S:  And I do not ask you any reward for it; my reward is only with the
Lord of the worlds;

026.165 Y:  “Of all the creatures in the world, will ye approach males,”

P:  What!  Of all creatures do ye come unto the males,

S:  What! do you come to the males from among the creatures

026.166 Y:  “And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates?  Nay, ye are a people transgressing (all limits)!”

P:  And leave the wives your Lord created for you?  Nay, but ye are froward folk.

S:  And leave what your Lord has created for you of your wives?  Nay, you are a people exceeding limits.

026.167 Y:  They said:  “If thou desist not, O Lut! thou wilt assuredly be cast out!”

P:  They said:  If thou cease not, O Lot, thou wilt soon be of the outcast.

S:  They said:  If you desist not, O Lut! you shall surely be of those who are expelled.

026.168 Y:  He said:  “I do detest your doings.”

P:  He said:  I am in truth of those who hate your conduct.

S:  He said:  Surely I am of those who utterly abhor your doing;

026.169 Y:  “O my Lord! deliver me and my family from such things as they do!”

P:  My Lord!  Save me and my household from what they do.

S:  My Lord! deliver me and my followers from what they do.

026.170 Y:  So We delivered him and his family,- all,

P:  So We saved him and his household, every one,

S:  So We delivered him and his followers all,

026.171 Y:  Except an old woman who lingered behind.

P:  Save an old woman among those who stayed behind.

S:  Except an old woman, among those who remained behind.

026.172 Y:  But the rest We destroyed utterly.

P:  Then afterward We destroyed the others.

S:  Then We utterly destroyed the others.

026.173 Y:  We rained down on them a shower (of brimstone):  and evil was the shower on those who were admonished (but heeded not)!

P:  And We rained on them a rain.  And dreadful is the rain of those who have been warned.

S:  And We rained down upon them a rain, and evil was the rain on those warned.

026.174 Y:  Verily in this is a Sign:  but most of them do not believe.

P:  Lo! herein is indeed a portent, yet most of them are not believers.

S:  Most surely there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe.

026.175 Y:  And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might Most Merciful.

P:  And lo! thy Lord, He is indeed the Mighty, the Merciful.

S:  And most surely your Lord is the Mighty, the Merciful.

026.176 Y:  The Companions of the Wood rejected the messengers.

P:  The dwellers in the wood (of Midian) denied the messengers (of Allah),

S:  The dwellers of the thicket gave the lie to the messengers.