لَوْلَا͏ٓ اِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوْهُ ظَنَّ الْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنُوْنَ وَالْمُو͏ٔ͏ْمِنٰتُ بِاَنْفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًاۙ وَّقَالُوْا هٰذَا͏ٓ اِفْكٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ١٢
Translation
When you [first] heard about it, why did not the faithful, men and women, think well of their folks, and say, ‘This is an obvious calumny’?