Overall meaning : Almighty Allah says: When the angels came to Lot and his family, he said to them, ‘You are entirely unknown to me.’ They said, ‘We have come to inflict on your people the punishment which they have long doubted. We have come to you with the truth from Allah, and what we say is absolutely true. Therefore, set out with your family after some part of the night has passed, and follow closely behind them. None of you must look back, and quickly proceed to where Allah commands you.’
We revealed to Lot that all his people would be wiped out by the morning. Meanwhile the people of the city rushed joyfully to the house of Lot, rejoicing at the news of the arrival of Lot’s guests, and looking forward to engaging in perverted practice with them. ‘My people,’ Lot said to them, ‘These are my guests, so do not bring shame on me. Fear Allah’s punishment, and do not disgrace me by doing them any harm.’ His people said, ‘Have we not forbidden you from extending hospitality to anyone and protecting them?’ He said, ‘These are women among your people, so marry them if you wish to satisfy your desire.’
The Almighty then swears by the life of His Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying: I swear by your life, Muhammad, that the people of Lot, intoxicated by lust, were blindly wandering in their misguidance, ignorance and heedlessness when a dreadfully awful cry seized them at sunrise. We turned their cities upside down and rained upon them stones of baked clay. Surely in what befell Lot’s people are lessons for those who reflect and take heed. Lot’s people’s ruined cities still lie on a clearly marked road and are seen by those travelling past them. Surely in their destruction there is a clear sign for the believers about Allah’s terrible vengeance against the unbelievers.