Quran surah An Nur 16 (QS 24: 16) in arabic and english translation

Alquran english An Nur 16 (arabic: سورة النّور) revealed Medinan surah An Nur (The Light) arabic and english translation by
  1. Sahih International
  2. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
  3. Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
  4. Abdullah Yusuf Ali
  5. Mohammad Habib Shakir
  6. Dr. Ghali
  7. Ali Unal
  8. Amatul Rahman Omar
  9. Literal
  10. Ahmed Ali
  11. A. J. Arberry
  12. Abdul Majid Daryabadi
  13. Maulana Mohammad Ali
  14. Muhammad Sarwar
  15. Hamid Abdul Aziz
  16. Faridul Haque
  17. Talal Itani
  18. Ahmed Raza Khan
  19. Wahiduddin Khan
  20. Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  21. Ali Quli Qarai
  22. Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
An Nur is 24 surah (chapter) of the Quran, with 64 verses (ayat). this is QS 24:16 english translate.

Quran surah An Nur 16 image and Transliteration

quran image An Nur16 Walawla ith samiAAtumoohu qultum ma yakoonu lana an natakallama bihatha subhanaka hatha buhtanun AAatheemun  

Quran surah An Nur 16 in arabic text

وَلَوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُمْ مَا يَكُونُ لَنَا أَنْ نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهَٰذَا سُبْحَانَكَ هَٰذَا بُهْتَانٌ عَظِيمٌ

Quran surah An Nur 16 in english translation

Sahih International

(24:16) And why, when you heard it, did you not say, “It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah]; this is a great slander”?

Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan,

(24:16) And why did you not, when you heard it, say? “It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great lie.”

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

(24:16) Wherefor, 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.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(24:16) 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!”

Mohammad Habib Shakir

(24:16) And why did you not, when you heard it, say: It does not beseem us that we should talk of it; glory be to Thee! this is a great calumny?

Dr. Ghali

(24:16) And if you had (but) said, as you heard it, “In no way is it for us to talk about this. All Extolment be to You! This is a tremendous calumny.”

Ali Unal

(24:16) Why did you not say, when you heard of it, “It is not for us to speak of this. All-Glorified are You (O God)! This is an awesome slander.”

Amatul Rahman Omar

(24:16) And why did you not say as soon as you heard of it, `It does not behove us to talk like this. Holy are You (O Gracious God). This is a monstrous calumny,´

Literal

(24:16) And if only when you want/listened (to) it, you said: “It (is) not to be for us that we converse/speak with that, Your praise/glory, that (is) great falsehood/slander .”

Ahmed Ali

(24:16) Why did you not say when you heard it: “It is not for us to speak of it? God preserve us, it is a great calumny!”

A. J. Arberry

(24:16) And why, when you heard it, did you not say, ‘It is not for us to speak about this; glory be to Thee! This is a mighty calumny’?

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

(24:16) And wherefore, when ye heard it, did ye not say: it is not for us to speak thereof, hallowed be Thou! that is a slander mighty!

Maulana Mohammad Ali

(24:16)-

Muhammad Sarwar

(24:16) Would that on hearing this report, you had said, “We have nothing to say about it. God forbid! It is a serious accusation.”

Hamid Abdul Aziz

(24:16) Behold, you received it with your tongues, and spoke with your mouths what you had no knowledge of, and deemed it a light thing, while it was most grave in the sight of Allah.

Faridul Haque

(24:16) And why was it not that, when you heard it, you would have said, “It does not befit us to speak regarding this

Talal Itani

(24:16) When you heard it, you should have said, “It is not for us to repeat this. By Your glory, this is a serious slander.”

Ahmed Raza Khan

(24:16) And why was it not that, when you heard it, you would have said, “It does not befit us to speak regarding this; Purity is to You, O Allah – this is a great accusation.”

Wahiduddin Khan

(24:16) When you heard it, why did you not say, “It is not right for us to speak of this. God forbid! This is a monstrous slander.”

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

(24:16) And why did you not, when you heard it, say: “It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah)! This is a great lie.”

Ali Quli Qarai

(24:16) And why did you not, when you heard it, say, ‘It is not for us to say such a thing. [O Allah!] You are immaculate! This is a monstrous calumny!’

Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish

(24:16) When you heard it, why did you not say: ‘It is not right for us to speak of this. Exaltations to You! This is a mighty slander’   That is translated surah An Nur ayat 16 (QS 24: 16) in arabic and english text, may be useful. 

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