Quran 11:77 — Hud, verse 77
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was anxious for them, feeling powerless to protect them, and said, ‘This is a truly terrible day!’
وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُوطًا سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالَ هَـٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ
walammā jāat rusulunā lūṭan sīa bihim waḍāqa bihim dharʿan waqāla hādhā yawmun ʿaṣībun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was troubled on their account and distressed for them, and he said, 'This is a fierce day.'
- Muhammad Asad
- AND WHEN Our messengers came unto Lot, he was sorely grieved on their account, seeing that it was beyond his power to shield them; and he exclaimed: "This is a woeful day!"
- Sahih International
- And when Our messengers, [the angels], came to Lot, he was anguished for them and felt for them great discomfort and said, "This is a trying day."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | جَآءَتْjāat | came | جيأ |
| 3 | رُسُلُنَاrusulunā | Our messengers | رسل |
| 4 | لُوطًۭاlūṭan | (to) Lut | — |
| 5 | سِىٓءَsīa | he was distressed | سوأ |
| 6 | بِهِمْbihim | for them | — |
| 7 | وَضَاقَwaḍāqa | and felt straitened | ضيق |
| 8 | بِهِمْbihim | for them | — |
| 9 | ذَرْعًۭاdharʿan | (and) uneasy | ذرع |
| 10 | وَقَالَwaqāla | and said | قول |
| 11 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | This | — |
| 12 | يَوْمٌyawmun | (is) a day | يوم |
| 13 | عَصِيبٌۭʿaṣībun | distressful | عصب |