Quran with British translation - Surah An-Naml ayat 56 - النَّمل - Page - Juz 19
﴿۞ فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوٓاْ أَخۡرِجُوٓاْ ءَالَ لُوطٖ مِّن قَرۡيَتِكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُمۡ أُنَاسٞ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ ﴾
[النَّمل: 56]
﴿فما كان جواب قومه إلا أن قالوا أخرجوا آل لوط من قريتكم﴾ [النَّمل: 56]
Mohammad Habib Shakir But the answer of his people was no other except that they ~s said: Turn out Lut's followers from your town; surely they are a people who would keep pure |
Mohammad Shafi His people's answer was not but that, "Expel Lot's family out of your township! They are indeed folk too pure to live with |
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean |
Mufti Taqi Usmani So, the answer of his people was not else but that they said, “Expel the family of LūT from your town. They are a people who over-indulge in purity.” |
Muhammad Asad But his people’s only answer was this: “Expel [Lot and] Lot’s followers from your township! Verily, they are folk who make themselves out to be pure!” |
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali Then in no way was the answer of his people anything except that they said, "Drive the house of L?t out of your town; surely they are a folk who purify themselves |
Muhammad Sarwar His people had no answer but to say, "Expel Lot and his family from the town for they want to be pure |
Muhammad Taqi Usmani So, the answer of his people was not else but that they said, .Expel the family of LuT from your town. They are a people who over-indulge in purity |
Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition But his people’s only response was to say, “Expel Lot’s followers from your land! They are a people who wish to remain chaste!” |
Mustafa Khattab God Edition But his people’s only response was to say, “Expel Lot’s followers from your land! They are a people who wish to remain chaste!” |
N J Dawood Yet this was his people‘s only reply: ‘Banish the house of Lot from your city. They are people who would keep themselves chaste.‘ |
Safi Kaskas But his people's answer was "Expel Lot and his family from your town. They are people who keep themselves pure |