(The Messengers) said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while yet a part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but thy wife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens to the people. Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning nigh?"

He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look.

He said: "O my people! see ye whether I have a Clear (Sign) from my Lord, and He hath given me sustenance (pure and) good as from Himself? I wish not, in opposition to you, to do that which I forbid you to do. I only desire (your) betterment to the best of my power; and my success (in my task) can only come from Allah. In Him I trust, and unto Him I look.

Nor shall We delay it but for a term appointed.

The day it arrives, no soul shall speak except by His leave: of those (gathered) some will be wretched and some will be blessed.

They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: for thy Lord is the (sure) accomplisher of what He planneth.

And those who are blessed shall be in the Garden: They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as thy Lord willeth: a gift without break.

Be not then in doubt as to what these men worship. They worship nothing but what their fathers worshipped before (them): but verily We shall pay them back (in full) their portion without (the least) abatement.

Why were there not, among the generations before you, persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men) from mischief in the earth - except a few among them whom We saved (from harm)? But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of the good things of life which were given them, and persisted in sin.

Except those on whom thy Lord hath bestowed His Mercy: and for this did He create them: and the Word of thy Lord shall be fulfilled: "I will fill Hell with jinns and men all together."

So they both raced each other to the door, and she tore his shirt from the back: they both found her lord near the door. She said: "What is the (fitting) punishment for one who formed an evil design against thy wife, but prison or a grievous chastisement?"

When she heard of their malicious talk, she sent for them and prepared a banquet for them: she gave each of them a knife: and she said (to Joseph), "Come out before them." When they saw him, they did extol him, and (in their amazement) cut their hands: they said, "Allah preserve us! no mortal is this! this is none other than a noble angel!"

He said: "Before any food comes (in due course) to feed either of you, I will surely reveal to you the truth and meaning of this ere it befall you: that is part of the (duty) which my Lord hath taught me. I have (I assure you) abandoned the ways of a people that believe not in Allah and that (even) deny the Hereafter.

"If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not...

"If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not...

"If not Him, ye worship nothing but names which ye have named,- ye and your fathers,- for which Allah hath sent down no authority: the command is for none but Allah: He hath commanded that ye worship none but Him: that is the right religion, but most men understand not...

(Joseph) said: "For seven years shall ye diligently sow as is your wont: and the harvests that ye reap, ye shall leave them in the ear,- except a little, of which ye shall eat.

"Then will come after that (period) seven dreadful (years), which will devour what ye shall have laid by in advance for them,- (all) except a little which ye shall have (specially) guarded.

"Nor do I absolve my own self (of blame): the (human) soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy: but surely my Lord is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful."

He said: "Shall I trust you with him with any result other than when I trusted you with his brother aforetime? But Allah is the best to take care (of him), and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!"

(Jacob) said: "Never will I send him with you until ye swear a solemn oath to me, in Allah's name, that ye will be sure to bring him back to me unless ye are yourselves hemmed in (and made powerless). And when they had sworn their solemn oath, he said: "Over all that we say, be Allah the witness and guardian!"

Further he said: "O my sons! enter not all by one gate: enter ye by different gates. Not that I can profit you aught against Allah (with my advice): None can command except Allah: On Him do I put my trust: and let all that trust put their trust on Him."

And when they entered in the manner their father had enjoined, it did not profit them in the least against (the plan of) Allah: It was but a necessity of Jacob's soul, which he discharged. For he was, by our instruction, full of knowledge (and experience): but most men know not.

So he began (the search) with their baggage, before (he came to) the baggage of his brother: at length he brought it out of his brother's baggage. Thus did We plan for Joseph. He could not take his brother by the law of the king except that Allah willed it (so). We raise to degrees (of wisdom) whom We please: but over all endued with knowledge is one, the All-Knowing.

He said: "Allah forbid that we take other than him with whom we found our property: indeed (if we did so), we should be acting wrongfully.

"Turn ye back to your father, and say, 'O our father! behold! thy son committed theft! we bear witness only to what we know, and we could not well guard against the unseen!

"O my sons! go ye and enquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith."

And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no less than a message for all creatures.

And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (other as partners) with Him!

Nor did We send before thee (as messengers) any but men, whom we did inspire,- (men) living in human habitations. Do they not travel through the earth, and see what was the end of those before them? But the home of the hereafter is best, for those who do right. Will ye not then understand?

他们说：“鲁特啊！我们确是你的主的使者，他们绝不能伤及你。你应当带著你的家属在五更出行--你们中的任何人都不要回头看--但你的妻子除外，她将与他们同遭毁灭。他们约定的时间是早晨，难道早晨不是临近的吗？”

他说：“我的宗族啊！你们告诉我吧，如果我是依据从我的主降示的明证的，而他曾将他的佳美的给养赏赐了我，（难道我肯违背他的命令吗？）我不愿和你们背道而驰，我禁止你们犯罪，我就不犯罪，我只愿尽我所能从事改革，我的成功全凭真主的援助，我只信赖他，我只归依他。

他说：“我的宗族啊！你们告诉我吧，如果我是依据从我的主降示的明证的，而他曾将他的佳美的给养赏赐了我，（难道我肯违背他的命令吗？）我不愿和你们背道而驰，我禁止你们犯罪，我就不犯罪，我只愿尽我所能从事改革，我的成功全凭真主的援助，我只信赖他，我只归依他。

我只将它展缓到一个定期。

在那日惩罚将要降临，每个人须经真主的允许才得发言，他们当中有簿命的，有幸福的。

他们将天长地久地永居其中。除非你们的主所意欲的，你的主确是为所欲为的。

至于幸福的，将进入乐园，而永居其中，天长地久，除非你的主所意欲的。那是不断的赏赐。

你对这等人所崇拜的（偶像），不要怀疑，他们只像他们的祖先那样崇拜，我必定要把他们的份儿完全无缺地赏赐他们。

在你们之前逝去的各世代中，有德者为何不禁止众人在地方上作恶？但他们中我所拯救的少数人除外。不义的人们追随他们所享受的豪华生活。他们是犯罪的人。

但你的主所怜悯的人除外。他为这件事而创造他们。你的主的判辞已确定了：我誓必以人类和精灵一起充满火狱。

他俩争先恐后地奔向大门。那时她已把他的衬衣从后面撕破了，他俩在大门口遇见她的丈夫，她说：“想奸污你的眷属者，他的报酬只有监禁或痛惩。”

她听到了她们狡猾的流言蜚语，就派人去把她们邀请来，并为她们预备了一桌席，发给她们每人一把小刀，她（对优素福）说：“你出去见见她们吧。”当她们看见他的时候，她们赞扬了他，（她们都被迷住了），以致餐刀割伤了自己的手。她们说：“啊呀！这不是一个凡夫，而是一位高洁的天神。”

他说：“无论谁送什么食物给你俩之前，我能告诉你们送的是什么。这是我的主教给我的。有一个民族不信仰真主，不信仰后世，我确已抛弃他们的宗教。

你们舍真主而崇拜的，只是你们和你们的祖先所定的一些（偶像的）名称，真主并未加以证实，一切判决只归真主。他命令你们只崇拜他。这才是正教。但世人大半不知道。

你们舍真主而崇拜的，只是你们和你们的祖先所定的一些（偶像的）名称，真主并未加以证实，一切判决只归真主。他命令你们只崇拜他。这才是正教。但世人大半不知道。

你们舍真主而崇拜的，只是你们和你们的祖先所定的一些（偶像的）名称，真主并未加以证实，一切判决只归真主。他命令你们只崇拜他。这才是正教。但世人大半不知道。

他说：“你们要连种七年，凡你们所收获的麦子，都让它存在穗子上，只把你们所吃的少量的麦子打下来。

此后，将有七个荒年，来把你们所预备的麦子吃光了，只剩得你们所储藏的少量麦子。

（他说）：“我不自称清白；人性的确是怂恿人作恶的，除非我的主所怜悯的人。我的主确是至赦的，确是至慈的。”

他说：“对于他我能信任你们，正如以前对于他哥哥我信任你们一样吗？真主是最善于保护的，也是最慈爱的。”

他说：“我不派他和你们一同去，直到你们指真主而和我立誓约，你们誓必带他回来见我，除非你们全遭祸患。”当他们和他立誓约的时候，他说：“真主是监察我们的誓约的。”

他说：“我的孩子们，不要从一道城门进城，应当分散开，从几道城门进去。我对于真主的（判决），毫无裨益于你们；一切判决只归真主，我只信赖他，让一切信赖者都只信赖他吧！”

当他们遵照他们父亲的命令而进城的时候，他对于真主的判决没有丝毫裨益，但那是叶尔孤白心中的一种希望。他已把它表白出来。他曾受我的教诲，所以他确是有知识的，但世人大半不知道。

优素福在检查他弟弟的粮袋之前，先检查了他们的粮袋。随后，在他弟弟的粮袋里查出了那只酒杯。我这样为优素福定计。按照国王的法律，他不得把他弟弟当作奴仆，但真主意欲他那样做。我把我所意欲者提升若干级，每个有知识的人上面，都有一个全知者。

他说：“愿真主保佑我们，我们只把发现其粮袋里有酒杯者当做奴仆；否则，我们必定是不义的人。”

你们回去见父亲，然后对他说：我们的父亲啊！你的儿子确已偷窃，我们只作证我们所知道的。我们不是保证幽玄的。

他说：“我的孩子们！你们去打听优素福和他弟弟的消息吧。你们不要绝望于真主的慈恩，只有不信道的人们才绝望于真主的慈恩。”

你不为传授《古兰经》而向他们要求任何报酬。《古兰经》只是对世人的教诲。

他们虽然大半信仰真主，但他们都是以物配主的。

在你之前，我只派遣了城市居民中的若干男子，我启示他们，难道他们没有在大地上旅行，因而观察前人的结局是怎样的吗？后世的住所，对于敬畏者是更好的。难道你们不理解吗？