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وَلَوْلَآ إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُم مَّا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّتَكَلَّمَ بِهَـٰذَا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ هَـٰذَا بُهْتَـٰنٌ عَظِيمٌ

Walawl a i th samiAAtumoohu qultum m a yakoonu lan a an natakallama bih atha sub ha naka h atha buht a nun AAa th eem un

And [once again]: Why do you not say, whenever you hear such [a rumour], "It does not behove us to speak of this, O Thou who art limitless in Thy glory: this is an awesome calumny"?¹⁹

- Mohammad Asad

Why did you not, when you heard about it, say: "It is not befitting for us to talk about it, God forbid! This is a monstrous slander?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If only you had said upon hearing it, 'How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You 'O Lord'! This is a heinous slander!'

- Mustafa Khattab

Wherefore, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah); This is awful calumny.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And why did ye not when ye heard it say "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" ²⁹⁶⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 16

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And [once again]: Why do you not say, whenever you hear such [a rumour], "It does not behove us to speak of this, O Thou who art limitless in Thy glory: this is an awesome calumny"?¹⁹

- Mohammad Asad

Why did you not, when you heard about it, say: "It is not befitting for us to talk about it, God forbid! This is a monstrous slander?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If only you had said upon hearing it, 'How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You 'O Lord'! This is a heinous slander!'

- Mustafa Khattab

Wherefore, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah); This is awful calumny.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And why did ye not when ye heard it say "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" ²⁹⁶⁹

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 16

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And [once again]: Why do you not say, whenever you hear such [a rumour], "It does not behove us to speak of this, O Thou who art limitless in Thy glory: this is an awesome calumny"?19

- Mohammad Asad

Why did you not, when you heard about it, say: "It is not befitting for us to talk about it, God forbid! This is a monstrous slander?"

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

If only you had said upon hearing it, 'How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You 'O Lord'! This is a heinous slander!'

- Mustafa Khattab

Wherefore, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah); This is awful calumny.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And why did ye not when ye heard it say "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" 2969

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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And [once again]: Why do you not say, whenever you hear such [a rumour], "It does not behove us to speak of this, O Thou who art limitless in Thy glory: this is an awesome calumny"?¹⁹

And why did ye not when ye heard it say "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah! this is a most serious slander!" ²⁹⁶⁹