Quran 49 : 4

Indeed, those who call you from behind the private chambers, most of them (do) not understand.
إِنَّ
Iinna
ٱلَّذِينَ
Alladhīna
يُنَادُونَكَ
Yunādūnaka
مِن
Min
وَرَآءِ
Waraaʾi
ٱلْحُجُرَٰتِ
Alḥujuraāti
أَكْثَرُهُمْ
Aaktharuhum
لَا
يَعْقِلُونَ
Yaʿqilūna

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

Surely, those who call on you from behind the lodgings, most of them do not comprehend.

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Those who shout out to thee from without the inner apartments - most of them lack understanding

Wahiduddin Khan

those who call out to you from outside your apartments are lacking in understanding

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

Indeed, those who call you, [O Muhammad], from behind the chambers - most of them do not use reason

The Wise Quran

Indeed, those who call you from behind the inner chambers, most of them have no sense;

The Study Quran

Truly those who call thee from behind the apartments, most of them understand not

Talal Itani (2012)

Those who call you from behind the chambers—most of them do not understand

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Those who call you from behind the private apartments—most of them don’t understand.

T.B.Irving

Most of those who call out to you from outside the apartments do not use their reason;

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Verily, those who call unto you from behind the houses (their inner apartments)— Most of them do not have any sense

Sher Ali

Those who call out to thee from without thy private apartments - most of them have no sense

Shakir

(As for) those who call out to you from behind the private chambers, surely most of them do not understand

Shabbir Ahmed

Verily, as for those who call out to you from outside the private apartments, most of them lack understanding

Samy Mahdy

Surely those who call you out, from behind the chambers, most of them are not reasoning.

Safi Kaskas

But those who call you from outside your private chambers, most of them do not understand.

Rashad Khalifa

As for those who call on you from outside the walls, most of them do not understand.

N J Dawood 2014

Those who call out to you while you¹ are in your chambers are for the most part devoid of understanding

Mustaqim

Those who call you from behind your private rooms, most of them don´t understand.

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Indeed, most of those who call out to you ˹O Prophet˺ from outside ˹your˺ private quarters have no understanding ˹of manners˺.

Musharraf Hussain

Most of those who called out to you from outside your home don’t understand.

MunirMezyed2023

Those who call out for you behind the private apartments, most of them do lack the ability to perceive and understand.

Munir Mezyed

Those who call out for you behind the private apartments, most of them do not possess self- awareness that allows them to understand.

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

As for those who call you from behind the chambers, most of them have no sense

Muhammad Sarwar

Most of those who call you from behind the private chambers do not have any understanding

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! those who call thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Surely (the ones) who call out to you from beyond the apartments, most of them do not consider

Muhammad Asad

Verily, [O Prophet,] as for those who call thee from without thy private apartments - most of them do not use their reason

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

That truly those who call you from behind the rooms/chambers, most of them do not reason/comprehend

Mohammad Shafi

Those indeed who call out to you [Prophet] from outside the private chambers — most of them have no sense

Mir Aneesuddin

Those who call you from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Those who call out to thee from behind the private apartments, most of them have no sense

Maududi

Surely most of those who call out to you, (O Prophet), from behind the apartments, are devoid of understanding

Linda "iLham" Barto

Most of those who shout to you [Prophet Muhammed] from their chambers certainly lack understanding.

John Medows Rodwell

They who call out to thee while thou art within thine APARTMENTS, have most of them no right perception of what is due to thee

Irving/Hegab

Most of those who call out to you from outside the apartments do not use their reason;

Hilali - Khan

Verily! Those who call you from behind the dwellings, most of them have no sense

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

Whereas those who call out to you from behind the apartments, most of them lack understanding

Hamid S. Aziz

As for those who call out to you from behind the private apartments, surely most of them understand not

George Sale

As to those who call unto thee from without the inner apartments, the greater part of them do not understand the respect due to thee

Fode Drame

Truly those who call out to you from behind the chambers, most of them do not understand.

Faridul Haque

Indeed most of those who call you from outside the chambers do not have sense

Edward Henry Palmer

Verily, those who cry out to thee from behind the inner chambers, most of them have no sense

Dr. Munir Munshey

Of course, most of those who call out to you from outside your chamber have no sense

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Verily, those who call out to you from outside your apartments, most of them do not have the understanding (of your exalted station and incomparable status and polite manners of veneration that are due to you)

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Truly, those who cry out to thee from behind the inner apartments, most of them are not reasonable.

Dr. Kamal Omar

Truly, those who give you a call (while they are) at a distance from (your private) cubicles, most of them use not (their) sense

Corpus.Quran

Indeed those who call you from behind the private chambers most of them (do) not understand

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Of those who continued to shout out to you from outside the inner apartments, most of them lack understanding

Bijan Moeinian

Those who invade the privacy of the messenger, calling him with a loud voice from behind the walls, have no sense at all

Bakhtiari Nejad

Indeed, those who call you from behind the chambers, most of them do not understand.

Arthur John Arberry

Surely those who call unto thee from behind the apartments, the most of them do not understand

Amatul Rahman Omar

The people who call out to you (O Prophet of God!) from outside your (private) chambers (most of them) lack understanding

Ali Ünal

Those who call out to you from behind the private apartments (which you share with your wives), most of them do not reason and understand (and are therefore lacking in good manners)

Ali Quli Qara'i

Indeed those who call you from behind the apartments, most of them do not apply reason

Aisha Bewley

As for those who call out to you from outside your private quarters, most of them do not use their intellect.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Undoubtedly, those who call you from behind your private apartments, most of them are stupid.

Ahmed Hulusi

As for those who call out to you from (outside) your house, most of them cannot use their intellects! (Note that calling him out is looked upon as an unintellectual act. A noteworthy topic!)

Ahmed Ali

Many of those who call you from outside the apartments are not considerate

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Verily those who call aloud Unto thee from without the inner apartments, most of them reflect not."

Abdul Hye

Surely! Those who call you (O Muhammad) from behind the residences, most of them have no common sense.

Abdel Haleem

but most of those who shout to you [Prophet] from outside your private rooms lack understanding