The Quran

سورة الحِجر

Surah Al-Hijr 15:70

The Rock · Verse 70 of 99

قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

They said, `Have we not told you not to entertain (all sorts of unknown) people?´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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

Ahmed Ali

"Did we not restrain you," they said, "from (entertaining) creatures from the outside world?"

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Ali Unal

They said: "Have we not forbidden you to offer protection and intercede for anyone in the world?"

Daryabadi

They said: forbade we not thee against the worlds?

Faridul Haque

They said, "Had we not forbidden you from meddling in the affairs of anyone?"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They said: Did we not forbid thee from (entertaining) people?

Maulvi Sher Ali

They said, `Did we not forbid thee to entertain any people?'

Muhammad Asad

They answered: "Have we not forbidden thee [to offer protection] to any kind of people?"

Muhammad Musin Khan

They (people of the city) said: "Did we not forbid you to entertain (or protect) any of the 'Alamin (people, foreigners, strangers, etc. from us)?"

Muhammad Pickthall

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

Muhammad Sarwar

They replied, "Did we not forbid you to bring anyone to your house?".

Muhammed ali Shakir

They said: Have we not forbidden you from (other) people?

Rashad Khalifa

They said, "Did we not enjoin you from contacting anyone?"

Shabbir Ahmed

They said, "Did we not forbid you from entertaining anyone?”