Surah Al-Qamar 54:37 — translation and meaning
القمر · Verse 37 / 55 · Page 530
وَلَقَدْ رَاوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ فَطَمَسْنَا أَعْيُنَهُمْ فَذُوقُوا عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ
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وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
رَاوَدُوهُ
rawaduhu
they demanded from him
عَن
an
they demanded from him
ضَيْفِهِ
dayfihi
his guests
فَطَمَسْنَا
fatamasna
so We blinded
أَعْيُنَهُمْ
a'yunahum
their eyes
فَذُوقُوا
fadhuqu
So taste
عَذَابِي
adhabi
My punishment
وَنُذُرِ
wanudhuri
and My warnings
Transliteration
Wa laqad raawadoohu 'andaifee fatamasnaaa a'yunahum fazooqoo 'azaabee wa nuzur
Translation
And they had demanded from him his guests, but We obliterated their eyes, [saying], "Taste My punishment and warning."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Lot’s people tried to tempt him to give them access to the angels who were his guests with the intention of doing an indecent act. I obliterated their eyes so they did not see them and I said to them: Taste my punishment and the result of My warning to you.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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