The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:58

The Rock · Verse 58 of 99

قَالُوا إِنَّا أُرْسِلْنَا إِلَىٰ قَوْمٍ مُجْرِمِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They said, `We have been sent to (destroy) a guilty people.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

They said: "We have been sent to a people (deep) in sin,

Ahmed Ali

"We have been sent," they said, "to (punish) a sinful people,

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Ali Unal

They said: "Indeed, we have been sent to a people who are all criminals,

Daryabadi

They said: verily we have been sent unto a people guilty-

Faridul Haque

They said, "We have been sent towards a guilty nation."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They said: We have been sent to a guilty people,

Maulvi Sher Ali

They said, `We have been sent unto a guilty people,

Muhammad Asad

They answered: "We are sent to people lost in sin [who are to be destroyed],

Muhammad Musin Khan

They (the angels) said: "We have been sent to a people who are Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners).

Muhammad Pickthall

They said: We have been sent unto a guilty folk,

Muhammad Sarwar

They said, "We are sent to a sinful people.

Muhammed ali Shakir

They said: Surely we are sent towards a guilty people,

Rashad Khalifa

They said, "We are being dispatched to guilty people.

Shabbir Ahmed

They replied, "We are sent to dispense retribution to a guilty people,