He responded, “If only I had the strength ˹to resist you˺ or could rely on a strong supporter.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "If only I had against you some power or could take refuge in a strong support."
— Saheeh International
The angels said, “O Lot! We are the messengers of your Lord. They will never reach you. So travel with your family in the dark of night, and do not let any of you look back, except your wife. She will certainly suffer the fate of the others.1 Their appointed time is the morning. Is the morning not near?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They [the angels] said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night1 and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"
— Saheeh International
When Our command came, We turned the cities upside down and rained down on them clustered stones of baked clay,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So when Our command came, We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of layered hard clay, [which were]
— Saheeh International
marked by your Lord ˹O Prophet˺. And these stones are not far from the ˹pagan˺ wrongdoers!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Marked from your Lord. And it [i.e., Allah's punishment] is not from the wrongdoers [very] far.
— Saheeh International
And to the people of Midian We sent their brother Shu’aib. He said, “O my people! Worship Allah. You have no god other than Him. And do not give short measure and weight. I do see you in prosperity now, but I truly fear for you the torment of an overwhelming Day.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And to Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. And do not decrease from the measure and the scale. Indeed, I see you in prosperity, but indeed, I fear for you the punishment of an all-encompassing Day.
— Saheeh International
O my people! Give full measure and weigh with justice. Do not defraud people of their property, nor go about spreading corruption in the land.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And O my people, give full measure and weight in justice and do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.
— Saheeh International
What is left ˹as a lawful gain˺ by Allah is far better for you if you are ˹truly˺ believers. And I am not a keeper over you.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
What remains [lawful] from Allah is best for you, if you would be believers. But I am not a guardian over you."
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They asked ˹sarcastically˺, “O Shu’aib! Does your prayer command you that we should abandon what our forefathers worshipped or give up managing our wealth as we please? Indeed, you are such a tolerant, sensible man!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
They said, "O Shuʿayb, does your prayer [i.e., religion] command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"1
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He said, “O my people! Consider if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has blessed me with a good provision from Him. I do not want to do what I am forbidding you from. I only intend reform to the best of my ability. My success comes only through Allah. In Him I trust and to Him I turn.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "O my people, have you considered: if I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and He has provided me with a good provision from Him...?1 And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able. And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.2
— Saheeh International
O my people! Do not let your opposition to me lead you to a fate similar to that of the people of Noah, or Hûd, or Ṣâliḥ. And the people of Lot are not far from you.1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And O my people, let not [your] dissension from me cause you to be struck by that similar to what struck the people of Noah or the people of Hūd or the people of Ṣāliḥ. And the people of Lot are not from you far away.
— Saheeh International
So seek your Lord’s forgiveness and turn to Him in repentance. Surely my Lord is Most Merciful, All-Loving.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Affectionate."
— Saheeh International