Comparative Study
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1  When Our messenger-angels came to Abraham with the good news ˹of the birth of Isaac˺, they said, “We are going to destroy the people of this city ˹of Sodom˺, for its people have persisted in wrongdoing.”  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

2  And so, when Our [heavenly] messengers came to Abraham with the glad tiding [of the birth of Isaac], they [also] said, “Behold, we are about to destroy the people of that land, for its people are truly evildoers!”   Muhammad Asad

3  And when Our envoys brought Abraham the good news, they said, “We are going to destroy the people of this town; its people are wrongdoers.”  Talal Itani

4  When Our emissaries brought the good news to Abraham, and said (to him): We are surely going to destroy the inhabitants of this city; its inhabitants are immersed in wrong-doing.  Maududi

5  And when Our Messengers came to Ibrahim (Abraham) with the glad tidings they said: Verily, we are going to destroy the people of this [Lout's (Lot's)] town (i.e. the town of Sodom in Palestine) truly, its people have been Zalimun [wrong-doers, polytheists and disobedient to Allah, and have also belied their Messenger Lout (Lot)].  Muhsin Khan

6  When Our mes-sengers brought the good news [of the birth of a son] to Abraham,they told him, ‘We are about to destroy the people of that town. They are wrongdoers.’  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

7  And when Our messengers drew near Abraham with the good tidings. They said: Truly, We are ones who will cause to perish the people of this town. Truly, its people had been ones who are unjust.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

8  And when Our messengers brought Abraham the good news, they said: Lo! we are about to destroy the people of that township, for its people are wrongdoers.  Marmaduke Pickthall

9  And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that Lot's city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers."  Sahih Int.

10  When Our Messengers came to Abraham with the good news, they said: "We are indeed going to destroy the people of this township: for truly they are (addicted to) crime."  Yusuf Ali

11  and when came our (to) ibrahim with the glad tidings they said, "indeed, we (are) going to destroy (the) people (of) this town. indeed, its people are wrongdoers."  Word by Word