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 ፡ ፡
And recall when a party of them said : ' Why do you admonish a people whom Allah is about to destroy or punish severely ? ' They said : ' We admonish them in order to be able to offer an excuse before Your Lord , and in the hope that they will guard against disobedience . '