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سورة الحُجرَات

Surah Al-Hujurât 49:4

The Chambers · Verse 4 of 18

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُنَادُونَكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحُجُرَاتِ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

The people who call out to you (O Prophet of God!) from outside your (private) chambers (most of them) lack understanding.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding.

Ahmed Ali

Many of those who call you from outside the apartments are not considerate.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Those who call out to you from behind the private apartments (which you share with your wives), most of them do not reason and understand (and are therefore lacking in good manners).

Daryabadi

Verily those who call aloud Unto thee from without the inner apartments, most of them reflect not."

Faridul Haque

Indeed most of those who call you from outside the chambers do not have sense.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Those who call out to thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Those who call out to thee from without thy private apartments - most of them have no sense.

Muhammad Asad

Verily, [O Prophet,] as for those who call thee from without thy private apartments - most of them do not use their reason:

Muhammad Musin Khan

Verily! Those who call you from behind the dwellings, most of them have no sense.

Muhammad Pickthall

Lo! those who call thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense.

Muhammad Sarwar

Most of those who call you from behind the private chambers do not have any understanding.

Muhammed ali Shakir

(As for) those who call out to you from behind the private chambers, surely most of them do not understand.

Rashad Khalifa

As for those who call on you from outside the walls, most of them do not understand.

Shabbir Ahmed

Those who call out to you from behind the private apartments, most of them lack understanding.