Quran with English_Maududi translation - Surah An-Nur ayat 12 - النور - Page - Juz 18
﴿لَّوۡلَآ إِذۡ سَمِعۡتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمۡ خَيۡرٗا وَقَالُواْ هَٰذَآ إِفۡكٞ مُّبِينٞ ﴾
[النور: 12]
﴿لولا إذ سمعتموه ظن المؤمنون والمؤمنات بأنفسهم خيرا وقالوا هذا إفك مبين﴾ [النور: 12]
| Abdel Haleem When you heard the lie, why did believing men and women not think well of their own people and declare, ‘This is obviously a lie’ |
| Abdul Hye Why then, when you heard it (the slander), did not the believing men and believing women of their own people think good and say: “This (charge) is an obvious lie?” |
| Abdullah Yusuf Ali Why did not the believers - men and women - when ye heard of the affair,- put the best construction on it in their own minds and say, "This (charge) is an obvious lie |
| Abdul Majid Daryabadi Wherefore, when ye heard it, did not the believing men and believing women imagine best of their own people and say: this is a calumny manifest |
| Ahmed Ali Why did the faithful men and women not think well of their people when they heard this, and said: "This is a clear lie |
| Aisha Bewley Why, when you heard it, did you not, as men and women of the muminun, instinctively think good thoughts and say, ´This is obviously a lie´ |
| A. J. Arberry Why, when you heard it, did the believing men and women not of their own account think good thoughts, and say, 'This is a manifest calumny |
| Ali Quli Qarai When you [first] heard about it, why did not the faithful, men and women, think well of their folks, and say, ‘This is an obvious calumny’ |