Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:131
16 scholarly English translations of verse 131 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliBehold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to Me):" He said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe."
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanWhen his Lord said to him, "Submit (i.e. be a Muslim)!" He said, "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists)."
(For) when his Lord said to him: "Obey," he replied: "I submit to the Lord of all the worlds."