37وَلَقَد راوَدوهُ عَن ضَيفِهِ فَطَمَسنا أَعيُنَهُم فَذوقوا عَذابي وَنُذُرِAli UnalThey had harassed him (with frequent coming-and-going) to abuse his guests,1 and so We blotted out their eyes: taste My punishment and (the consequences of) My warnings!For the guests of the Prophet Lot, upon him be peace, and the destruction of his people, see sūrah 11: 69–83; sūrah 15: 51–77; and sūrah 26: 160–175, and the corresponding notes. The Old Testament also records that the eyes of the people who rushed to Lot’s house to abuse his guests— guests who were, in fact, angels in the appearance of human beings— were blinded (Genesis, 19: 9–11).