Surah 15 · verse 67
Al-Hijr 15:67
Sign in to listenوَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
wa-ja'a ahl al-madinah yastabshirun
And the people of the city came rejoicing.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
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.
وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ
And the people of the city came rejoicing.
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.
Verse 69وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ
And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."
Verse 70قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
