27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 55
اَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ الرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِنْ دُونِ النِّسَٓاءِۜ بَلْ اَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ
A-innakum lata/toona arrijalashahwatan min dooni annisa-i bal antum qawmuntajhaloon
Do you come with lust to men instead of women? You are a people who are deeply ignorant. ’
- Progressive Muslims
"You are approaching the men out of lust instead of the women! No, you are an ignorant people!"
- Shabbir Ahmed
You approach men with lust instead of women. Nay, you are people who disregard what you know (27:54)."
- Sam Gerrans
“Do you approach men with lust instead of women? The truth is, you are a people in ignorance.”
- The Monotheist Group
"You are approaching the men out of desire instead of the women! Indeed, you are an ignorant people."
- Edip-Layth
"You are approaching the men out of lust instead of the women! No, you are an ignorant people!"
- Aisha Bewley
Do you come with lust to men instead of women? You are a people who are deeply ignorant. ’
- Rashad Khalifa
"You practice sex with the men, lustfully, instead of the women. Indeed, you are ignorant people."
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
You lust after men in place of women. You are indeed a stolid people."
- Sahih International
Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly. "
- Muhammad Asad
Must you really approach men with lust instead of women? Nay, but you are people without any awareness (of right and wrong)!"
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Must ye needs lust after men instead of women? Nay, but ye are folk who act senselessly.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
"Certainly" he continued, "you have sensuous desire for men in lieu of women; you are a people who are indeed ignorant and indeed impudent, a people who have no shame of their sins"
- Bijan Moeinian
What kind of people you are that prefers men to women for the gratification of your sexual desires? What a foolish people you are [unaware of punishment in reserve for you. ]
- Al-Hilali & Khan
"Do you practise your lusts on men instead of women? Nay, but you are a people who behave senselessly."
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Would ye really approach men in your lusts rather than women? Nay, ye are a people (grossly) ignorant!
- Mustafa Khattab
Do you really lust after men instead of women? In fact, you are ˹only˺ a people acting ignorantly."
- Taqi Usmani
Is it that you really come to men lustfully instead of women? No, you are a people committing acts of ignorance."
- Abdul Haleem
How can you lust after men instead of women? What fools you are!’
- Arthur John Arberry
What, do you approach men lustfully instead of women? No, you are a people that are ignorant. '
- E. Henry Palmer
do ye indeed approach men lustfully rather than women? nay! ye are a people who are ignorant. '
- Hamid S. Aziz
And Lot when he said to his people, "Do you commit abomination knowingly?
- Mahmoud Ghali
Do you (really) come up with lust to men rather than women? No indeed, you are a people who are ignorant. "
- George Sale
Do ye approach lustfully unto men, leaving the women? Ye are surely an ignorant people.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
"Would you really run after men in your excessive (sexual) desire rather than after women? No! You are a people (totally) ignorant!"
- Amatul Rahman Omar
`What! (is it true) you approach men instead of (your) women to satisfy (your) lust? Nay, you are indeed a people who act senselessly. '
- Ali Quli Qarai
Do you approach men with [sexual] desire instead of women?! Rather you are a senseless lot!’