Quran with Tafsir_English 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]
Dr Kamal Omar So there was no answer from his nation except that they said: “Drive out the family of Lout from your town. Verily, they are humans who remain clean and sanctified.” |
Dr Laleh Bakhtiar Then, there had been no answer by his folk, but that they said: Drive the people of Lot out from your town. Truly, they are a clan to cleanse themselves |
Dr Munir Munshey His nation had no answer. Instead, they said, "Drive out the family of Loot from your town. They are folk who flaunt their chastity |
Edward Henry Palmer But the answer of his people was only to say, 'Drive out Lot's family from your city! verily, they are a folk who would keep pure |
Farook Malik But his people gave no answer except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lot from your city: they pose to be very pious |
George Sale But the answer of his people was no other than that they said, cast the family of Lot out of your city: For they are men who preserve themselves pure from the crimes of which ye are guilty |
Maududi But this had only one answer from his people. They said: "Expel Lot´s folk from your city. They pretend to be absolutely clean |