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Verse (24:16) - English Translation

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Welcome to the Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the Holy Quran. This page shows seven parallel translations in English for the sixteenth verse of chapter 24 (sūrat l-nūr). Click on the Arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verse's morphology.

 

Chapter (24) sūrat l-nūr (The Light)

Sahih International: And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander"?

Pickthall: Wherefor, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah)! This is awful calumny.

Yusuf Ali: And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!"

Shakir: And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It does not beseem us that we should talk of it; glory be to Thee! this is a great calumny?

Muhammad Sarwar: Would that on hearing this report, you had said, "We have nothing to say about it. God forbid! It is a serious accusation."

Mohsin Khan: And why did you not, when you heard it, say? "It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great lie."

Arberry: And why, when you heard it, did you not say, 'It is not for us to speak about this; glory be to Thee! This is a mighty calumny'?

See Also

Language Research Group
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