قَالُواْ

تَقَاسَمُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ

وَأَهۡلَهُۥ

ثُمَّ

لَنَقُولَنَّ

لِوَلِيِّهِۦ

مَا

شَهِدۡنَا

مَهۡلِكَ

أَهۡلِهِۦ

وَإِنَّا

لَصَٰدِقُونَ

٤٩

They said, “Let us swear a mutual oath by Allah that we shall attack him (SāliH) and his family at night, then will say to his heir, ‘We did not witness the destruction of his family, and we are really truthful.’”