سورة النَّمل
Surah Al-Naml 27:56
The Tribe of Naml-Namlites · Verse 56 of 93
فَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوا آلَ لُوطٍ مِنْ قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
But his people had no reply except that they said, `Drive the followers of Lot out of your township. They are a people who would pose (and parade) to be extra pure and righteous (internally and externally).´
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But his people gave no other answer but this: they said, "Drive out the followers of Lut from your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!î
Ahmed Ali
His people had no answer except saying: "Expel the family of Lot from your city. They are a people who would (rather) be pure!"
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Ali Unal
But his people’s only reply was nothing but to say (to one another): "Expel Lot’s family (as well as himself) from your land. They are a people who make themselves out to be pure!"
Daryabadi
Then there was no answer of his people save that they said: drive forth the family of Lut from your City, verily they are a people who would be pure!
Faridul Haque
Therefore the answer of his people was nothing except that they said, “Expel the family of Lut from your township; these people wish purity!”
Maulana Muhammad Ali
But the answer of his people was naught except that they said: Drive out Lotís followers from your town; surely they are a people who would keep pure!
Maulvi Sher Ali
But the only answer of his people was that they said, `Drive out Lot's family from your city. They are a people who would keep pure.
Muhammad Asad
But his people's only answer was this : "Expel [Lot and) Lot's followers from your township! Verily, they are folk who make themselves out to be pure !"
Muhammad Musin Khan
There was no other answer given by his people except that they said: "Drive out the family of Lout (Lot) from your city. Verily, these are men who want to be clean and pure!"
Muhammad Pickthall
But the answer of his folk was naught save that they said: Expel the household of Lot from your township, for they (forsooth) are folk who would keep clean!
Muhammad Sarwar
His people had no answer but to say, "Expel Lot and his family from the town for they want to be pure."
Muhammed ali Shakir
But the answer of his people was no other except that they said: Turn out Lut's followers from your town; surely they are a people who would keep pure!
Rashad Khalifa
The only response from his people was their saying, "Banish Lot's family from your town; they are people who wish to be pure."
Shabbir Ahmed
But the answer of his people was nothing but, "Expel Lot’s followers from your town! For, they are people who show off to be pure."