They said: "O Shu'aib, much of what you say is meaningless to us, and then (for sure) you are powerless among us. But for your clan we would have stoned you to death. You have no power over us.
They said, “O Shuaib! We do not understand most of what you say, and indeed we perceive you weak among us; were it not for your relatives, we would have stoned you; and in our sight, you have no respect at all.”
They said, 'Shuaib, we do not understand much of what thou sayest. Truly we see thee weak among us; but for thy tribe we would have stoned thee; for thou art not strong against us.
[But his people] said: "O Shu'ayb! We cannot grasp the purport of much of what thou sayest; on the other hand, behold, we do see clearly how- weak thou art in our midst:" and were it not for thy family, we would have most certainly stoned thee to death, considering that thou hast no power over us!"
They said: O Shu'aib! we understanand not much of that which thou sayest, and verily we see thee weak among us, and were it not for thy company we had surely stoned thee, and thou art not among us mighty.
They said: "O Shu'aib! We do not understand much of what you say, and we see you a weak (man, it is said that he was a blind man) among us. Were it not for your family, we should certainly have stoned you and you are not powerful against us."
They said, “O Shuaib, we do not understand much of what you say, and we see that you are weak among us. Were it not for your tribe, we would have stoned you. You are of no value to us.”
They said: 'O Shu'ayb! We do not understand much of what you say. Indeed we see you weak in our midst. Were it not for your kinsmen, we would surely have stoned you for you have no strength to overpower us.
They said: "O Shu`ayb! We do not understand much of what you say, and we see you weak among us. Were it not for your family, you would have been stoned, and you are not powerful against us."
They said: O Shu'eyb! We understand not much of that thou tellest, and lo! we do behold thee weak among us. But for thy family, we should have stoned thee, for thou art not strong against us.
They said, ‘O Shu‘ayb, we do not understand much of what you say. Indeed we see that you are weak amongst us, and were it not for your tribe, we would have stoned you, and you are not a formidable [challenge] for us.’
They said 'Shu'aib, we do not understand much of what you say to us. Indeed, we see you weak among us. If it was not for your tribe we would have stoned you because you are not strong against us'
They said, "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."
They said, "Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, but we know that you are weak among us. Had it not been for our respect of your tribe, we would have stoned you to death; you are not very dear to us".
They said: O Shu'aib! we do not understand much of what you say and most surely we see you to be weak among us, and were it not for your family we would surely stone you, and you are not mighty against us.
Q<u>a</u>loo y<u>a</u> shuAAaybu m<u>a</u> nafqahu katheeran mimm<u>a</u> taqoolu wainn<u>a</u> lanar<u>a</u>ka feen<u>a</u> <u>d</u>aAAeefan walawl<u>a</u> rah<u>t</u>uka larajamn<u>a</u>ka wam<u>a</u> anta AAalayn<u>a</u> biAAazeez<b>in</b>
They replied, "Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say. In fact, we see that you are powerless among us.Were it not for your clan, we would have stoned you, for you are not strong against us."
They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!"
قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَقُولُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا وَلَوْلَا رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَٰكَ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ
The people of Shu’ayb said to him: O Shu’ayb, we do not understand much of what you have brought. We regard you to be weak amongst us, and you are not one of the senior leaders. If it were not that your family follows our religious beliefs, we would have killed you by stoning. To us, you are not a person of honour such that we would be afraid of killing you. The only reason we did not kill you is out of respect for your family.
The people of Shu’ayb said to him: O Shu’ayb, we do not understand much of what you have brought. We regard you to be weak amongst us, and you are not one of the senior leaders. If it were not that your family follows our religious beliefs, we would have killed you by stoning. To us, you are not a person of honour such that we would be afraid of killing you. The only reason we did not kill you is out of respect for your family.
<h2 class="title">The Response of Shu`ayb's People</h2><p>They said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ</div><p>(O Shu`ayb! We do not understand) This means that we do not comprehend. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">كَثِيراً</div><p>(much) `most of what you say'. Ath-Thawri said, "He (Shu`ayb) was called the orator of the Prophets." As-Suddi said, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَإِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا</div><p>(and we see you weak among us.) "They meant, `You are only one person."' Abu Rawq said, "They meant, `You are despised, because your tribe is not upon your religion."' </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَلَوْلاَ رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَـكَ</div><p>(Were it not for your family, you would have been stoned,) This means, your people. Were it not for their powerful position over the people of Madyan, they would have stoned him to death. Some said that this means with rocks. It has also been said that this means that they would have cursed and insulted him verbally. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ</div><p>(and you are not powerful against us.) This means, "You have no position of power over us."</p><h2 class="title">Shu`ayb's Refutation of His People</h2><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَالَ يقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِى أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ</div><p>(He said: "O my people! Is then my family of more weight with you than Allah")( He says: You would leave me alone out of respect for my people but not out of respect for the greatness of the Lord, the Most Blessed and Exalted Does not your awe of Allah prevent you from harming His Prophet Indeed you have placed the fear of Allah, </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيّاً</div><p>(behind your backs.) This means that you have thrown it behind you. You do not obey it, nor do you respect it. </p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ</div><p>(Verily, my Lord is surrounding all that you do.) This means that He knows all of your actions and He will reward you according to them. </p>
The Response of Shu`ayb's PeopleThey said, يشُعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ(O Shu`ayb! We do not understand) This means that we do not comprehend. كَثِيراً(much) `most of what you say'. Ath-Thawri said, "He (Shu`ayb) was called the orator of the Prophets." As-Suddi said, وَإِنَّا لَنَرَاكَ فِينَا ضَعِيفًا(and we see you weak among us.) "They meant, `You are only one person."' Abu Rawq said, "They meant, `You are despised, because your tribe is not upon your religion."' وَلَوْلاَ رَهْطُكَ لَرَجَمْنَـكَ(Were it not for your family, you would have been stoned,) This means, your people. Were it not for their powerful position over the people of Madyan, they would have stoned him to death. Some said that this means with rocks. It has also been said that this means that they would have cursed and insulted him verbally. وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْنَا بِعَزِيزٍ(and you are not powerful against us.) This means, "You have no position of power over us."Shu`ayb's Refutation of His Peopleقَالَ يقَوْمِ أَرَهْطِى أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ(He said: "O my people! Is then my family of more weight with you than Allah")( He says: You would leave me alone out of respect for my people but not out of respect for the greatness of the Lord, the Most Blessed and Exalted Does not your awe of Allah prevent you from harming His Prophet Indeed you have placed the fear of Allah, وَرَآءَكُمْ ظِهْرِيّاً(behind your backs.) This means that you have thrown it behind you. You do not obey it, nor do you respect it. إِنَّ رَبِّى بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ مُحِيطٌ(Verily, my Lord is surrounding all that you do.) This means that He knows all of your actions and He will reward you according to them. 