And his people’s only answer was to say, “Expel them from your town; they are purist people.”
Al-A'raf 7:82
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وَمَا كَانَ جَوَابَ قَوْمِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ قَالُوا أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ قَرْيَتِكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ أُنَاسٌ يَتَطَهَّرُونَ
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And his people’s only answer was to say, “Expel them from your town; they are purist people.”
But his people's only answer was, "Send them out of your town — they're people who want to stay pure."
But his people's only response was, "Drive them out of your town — they're people who want to stay pure!"
His people’s only response was to say, “Drive them out of your town. They are people who keep themselves pure!”
But his people's only response was to say, “Expel them from your town; they are purist people.”
But his people's only response was to say, “Expel them from your town; they are purist people.”
But the answer of his people was only that they said, "Evict them from your city! Indeed, they are men who keep themselves pure."
And the answer of his people was only that they said: "Drive them out of your town, these are indeed men who want to be pure (from sins)!"
The only reply his people gave was to say, “Drive them out of your town, for they are people who keep themselves pure!”
And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"
And the answer of his people was only that they said (one to another): Turn them out of your township. They are folk, forsooth, who keep pure.
The only answer given by his people was, "Turn them out of your town. They are people who regard themselves to be pure."
Their only answer was: 'Banish them from your town. They are a people who pretend to be pure.'
But the only answer of his people was that they said, ‘Expel them from your town! They are indeed a puritanical lot.’
Wama kana jawaba qawmihi illa an qaloo akhrijoohum min qaryatikum innahum onasun yatatahharoona