ከእነሱም ( ከፊሎቹ ) ሕዝቦች « አላህ አጥፊያቸው ወይም በብርቱ ቅጣት ቀጪአቸው የኾኑትን ሕዝቦች ለምን ትገስፃጻላችሁ » ባሉ ጊዜ ( ገሳጮቹ ) « ወደ ጌታችሁ በቂ ምክንያት እንዲኾንና እነርሱም ቢከለከሉ ብለን ነው » አሉ ፡ ፡
When some of them asked , " Why do you admonish a people whom God is going to destroy or to afflict with a severe punishment ? " They answered , " In order to be free from blame before your Lord , and that they may perhaps fear Him . "