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And all defilement shun
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and defilement flee
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And all abomination shun
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wal-ruj'za fa-uh'ju
Word by Word (2021)
And uncleanliness avoid,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad Buy
And all defilement shun
Marmaduke Pickthall Buy
Pollution shun
Yusuf Ali Buy
And all abomination shun
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938) Buy
And all abomination shun
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shun uncleanness
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and abandon contamination!
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and steer clear of filth.
Mustafa Khattab 2018 Buy
˹Continue to˺ shun idols.
Shakir Buy
And uncleanness do shun
Safi Kaskas 2025 Buy
avoid all filth.
Saeed Malik Buy
The profane [is not of you]— shun.
Abdul Hye Buy
and keep away from filth (idols),
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And defilement shun
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And abandon abominations
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Defilement, abandon it!
The Monotheist Group (2017) Buy
And abandon that which afflicts.
Dr. Kamal Omar
And uncleanliness: so avoid (that)
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And keep clear away from filth
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And stay away from all pollution
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And uncleanliness avoid
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keep yourself away from uncleanliness
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stay away from sin
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Leave alone the opponents
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And so defilement forsake
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keep away from all filth
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And pollution shun
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Shun all filth.
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and keep away from all impurity
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And avoid all abomination
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and steer clear of evil.
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and shun uncleanness
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And shun the dirt
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And remain away from the idols;
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and flee from the statues
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And stay away from idols
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And avoid idol worshipping
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And uncleanness do shun
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And the paganism/idol worship/sin , so abandon
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Forsake what is wrong.
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And uncleanliness do thou shun
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Abandon all that is vile.
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And idol-worship, (spare no pains to) exterminate it and shun all uncleanliness
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And keep away from the idols (and sins as usual)
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And keep away from Ar-Rujz (the idols)
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and keep away from uncleanness
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and defilement flee
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And abomination shun
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And fly every abomination
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The abomination - flee it
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Shuaib Abdullahi Buy
and (Wa) then (Fa) avoid (Eh'jur') filth (Er'Ruj'za),
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And the abominations, do forsake.
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Continue to abandon idols
Mustaqim
And shun filth,
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Abandon all sin.
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And abominations forsakesg!
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and steer clear of filth.
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And the abomination, so abandon.
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and keep away from all impurity!
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Refrain from uncleanliness (duality, misevaluation)!
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And keep away from Ar-Rujz!
A. S. Mohamed Buy
and desert the un-cleanliness,
Mir Aneesuddin
and then forsake uncleanliness,
[Al-Muntakhab]
Refuse to recognize idolatry and things not pertaining to Allah, so that you be free from spiritual and moral pollution
The Wise Quran Project
And uncleanness, then avoid.
Newest Translations 2026
Zulfiquar Ali Bhotto
And the uncleanliness, so you should avoid,
Verbatim Quran - Mahmoud K
And desert the grime.
Obsolete and/or older editions
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition) Buy
And abandon that which afflicts.
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition) Buy
And leave all that is vile
OLD Word by Word
And uncleanliness avoid
Old Transliteration Buy
Waalrrujza faohjur