سورة المَائدة
Surah Al-Mâ’idah 5:79
The Table Spread of Food · Verse 79 of 120
كَانُوا لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ ۚ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
They did not prohibit one another from hateful things they committed. How evil were the practices they used to follow!
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did.
Ahmed Ali
They did not restrain one another from the wicked things they used to do; and vile were the things that they were doing!
12 more translations
Ali Unal
They would not restrain one another from doing the evil they did: indeed evil was what they used to do.
Daryabadi
They were wont not to desist from the evil they committed; vile is that which they have been doing!
Faridul Haque
They did not restrain one another from the evil they used to do; undoubtedly they used to commit extremely evil deeds.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They forbade not one another the hateful things they did. Evil indeed was what they did.
Maulvi Sher Ali
They did not restrain one another from the iniquity which they committed. Evil indeed was what they used to do.
Muhammad Asad
They would not prevent one another from doing whatever hateful things they did: vile indeed was what they were wont to do!
Muhammad Musin Khan
They used not to forbid one another from the Munkar (wrong, evil-doing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do.
Muhammad Pickthall
They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do!
Muhammad Sarwar
They did not prevent each other from committing sins nor would they themselves stay away from them. Evil was what they had done!
Muhammed ali Shakir
They used not to forbid each other the hateful things (which) they did; certainly evil was that which they did.
Rashad Khalifa
They did not enjoin one another from committing evil. Miserable indeed is what they did.
Shabbir Ahmed
They did not restrain one another from violating the Permanent Values. Evil was what they used to do.