Surah Al-Hijr 15:70 — translation and meaning
الحجر · Verse 70 / 99 · Page 265
قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
أَوَلَمْ
awalam
Did not
نَنْهَكَ
nanhaka
we forbid you
عَنِ
ani
from
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the world
Transliteration
Qaalooo awalam nanhaka 'anil 'aalameen
Translation
They said, "Have we not forbidden you from [protecting] people?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
His people said to him: Did we not forbid you from hosting anyone? One who provides a warning has in effect excused himself for taking someone to account for not abiding by it.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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