He said: "O my people! is then my family of more consideration with you than Allah? For ye cast Him away behind your backs (with contempt). But verily my Lord encompasseth on all sides all that ye do!

There were in the city nine men of a family, who made mischief in the land, and would not reform.

They said: "O Shu'aib! much of what thou sayest we do not understand! In fact among us we see that thou hast no strength! Were it not for thy family, we should certainly have stoned thee! for thou hast among us no great position!"

他说：“我的宗族啊！难道我的家族对于你们骐u主还尊贵吗？你们把真主当作你们背后的弃物，我的主确是彻知你们的行为的。

当日，城里有九伙人，在地方上伤风败俗，而不移风易俗，

他们说：“舒阿卜啊！你所说的话有很多是我们所不理解的。我们的确认为你是我们中的一个弱者，假若不为你的家族，我们誓必辱骂你，你对于我们并非尊贵的。”