The moderate among them said : "Would it not have been befitting,

﴿قَالَ أَوۡسَطُهُمۡ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ لَوۡلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ ﴾
[القَلَم: 28]

The moderate among them said : "Would it not have been befitting, as I advised, had we praised Allah and rendered thanks for the benefits that to us, He has given

﴿قال أوسطهم ألم أقل لكم لولا تسبحون﴾ [القَلَم: 28]

Dr Kamal Omar
One more just among them said: “Did I not tell you why don’t you glorify (Allah by adopting the teachings of His Al-Kitab) ?”

Dr Laleh Bakhtiar
The most moderate of them said: Say I not to you: Why glorify you not God

Dr Munir Munshey
The moderate one among them said, "Did I not tell you? Why did you not chant (your Lord´s) praises

Edward Henry Palmer
Said the most moderate of them, 'Said I not to you, "unless ye celebrate God's praises

Farook Malik
The most upright among them said: "Did I not tell you to glorify Allah? Why did you not glorify Him

George Sale
The worthier of them said, did I not say unto you, will ye not give praise unto God

Maududi
The best among them said: "Did I not say to you: why do you not give glory to (your Lord)