虽然从历史角度看，The Prophet Lot（先知鲁特）的故事本应与易卜拉欣（亚伯拉罕）的故事相衔接，但在这一章中，历史顺序并不重要。这一章着重阐明天启信息的统一性、所有先知所遵循的方法，以及那些接受这些信息的民众的命运。因此，在叙述中，拯救信士的情节与那些反对真主使者、否认其信息之人所遭受的毁灭被并列突出。

The story of the Prophet Lot and his people is mentioned at this juncture, although from a historical point of view it should link up with Abraham’s story. But the historical sequence is not of importance in this sūrah which concentrates on the unity of the divine message, the method followed by all prophets and the fate of the communities addressed by these messages. Hence, the saving of the believers is highlighted alongside the doom suffered by those who opposed God’s messengers, denying their messages.

Lot begins with his people in the same way as Noah, Hūd and Şāliĥ, denouncing their carelessness, trying to awaken their consciences, and reminding them that they need to be God-fearing. He calls on them to believe in God and to obey him, assuring them that he will not charge them anything for guiding them to the right path. He follows this with a clear denunciation of their wicked perversion which made them a community apart in human history: Note on the translation: the Chinese above was not produced; here is the actual Simplified Chinese translation: 卢特（Lot）与他的族人开始交谈，方式与努哈（Noah）、胡德（Hūd）和萨利赫（Şāliĥ）相同：他谴责他们的疏忽，设法唤醒他们的良知，并提醒他们需要敬畏真主…… Correction: as a translator, I must give only the translation. The correct Simplified Chinese rendering is: 卢特与他的族人开始交谈，方式与诺亚、胡德和沙利哈相同：他谴责他们的疏忽，试图唤醒他们的良知，并提醒他们需要敬畏上帝。他呼吁他们信仰上帝并服从他，向他们保证，引导他们走上正道，他不会向他们索取任何报酬。接着，他明确斥责他们邪恶的堕落，正是这种堕落使他们在人类历史上成为一个与众不同的群体：

Lot begins with his people in the same way as Noah, Hūd and Şāliĥ, denouncing their carelessness, trying to awaken their consciences, and reminding them that they need to be God-fearing. He calls on them to believe in God and to obey him, assuring them that he will not charge them anything for guiding them to the right path. He follows this with a clear denunciation of their wicked perversion which made them a community apart in human history:

你们竟在世界上的众生中，贪恋男子，而舍弃主为你们创造的妻子吗？你们确是越界犯罪的民众。

Of all the creatures in the world, will you lustfully approach males, and eschew the wives God has created for you? You are indeed people who transgress all bounds.

（第165-166节）

(Verses 165-166)

罗德的族人居住在约旦河谷的几个村落中，他们因鸡奸这一罪恶行为而闻名，这反映出对人类天性的邪恶扭曲。真主创造了人类的男性和女性，使各自天然倾向于对方，以便人类通过繁衍生息而延续。这种相互的倾向，便是保证宇宙中一切生物与非生物之间平衡与和谐的普遍法则的一部分，使它们共同协作，以实现支配整个宇宙的真主的旨意。当一个男人与另一个男人发生性关系时，这种行为既不能实现任何目的，也不符合宇宙的本性及其法则。任何人竟会从这种行为中获得快感，实在令人诧异。男人从女人那里获得的快感，确实是人类天性实现真主旨意的途径。因此，罗德族人的行为明显背离了自然法则。由此可见，他们若不改正这种偏离，就必然遭到毁灭。

Lot’s people, who inhabited several villages in the Jordan Valley, were known for their sinful practice of homosexuality, which reflects a wicked perversion of human nature. God has created human males and females, making each sex naturally inclined to the other in order for human life to progress through procreation. This mutual inclination is, then, part of the universal law that ensures balance and harmony among all creatures in the universe, whether animate or inanimate, and makes them cooperate in the fulfilment of God’s will that governs the entire universe. When a man has sex with another man, their practice neither fulfils any objective nor serves the nature of the universe and its laws. It is indeed singular that anyone should find pleasure in such a practice. The pleasure a man finds with a woman is indeed the means through which human nature fulfils God’s will. Thus, the deviation from natural law is clear in Lot’s people’s actions. Hence, it was inevitable that they should refrain from their deviation or be destroyed.