8:34 wa maa lahum al-laa yu'Adh-dhibahumul-laahu wa hum yaSud-duuna 'Anil masjidil Haraami wa maa kaanuu awliyaa-ah* in awliyaauhuu il-lal mut-taquuna walaakin-na aktharahum laa ya'Ålamuun

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And what is with them that Allah should not punish them, whereas in fact they prevent from the Sacred Mosque and they are not worthy (of being the custodians) of it; only the pious are its befitting custodians, but most of them do not have knowledge.And what is with them that Allah should not punish them, whereas in fact they prevent from the Sacred Mosque and they are not worthy (of being the custodians) of it; only the pious are its befitting custodians, but most of them do not have knowledge.

Yusuf Ali:
But what plea have they that Allah should not punish them, when they keep out (men) from the sacred Mosque - and they are not its guardians? No men can be its guardians except the righteous; but most of them do not understand.

Pickthal:

And what (excuse) have they that Allah should not chastise them while they hinder (men) from the Sacred Mosque and they are not (fit to be) guardians of it; its guardians are only those who guard (against evil), but most of them do not know.