 61فَلَمَّا جَاءَ آلَ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
And when the messengers came to the family of Lot,
Verse 62قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ
And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.
Verse 65فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ
So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."
Verse 66وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ الْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُّصْبِحِينَ
And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.
