Surah 15 · verse 65
Al-Hijr 15:65
Sign in to listenفَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِّنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ
fa-asri bi-ahlik bi-qit' min al-layl wa-ttabi' adbbarahum wa-la yaltafit minkum ahad wa-mdu hayth tu'marun
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."
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ
He said, "Indeed, you are people unknown."
Verse 63قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ
They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,
Verse 64وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ
And we have come to you with truth, and indeed, we are truthful.
فَأَسْرِ 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."
وَقَضَيْنَا 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.
Verse 67وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
And the people of the city came rejoicing.
Verse 68قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.