Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
[Lot] exclaimed: “Behold, I am one of those who utterly abhor your doings!”
M. M. Pickthall
He said: I am in truth of those who hate your conduct
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
He said: "I do detest your doings."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Lot responded, “I am truly one of those who despise your ˹shameful˺ practice.
Safi Kaskas
He said, “I despise your actions.
Wahiduddin Khan
He said, I am one of those who abhors your ways
Shakir
He said: Surely I am of those who utterly abhor you
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
He said: I am of the ones with hatred for your actions.
T.B.Irving
He said: "I am someone who detests your behavior.
Abdul Hye
He said: “I am, indeed of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury.
The Study Quran
He said, “Truly I am of those who detest what you do
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
He responded, “I am of those who disapprove of your conduct.”
Talal Itani (2012)
He said, 'I certainly deplore your conduct.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
(Lout) said: “Without a speck of doubt I am of those who have a feeling of hate and detestation against your act (of homosexuality)
Lot said: "I am certainly one of those who abhor your actions
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Surely I am of the disfavorers of your doing. (i.e., idisapprove of what you are doing
Muhammad Sarwar
He said, "I certainly hate what you practice
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
He said .Indeed, I am annoyed with your act
Shabbir Ahmed
He said, "Behold, I am of those who deplore your actions."
Dr. Munir Munshey
He said, "I am certainly among those who loathe and abhor your deeds!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
He said: "I am one of those who disapproves your acts (of sodomy) with severe hate and anger
He said, "Indeed, I am, toward your deed, of those who detest [it]
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
He said: "I am in severe opposition to your acts!"
Abdel Haleem
So he said, ‘I loathe what you do
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
He said: verily I am of those who abhor your work
Ahmed Ali
(Lot) said: "I am disgusted with your actions,"
Aisha Bewley
He said, ´I am someone who detests the deed you perpetrate.
Ali Ünal
(Lot) said: "I am indeed one who abhors your practice."
Ali Quli Qara'i
He said, ‘Indeed I detest your conduct.’
Hamid S. Aziz
Said he, "I am, in truth, of those who hate your conduct
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
He said: “Indeed I am of those who despise your action.
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
He said, “I detest your doings.
Musharraf Hussain
He said, “I am disgusted by your actions.
Maududi
He said: "I am one of those who abhor your practice
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
He said: "I am in severe opposition to your acts!
Mohammad Shafi
Lot said, "I am indeed one of those who deplore your actions!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
He said, 'I am disgusted of your doings.
He said, "I deplore your actions."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
He said: 'Truly, I am a detester of what you do.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Surely I abhor what you do
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
He said: "That I am to your deed from the hating ."
Bijan Moeinian
He said, “Your behavior is disgusting.”
Faridul Haque
He said, “I am disgusted with your works.”
Sher Ali
He said, `Certainly I hate your conduct.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(Lut [Lot]) said: ‘No doubt I am of those who are disgusted by your practice
Amatul Rahman Omar
He said, `I surely abhor your practice (of going to males)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
He said: "I am, indeed, of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury your (this evil) action (of sodomy)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
He said, “Truly I am of those who abhor your doings.
Munir Mezyed
He said: ‘I definitely loathe what you do.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
He said: I am only describing your deeds.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
He said, “I truly hate what you do.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
He said, “I am certainly one of those who abhor your practice.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
He said: "I am someone who detests your behavior.
Samy Mahdy
He said, “I am for your work from the abhorrers.”
Sayyid Qutb
He said: 'I am one who utterly abhors your doings.
Ahmed Hulusi
(Lot) said, “In truth, I abhor this act of yours!” (Note the hatred is expressed in reference to the action not the doer.)
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
He said: 'I do detest your doings'
"I am one of those", he said, "who simply detest and abhor your behaviour and your doings which make me shrink with horror"
Mir Aneesuddin
He said, "I am certainly of those who hate your acts.
The Wise Quran
He said, 'Indeed, I am of those who hate your deed;