Quran 5:79 Word by Word & Translations

5:79 Word by Word (2021)

They had been not forbidding each other from wrongdoing they did [it]. Surely, evil (was) what they were doing.


5:79 Arabic

كَانُوا۟ لَا يَتَنَاهَوْنَ عَن مُّنكَرٍ فَعَلُوهُ لَبِئْسَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ

5:79 Transliteration

Kanoo la yatanahawna AAan munkarin faAAaloohu labi/sa ma kanoo yafAAaloona
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
They would not stop each other from doing vice. Wickedness is what they used to do.
Abdel Haleem
they did not forbid each other to do wrong. How vile their deeds were
Abdul Hye
They did not forbid each another from wrong deeds they committed. Evil indeed was what they used to do.
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They were wont not to desist from the evil they committed; vile is that which they have been doing
Ahmed Ali
They did not restrain one another from the wicked things they used to do; and vile were the things that they were doing
Ahmed Hulusi
They did not prevent one another from the bad deeds that they did. How wretched were their deeds!
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Whatever bad they did they did not prohibit one other among themselves. Necessarily, they used to do evil things
Aisha Bewley
They would not restrain one another from any of the wrong things that they did. How evil were the things they used to do!
Ali Ünal
They would not restrain one another from doing the evil they did: indeed evil was what they used to do
Ali Quli Qara'i
They would not forbid one another from the wrongs that they committed. Surely, evil is what they had been doing
Amatul Rahman Omar
They did not prohibit one another from hateful things they committed. How evil were the practices they used to follow
Arthur John Arberry
They forbade not one another any dishonour that they committed; surely evil were the things they did
Bakhtiari Nejad
They were not stopping one another from the unacceptable (and wrong) which they did. What they were doing was certainly miserable.
Bijan Moeinian
They would not forbid each other of wrongdoings; what an evil way of life they had chosen [this indicates that encouraging the righteousness and forbidding the wrongdoings was a part of “original” Judeo-Christianity as it is one of the main pillars of Islam.]
Bilal Muhammad 2018
Nor did they discourage one another the immorality which they committed. Wrong indeed were the things they did
Corpus.Quran
They had been not forbidding each other from wrongdoing they did [it] Surely, evil (was) what they were doing
Dr. Kamal Omar
They had not been forbidding one another from the Munkar which they committed. Vile indeed is what they had been doing
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
They had not been forbidding one another from that which is unlawful that they committed. Miserable was what they had been committing!
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
(And they were also cursed because) they would not prevent one another from the evil deeds they used to do. Certainly, evil were the deeds they used to do
Dr. Munir Munshey
They failed to forbid each other from committing the wrongful wicked deeds. What they used to do was definitely hideous
Edward Henry Palmer
they would not desist from the wrong they did; evil is that which they did
Faridul Haque
They did not restrain one another from the evil they used to do; undoubtedly they used to commit extremely evil deeds
Fode Drame
They did not use to forbid one another from wickedness that they committed. Surely how woeful is all that they used to do.
George Sale
They forbade not one another the wickedness which they committed; and wo unto them for what they committed
Hamid S. Aziz
They would not restrain each other from the wickedness they did; verily, evil is that which they used to do
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
They did not forbid one another from the wrongdoing they were committing. Evil is what they were doing
Hilali - Khan
They used not to forbid one another from the Munkar (wrong, evildoing, sins, polytheism, disbelief, etc.) which they committed. Vile indeed was what they used to do
Irving/Hegab
They did not refrain from the debauchery they were indulging in; how awful is what they had been doing!
John Medows Rodwell
they forbade not one another the iniquity which they wrought! detestable are their actions
Linda "iLham" Barto
They would not stop each other from doing the evil they committed. Their deeds were indeed horrible.
Maududi
They did not forbid each other from committing the abominable deeds they committed. Indeed what they did was evil
Maulana Muhammad Ali
They forbade not one another the hateful things they did. Evil indeed was what they did
Mir Aneesuddin
They did not forbid one another from (things) not recognised (as good) which they used to do, evil was that which they used to do.
Mohammad Shafi
They were not forbidding one another from the forbidden things they did. What they did was certainly bad
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
They were not forbidding/preventing each other from awfulness/obscenity they made/did it; how bad (is) what they were making/doing
Muhammad Asad
They would not prevent one another from doing whatever hateful things they did: vile indeed was what they were wont to do
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
They used not to forbid one another any malfeasance that they performed. Miserable indeed was whatever they were performing
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
They restrained not one another from the wickedness they did. Verily evil was that they used to do
Muhammad Sarwar
They did not prevent each other from committing sins nor would they themselves stay away from them. Evil was what they had done
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
They did not forbid each other from any evil they committed. Evil indeed is what they have been doing
Munir Mezyed
They did not prohibit one another from wrongdoing that they did. Evil indeed was that which they used to do. (in Allâh)
MunirMezyed2023
They did not forbid one another from the iniquitous deeds, they were committing. Verily evil was what they used to do.
Musharraf Hussain
they didn’t condemn wrong in their society. They were wretched!
Mustafa Khattab 2018
They did not forbid one another from doing evil. Evil indeed was what they did!
Mustaqim
They did not stop each other from the wrongdoing they committed, bad is indeed what they used to do.
N J Dawood 2014
Nor did they reproach each other for any reprehensible act they committed. Evil indeed is what they did
Rashad Khalifa
They did not enjoin one another from committing evil. Miserable indeed is what they did
Safi Kaskas
They did not prevent each other from doing hateful things. Their deeds were so evil!
Samy Mahdy
They had been not prohibiting each other from a denial they did, and how wretched is what they were doing.
Shabbir Ahmed
They restrained not one another from violating the Divine Values. Miserable indeed was their behavior
Shakir
They used not to forbid each other the hateful things (which) they did; certainly evil was that which they did
Sher Ali
They did not restrain one another from the iniquity which they committed. Evil indeed was what they used to do
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Also (because) they did not (often) prevent one another from the iniquities that they committed: The deeds that they did were indeed evil
T.B.Irving
They did not refrain from the debauchery they were indulging in; how awful is what they had been doing!
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
They didn’t discourage each other from committing wrongs. Their deeds are reprehensible.
Talal Itani (2012)
They used not to prevent one another from the wrongs they used to commit. Evil is what they used to do
The Study Quran
They would not forbid one another from the wrong they committed. Evil indeed is that which they used to do
The Wise Quran
They would not desist from the wrong they did; surely evil is what they used to do.
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
They used not to prevent one another from wrongdoing that they did. How wretched was that which they were doing
Wahiduddin Khan
they would not prevent one another from doing the wrong things they did. Evil indeed were their deeds
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Nor did they (usually) forbid one another the iniquities which they committed: evil indeed were the deeds which they did