The leaders, the arrogant party among his people, said: "O Shu'aib! we shall certainly drive thee out of our city - (thee) and those who believe with thee; or else ye (thou and they) shall have to return to our ways and religion." He said: "What! even though we do detest (them)?

They said: "O Shu'aib! Does thy (religion of) prayer command thee that we leave off the worship which our fathers practised, or that we leave off doing what we like with our property? truly, thou art the one that forbeareth with faults and is right-minded!"

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!"

他的宗族中骄傲的贵族们说：“舒阿卜啊！我们一定要把你和你的信徒们逐出城外，除非你们再信我们的宗教。”他说：“即使我们厌恶你们的宗教，也要我们再信奉它吗？

他们说：“舒阿卜啊！难道你的祈祷命令你让我们放弃我们祖先所崇拜的（偶像）并命令你教我们不要自由地支配我们的财产吗？你确是宽仁的，确是精神健全的！”

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。”