Surah Al-Hijr 15:79 — translation and meaning

الحجر · Verse 79 / 99 · Page 266

فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ

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فَانتَقَمْنَا
fa-intaqamna
So We took retribution
مِنْهُمْ
min'hum
from them
وَإِنَّهُمَا
wa-innahuma
and indeed they both
لَبِإِمَامٍ
labi-imamin
(were) on a highway
مُّبِينٍ
mubinin
clear

Transliteration

Fantaqamnaa minhum wa innahumaa labi imaamim mubeen

Translation

So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

We took retribution from them when the punishment seized them. The towns of the people of Lot and the dwellings of the people of Shuayb are on a path clear to those who pass by.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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