فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُ وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥ كَانَتۡ مِنَ ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَ ٨٣
So We saved him and his family, except for his wife; she was of those who remained [with the evildoers].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَنجَيۡنَٰهُSo We saved himfa-anjaynāhu
- وَأَهۡلَهُۥٓand his familywa-ahlahu
- إِلَّاexceptillā
- ٱمۡرَأَتَهُۥhis wifeim'ra-atahu
- كَانَتۡshe waskānat
- مِنَofmina
- ٱلۡغَٰبِرِينَthose who stayed behindl-ghābirīna
Tafsir
So Allah saved Lot and his family by instructing them to leave the city by night. His family were saved except for his wife, who remained behind in the city and suffered the same punishment as the rest.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran