68. Surah Al-Qalam, Verse 28
Said the most moderate of them: “Said I not to you: ‘Oh, that you did but give glory!’”
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Aisha Bewley
The best of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, "Why do you not glorify Allah?"’
Progressive Muslims
The best among them said: "If only you had glorified!"
Shabbir Ahmed
Said the most balanced among them, "Did I not tell you - why did you not work aright (thinking of the poor)?" ('Sabh' = Swim in strides = Work hard = Labor for a noble cause).
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
Said the most moderate of them: “Said I not to you: ‘Oh, that you did but give glory!’”
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
The best among them said: "If only you had glorified!"
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
The righteous among them said, "If only you had glorified (God)!"
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
One who was temperate among them, said: "Did I not say: 'Why don't you priase God?'"
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
The most moderate of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why do you not exalt ?' "
Muhammad Asad
Said the most right-minded among them: "Did I not tell you, 'Will you not extol God's limitless glory?’"
Marmaduke Pickthall
The best among them said: Said I not unto you: Why glorify ye not (Allah)?
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
The best among them said: "Did I not say to you: why do you not give glory to (your Lord)?"*
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
The moderate among them said: "Would it not have been befitting, as I advised, had we praised Allah and rendered thanks for the benefits that to us, He has given?"
Bijan Moeinian
The more just one said: "We forgot to worship/ thank the Lord. "
Al-Hilali & Khan
The best among them said: "Did I not tell you: why say you not: Inshâ’ Allâh (If Allâh wills)."
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Said one of them, more just (than the rest): "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
The most sensible of them said, "Did I not urge you to say, ‘Allah willing.’?"
Taqi Usmani
Said he who was the best among them, "Did I not say to you, ‘Why do you not pronounce tasbīH (Allah’s purity)?"
Abdul Haleem
The wisest of them said, ‘Did I not say to you, "Will you not glorify God?"’-
Arthur John Arberry
Said the most moderate of them, 'Did I not say to you, "Why do you not give glory?"'
E. Henry Palmer
Said the most moderate of them, 'Said I not to you, "unless ye celebrate God's praises!"'
Hamid S. Aziz
The best of them said, "Did I not say to you, 'Why not glorify (Allah)?'"
Mahmoud Ghali
Said the most moderate of them, "Did I not say to you: Had you only extolled (Him)!"
George Sale
The worthier of them said, did I not say unto you, will ye not give praise unto God?
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Said one (person) more just than the rest of them: "Did I not say to you; Why not Glorify ?"
Amatul Rahman Omar
The most upright (man) among them said, `Did I not say to you why do you not give glory (to God)?'
Ali Quli Qarai
The most moderate among them said, ‘Did I not tell you, ‘‘Why do you not glorify ?’’ ’