وَٱمۡرَأَتُهُۥ
قَآئِمَةٞ
فَضَحِكَتۡ
فَبَشَّرۡنَٰهَا
بِإِسۡحَٰقَ
وَمِن
وَرَآءِ
إِسۡحَٰقَ
يَعۡقُوبَ
٧١

And his wife was standing by, so she laughed,¹ then We gave her good news of ˹the birth of˺ Isaac, and, after him, Jacob.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:72

قَالَتۡ

يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰٓ

ءَأَلِدُ

وَأَنَا۠

عَجُوزٞ

وَهَٰذَا

بَعۡلِي

شَيۡخًاۖ

إِنَّ

هَٰذَا

لَشَيۡءٌ

عَجِيبٞ

٧٢

She wondered, “Oh, my! How can I have a child in this old age, and my husband here is an old man? This is truly an astonishing thing!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:73

قَالُوٓاْ

أَتَعۡجَبِينَ

مِنۡ

أَمۡرِ

ٱللَّهِۖ

رَحۡمَتُ

ٱللَّهِ

وَبَرَكَٰتُهُۥ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

أَهۡلَ

ٱلۡبَيۡتِۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

حَمِيدٞ

مَّجِيدٞ

٧٣

They responded, “Are you astonished by Allah’s decree? May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O people of this house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:74

فَلَمَّا

ذَهَبَ

عَنۡ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

ٱلرَّوۡعُ

وَجَآءَتۡهُ

ٱلۡبُشۡرَىٰ

يُجَٰدِلُنَا

فِي

قَوۡمِ

لُوطٍ

٧٤

Then after the fear had left Abraham, and the good news had reached him, he began to plead with Us for the people of Lot.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:75

إِنَّ

إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ

لَحَلِيمٌ

أَوَّٰهٞ

مُّنِيبٞ

٧٥

Truly, Abraham was forbearing, tender-hearted, and ever turning ˹to his Lord˺.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:76

يَٰٓإِبۡرَٰهِيمُ

أَعۡرِضۡ

عَنۡ

هَٰذَآۖ

إِنَّهُۥ

قَدۡ

جَآءَ

أَمۡرُ

رَبِّكَۖ

وَإِنَّهُمۡ

ءَاتِيهِمۡ

عَذَابٌ

غَيۡرُ

مَرۡدُودٖ

٧٦

˹The angels said,˺ “O Abraham! Plead no more! Your Lord’s decree has already come, and they will certainly be afflicted with a punishment that cannot be averted!”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:77

وَلَمَّا

جَآءَتۡ

رُسُلُنَا

لُوطٗا

سِيٓءَ

بِهِمۡ

وَضَاقَ

بِهِمۡ

ذَرۡعٗا

وَقَالَ

هَٰذَا

يَوۡمٌ

عَصِيبٞ

٧٧

When Our messenger-angels came to Lot, he was distressed and worried by their arrival.¹ He said, “This is a terrible day.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:78

وَجَآءَهُۥ

قَوۡمُهُۥ

يُهۡرَعُونَ

إِلَيۡهِ

وَمِن

قَبۡلُ

كَانُواْ

يَعۡمَلُونَ

ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِۚ

قَالَ

يَٰقَوۡمِ

هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ

بَنَاتِي

هُنَّ

أَطۡهَرُ

لَكُمۡۖ

فَٱتَّقُواْ

ٱللَّهَ

وَلَا

تُخۡزُونِ

فِي

ضَيۡفِيٓۖ

أَلَيۡسَ

مِنكُمۡ

رَجُلٞ

رَّشِيدٞ

٧٨

And ˹the men of˺ his people—who were used to shameful deeds—came to him rushing. He pleaded, “O my people! Here are my daughters¹ ˹for marriage˺—they are pure for you. So fear Allah, and do not humiliate me by disrespecting my guests. Is there not ˹even˺ a single right-minded man among you?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

11:79