وَنَبِّئْهُمْ عَنْ ضَیْفِ إِبْرَاهِیمَ(( 51 ))

51- AND INFORM THEM OF THE GUESTS OF ABRAHAM.

إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَیْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلاَماً قَالَ إِنَّا مِنْکُمْ وَجِلُونَ (( 52 ))

52- WHEN THEY ENTERED HIS PRESENCE AND SAID PEACE, (i.e.THEY SALUTED) HE SAID WE ARE AFRAID OF YOU. (THIS WAS BECAUSE, THEY DID NOT TOUCH THE FOOD THAT ABRAHAM OFFERED THEM TO EAT!)

قَالُوا لاَ تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُکَ بِغُلاَم عَلِیم(( 53 ))

53- THEY SAID:ِ FEAR NOT. WE (ARE HERE TO) GIVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS OF HAVING A SON WITH HIGH KNOWLEDGE.

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِی عَلَى أَنْ مَّسَّنِیَ الْکِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ (( 54 ))

54- HE SAID; DO YOU GIVE ME (SUCH A) GOOD NEWS WHILE OLD AGE HAS TOUCHED ME! THEN ON WHAT (ACCOUNT) ARE YOU GIVING ME THE GOOD NEWS?

قَالُوا بَشَّرْنَاکَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلاَ تَکُنْ مِّنَ الْقَانِطِینَ (( 55 ))

55- THEY SAID; WE GAVE YOU THE GOOD NEWS IN TRUTH, SO DO NOT BE OF THOSE WHO HAVE ABANDONED TO DESPAIR.

قَالَ وَمَنْ یَقْنَطُ مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِ إِلاَّ الضَّالُّونَ(( 56 ))

56- HE SAID; AND WHO DESPAIRS OF HIS LORD'S MERCY EXCEPT THE STRAYS!?

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُکُمْ أَیُّهَا الْمُرْسَلُونَ(( 57 ))

57- HE SAID; THEN, WHAT IS YOUR COMMISSION O, MESSENGERS?

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَى قَوْم مُّجْرِمِینَ(( 58 ))

58- THEY SAID; WE ARE SENT TO A GUILTY PEOPLE. (TO DESTROY THEM ALL)

إِلاَّ آلَ لُوط إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِینَ (( 59 ))

59- EXCEPT THE FOLK OF LOT, WHOM WE SHALL DELIVER ALL.

إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِینَ (( 60 ))

60- EXCEPT HIS WIFE THAT WE HAVE ARRANGED TO BE OF THOSE WHO STAY BEHIND. (TO PERISH)