Surah 15 · verse 70
Al-Hijr 15:70
Sign in to listenقَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
qalu a-wa-lam nanhak 'an al-'alamin
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَجَاءَ 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.
Verse 69وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ
And fear Allah and do not disgrace me."
قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
قَالَ هَـٰؤُلَاءِ بَنَاتِي إِن كُنتُمْ فَاعِلِينَ
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
Verse 72لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِي سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
By your life, [O Muhammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
Verse 73فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّيْحَةُ مُشْرِقِينَ
So the shriek seized them at sunrise.
