In effect Lut, earlier, had sincerely warned them of our merciless but

﴿وَلَقَدۡ أَنذَرَهُم بَطۡشَتَنَا فَتَمَارَوۡاْ بِٱلنُّذُرِ ﴾
[القَمَر: 36]

In effect Lut, earlier, had sincerely warned them of our merciless but just retribution but they doubted his warning and continued their evil practice, lured by some sinister star

﴿ولقد أنذرهم بطشتنا فتماروا بالنذر﴾ [القَمَر: 36]

Dr Kamal Omar
And surely, indeed he (the Prophet Lout) did warn them regarding Our Grip (and Seizure) but they disputed about the warnings

Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
And, certainly, he warned them of Our attack but they quarreled over the warning

Dr Munir Munshey
Loot had definitely, (and specifically), warned them of Our gruesome Might. But they remained skeptical of Our warnings

Edward Henry Palmer
He indeed had warned them of our assault, but they doubted of the warning

Farook Malik
Lot did warn them of Our scourge but they doubted his warnings

George Sale
And Lot had warned them of our severity in chastising; but they doubted of that warning

Maududi
Surely Lot warned his people that We shall seize them (with Our chastisement), but they doubted the warnings