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Surah Hud, Verse 77

سورة هود، الآية ٧٧

11:77 Juz 12 Hizb 23 Page 230 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 11:77

وَلَمَّا جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ ۝٧٧

Transliteration

walammā jāat rusulunā lūṭan sīa bihim waḍāqa bihim dharʿan waqāla hādhā yawmun ʿaṣībun

Translation

And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort568 and said, "This is a trying day."

Notes

[568] Prophet Lot feared for the safety and honor of his guests.

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Verse 77 of Surah Hud (11:77), a Meccan surah, is in juz 12, on page 230 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 77

Al-Mukhtasar

When the angels came to Lot in the form of men he was distressed by their coming to him, and he was upset because he feared for them due to the fact that his people went to men with desire instead of women. Lot said that it was a terrible day because he thought his people would force themselves on his guests.

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Other translations of verse 77

When Our messengers44 came to Lot, he was perturbed and felt troubled on their account45, and said, “This is a distressing day.”

Notes

[44] i.e., angels. [45] He feared for the safety and honor of his guests.

And when Our messengers came to Lût (Lot), he was grieved on account of them and felt himself straitened for them (lest the town people should approach them to commit sodomy with them). He said: "This is a distressful day."

And when Our messengers came unto Lot, he was distressed and knew not how to protect them. He said: This is a distressful day.

When Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved on their account and felt himself powerless (to protect) them. He said: "This is a distressful day."

And when Our messengers came to Lut, he was grieved for them, and he lacked strength to protect them, and said: This is a hard day.

And as soon as Our Messengers came to Lut, he was vexed on their account, and he was straitened for them (i.e., He felt unable to protect them) and said, "This is a most critical day."

Verse 77 word by word

  1. وَلَمَّا walammā And when
  2. جَآءَتْ jāat came ج ي أ
  3. رُسُلُنَا rusulunā Our messengers ر س ل
  4. لُوطًا lūṭan (to) Lut
  5. سِىٓءَ sīa he was distressed س و أ
  6. بِهِمْ bihim for them
  7. وَضَاقَ waḍāqa and felt straitened ض ي ق
  8. بِهِمْ bihim for them
  9. ذَرْعًا dharʿan (and) uneasy ذ ر ع
  10. وَقَالَ waqāla and said ق و ل
  11. هَٰذَا hādhā This
  12. يَوْمٌ yawmun (is) a day ي و م
  13. عَصِيبٌ ʿaṣībun distressful ع ص ب

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    أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلذُّكْرَانَ مِنَ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ …

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    قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ …

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  • Al-’Ankabut 29:33

    وَلَمَّآ أَن جَآءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِىٓءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالُوا۟ لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَأَهْلَكَ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ ٱلْغَٰبِرِينَ

    And when Our messengers [i.e., angels] 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.

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