M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir (1974)

161. When their brother Lut said to them: Will you not guard (against evil)?

162. Surely I am a faithful apostle to you:

163. Therefore guard against (the punishment of). Allah and obey me:

164. And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the Lord of the worlds:

165. What! do you come to the males from among the creatures,

166. And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives? Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.

167. They said: If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.

168. He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing:

169. My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.

170. So We delivered him and his followers all,

171. Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.*

172. Then we destroyed the others.

173. And we rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.

174. Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

175. And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

* This was Lut’s wife.

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M. H. Shakir, The Holy Quran; Arabic Text and English Translation; Foot-notes by M. H. Shakir, R. A. Juma, 1615 Pech Rd., Apt. 26C, Houston, Texas 77055. Presented by World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS), P.O. Box No. 2245, Tehran, Iran, 1974 Edition, Consulted online at “Quran Archive - Texts and Studies on the Quran” on 14 May. 2025: http://quran-archive.org/explorer/m-h-shakir/1974?page=611