15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 68
قَالَ اِنَّ هٰٓؤُ۬لَٓاءِ ضَيْف۪ي فَلَا تَفْضَحُونِۙ
Qala inna haola-i dayfeefala tafdahoon
He said, ‘These are my guests so do not put me to shame.
- Progressive Muslims
He said: "These are my guests, so do not embarrass me!"
- Shabbir Ahmed
Lot said, "Behold, these are my guests; so do not embarrass me. "
- Sam Gerrans
He said: “They are my guests, so put me not to shame;
- The Monotheist Group
He said: "These are my guests, so do not embarrass me!"
- Edip-Layth
He said, "These are my guests, so do not embarrass me!"
- Aisha Bewley
He said, ‘These are my guests so do not put me to shame.
- Rashad Khalifa
He said, "These are my guests; do not embarrass me.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Said Lot: "These are my guests; do not put me to shame,
- Sahih International
[Lot] said, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not shame me.
- Muhammad Asad
Exclaimed [Lot]: "Behold, these are my guests: so put me not to shame,
- Marmaduke Pickthall
He said: Lo! they are my guests. Affront me not!
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
"These are my guests", said Lut, "I beg of you not to bring shame or discredit upon me",
- Bijan Moeinian
He said: "These are my guests; do not embarrass me. "
- Al-Hilali & Khan
[Lût (Lot)] said: "Verily! these are my guests, so shame me not.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Lut said: "These are my guests: disgrace me not:
- Mustafa Khattab
Lot pleaded, "Indeed, these are my guests, so do not embarrass me.
- Taqi Usmani
He (LūT) said, "They are my guests; so do not put me to shame,
- Abdul Haleem
and he told them, ‘These are my guests, do not disgrace me.
- Arthur John Arberry
He said, 'These are my guests; put me not to shame,
- E. Henry Palmer
Said he, 'Verily, these are my guests, therefore disgrace me not;
- Hamid S. Aziz
Said Lot, "Verily, these are my guests, therefore disgrace me not;
- Mahmoud Ghali
He said, "Surely these are my guests; so do not put me to shame.
- George Sale
And he said unto them, verily these are my guests: Wherefore do not disgrace me by abusing them;
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
[Lut, (Lot)] said: "Verily, these are my guests: And so do not shame me:
- Amatul Rahman Omar
(Lot) said, `Surely, these are my guests, therefore do not put me to shame (by your disrespectful behaviour towards them).
- Ali Quli Qarai
He said, ‘These are indeed my guests. Do not bring dishonour on me.