Al-Hijr Verse 79

so We inflicted punishment upon them. The ruins of both nations still lie on a well-known road.

So We punished them in retribution, and both [places] are by a clear highway.

and We took vengeance on them. The two of them were upon a roadway manifest.

and We took retribution on them; both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see.

So We took vengeance on them. And verily both are on a high-road open.

So We exacted retribution from them. They were both on an open highway, plain to see.

So We chastised them. The desolate locations of both communities lie on a well-known highway.

So We punished them too. They are both situated by the highway, clearly visible.

We therefore took revenge from them; and indeed both these townships are situated on an open road.

So We took vengeance on them, and indeed the two of them are on an open highway.

So We inflicted Our retribution on them (which they deserved), and both (of these sinful communities) lived by a highway plain to see.

Therefore We inflicted punishment on them; and (the ruins of) both their cities (-the city of Sodomites and the city of Aikah) lie indeed on the open highway (traversed by the caravans from Hijâz to Syria).

So We revenged from them that they (B) truly (the two nations) are with a clear/evident leader/example (E) .

We therefore took revenge from them; and indeed both these townships are situated on an open road.

And We took vengeance on them, and, verily, they were both on an open highway, plain to see.

So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open highway, plain to see.

And the dwellers of the thicket were indeed iniquitous:

So We inflicted retribution on them, and they are both, indeed, on an open road (still) pursued.

So we took vengeance on them; and lo! they both are on a high-road plain to see.

We afflicted them with punishment. Both people had clear (divine) authority among them.

On them, too, We took vengeance, and they are both on a clear roadway.

So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open route, plain to see.

So We took vengeance on them. Both are still there on the highway, plain for all to see.

So We took revenge upon them. Both are clearly documented.

So We exacted retribution from them, by destroying them through extreme heat. And certainly both of them, that is, the cities of the people of Lot and those of [the dwellers in] the wood, are upon a open road, plain [to see]; so will you not take heed from their example, O people of Mecca?

And the Dwellers of Al-Aykah, were also wrongdoers. So, We took vengeance on them. They are both on an open route, plain to see.

The Dwellers of Al-Aykah, were the people of Shu`ayb.

Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others said that;
Al-Aykah refers to intertwined trees.

Their evildoing included associating partners with Allah (Shirk), banditry and cheating in weights and measures. Allah punished them with the Sayhah (the awful cry or torment), the earthquake, and the torment of the Day of Shadow. They lived near the people of Lut, but at a later time, and the people of Lut were known to them, which is why Allah says,

وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٍ مُّبِينٍ


They are both on an open route, plain to see.

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak and others said,

"a visible route."

This is why, when Shu`ayb warned his people, he said to them,

وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ

And the people of Lut are not far off from you! (11;89)