Ash-Shu'ara 26:163–171

26:163Page 374

فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ ١٦٣

So fear Allāh and obey me.

26:164Page 374

وَمَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍۖ إِنۡ أَجۡرِيَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٤

And I do not ask you for it any payment. My payment is only from the Lord of the worlds.

26:165Page 374

أَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلذُّكۡرَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ١٦٥

Do you approach males among the worlds¹

26:166Page 374

وَتَذَرُونَ مَا خَلَقَ لَكُمۡ رَبُّكُم مِّنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِكُمۚ بَلۡ أَنتُمۡ قَوۡمٌ عَادُونَ ١٦٦

And leave what your Lord has created for you as mates? But you are a people transgressing."

26:167Page 374

قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ تَنتَهِ يَٰلُوطُ لَتَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡمُخۡرَجِينَ ١٦٧

They said, "If you do not desist, O Lot, you will surely be of those evicted."

26:168Page 374

قَالَ إِنِّي لِعَمَلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقَالِينَ ١٦٨

He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it].

26:169Page 374

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٦٩

My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do."

26:170Page 374

فَنَجَّيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ١٧٠

So We saved him and his family, all,

26:171Page 374

إِلَّا عَجُوزٗا فِي ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ١٧١

Except an old woman¹ among those who remained behind.