¹  If only you had said upon hearing it, “How can we speak about such a thing! Glory be to You ˹O Lord˺! This is a heinous slander!”  Dr. Mustafa Khattab

²  And [once again]: Why do you not say, whenever you hear such [a rumour], “It does not behove us to speak of this, O Thou who art limitless in Thy glory: this is an awesome calumny”?   Muhammad Asad

³  When you heard it, you should have said, “It is not for us to repeat this. By Your glory, this is a serious slander.”  Talal Itani

⁴  Why did you not, as soon as you heard of it, say, "It is not proper for us to utter such a thing? Glory be to Allah! This is a great slander."  Maududi

⁵  And why did you not, when you heard it, say? It is not right for us to speak of this. Glory be to You (O Allah) this is a great lie.  Muhsin Khan

⁶  When you heard the lie, why did you not say, ‘We should not repeat this- God forbid!- It is a monstrous slander’?  Muhammad Abdel Haleem

⁷  And why, when you heard it, said you not: It will not be for us to assert this. Glory be to Thee! This is a serious false charge to harm the reputation of another.  Dr.Leila Bakhtiar

⁸  Wherefore, when ye heard it, said ye not: It is not for us to speak of this. Glory be to Thee (O Allah); This is awful calumny.  Marmaduke Pickthall

⁹  And why, when you heard it, did you not say, "It is not for us to speak of this. Exalted are You, [O Allah ]; this is a great slander"?  Sahih Int.

¹⁰  And why did ye not, when ye heard it, say? - "It is not right of us to speak of this: Glory to Allah. this is a most serious slander!"  Yusuf Ali

¹¹  and why not, when you heard it, you said, "not it is for us that we speak of this. glory be to you! this (is) a slander great?"  Word by Word