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 when a community among them said : Why preach ye to a folk whom Allah is about to destroy or punish with an awful doom , they said : In order to be free from guilt before your Lord , and that haply they may ward off ( evil ) .