The Saheeh International Quran Translation :
القول في تفسير قوله تعالي: سورة: الْأَعْرَاف الآية:164
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And when a community among them said, "Why do you advise [or warn] a people whom Allah is [about] to destroy or to punish with a severe punishment?" they [the advisors] said, "To be absolved before your Lord and perhaps they may fear Him."