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Al-Ankabut (The Spider)

Verse 33of 69

وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًۭا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًۭا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ ۖ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ﴿٣٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them and felt for them great discomfort. They said, "Fear not, nor grieve. Indeed, we will save you and your family, except your wife; she is to be of those who remain behind.

Word-by-word meaning

وَلَمَّآwalammāAnd when
أَنan[that]
جَآءَتْjāatcame
رُسُلُنَاrusulunāOur messengers
لُوطًۭاlūṭan(to) Lut
سِىٓءَsīahe was distressed
بِهِمْbihimfor them
وَضَاقَwaḍāqaand felt straitened
بِهِمْbihimfor them
ذَرْعًۭاdharʿan(and) uneasy
وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they said
لَا(Do) not
تَخَفْtakhaffear
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَحْزَنْ ۖtaḥzangrieve
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
مُنَجُّوكَmunajjūka(will) save you
وَأَهْلَكَwa-ahlakaand your family
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱمْرَأَتَكَim'ra-atakayour wife
كَانَتْkānatShe
مِنَmina(is) of
ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَl-ghābirīnathose who remain behind

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Angels went to Ibrahim and then to Lut, may peace be upon them bothWhen Lut, peace be upon him, asked Allah to help him against them, Allah sent angels to help him. They first came to Ibrahim in the form of guests, so he offered them hospitality in the appropriate manner. When he saw that they had no interest in the food, he felt some mistrust of them and was fearful of them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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