Surah Al-Hijr — Verse 70

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قَالُوٓا۟ أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

Qaloo awa lam nanhaka AAani alAAalameen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They answered, ‘Have we not told you not to interfere [between us and] anyone else?’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They said; Have we not forbidden you from (entertaining) anyone?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "Did we not forbid thee (to speak) for all and sundry?"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “Had we not forbidden you from (being the guardian of) the whole world?”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They (people of the city) said: "Did we not forbid you from entertaining (or protecting) any of the ‘Âlamîn (people, foreigners and strangers from us)?"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

They replied: "Did we not forbid you again and again to extend hospitality to all and sundry?"