Sura 15: AL-HIJR (AL-HIJR) - Juz' 14 - Translation Yusufali

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ آلَ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلُونَ ﴿۶۱﴾
At length when the messengers arrived among the adherents of Lut, (61)
قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ مُنْكَرُونَ ﴿۶۲﴾
He said: "Ye appear to be uncommon folk." (62)
قَالُوا بَلْ جِئْنَاكَ بِمَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَمْتَرُونَ ﴿۶۳﴾
They said: "Yea, we have come to thee to accomplish that of which they doubt. (63)
وَأَتَيْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَادِقُونَ ﴿۶۴﴾
"We have brought to thee that which is inevitably due, and assuredly we tell the truth. (64)
فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ وَاتَّبِعْ أَدْبَارَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدٌ وَامْضُوا حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ ﴿۶۵﴾
"Then travel by night with thy household, when a portion of the night (yet remains), and do thou bring up the rear: let no one amongst you look back, but pass on whither ye are ordered." (65)
وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَؤُلَاءِ مَقْطُوعٌ مُصْبِحِينَ ﴿۶۶﴾
And We made known this decree to him, that the last remnants of those (sinners) should be cut off by the morning. (66)
وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ﴿۶۷﴾
The inhabitants of the city came in (mad) joy (at news of the young men). (67)
قَالَ إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِ ﴿۶۸﴾
Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not: (68)
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ ﴿۶۹﴾
"But fear Allah, and shame me not." (69)
قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ ﴿۷۰﴾
They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?" (70)