Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:24
16 scholarly English translations of verse 24 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliBut if ye cannot- and of a surety ye cannot- then fear the Fire whose fuel is men and stones,- which is prepared for those who reject Faith.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanBut if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
But if you cannot, as indeed you cannot, then guard yourselves against the Fire whose fuel is men and rocks, which has been prepared for the infidels.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanAnd if you are unable to bring forth (one chapter) – and We declare that you can never bring one – then fear the fire (of hell), the fuel of which is men and stones; kept ready for the disbelievers.
And if you do not -- and you will not -- then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for unbelievers.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiBut if ye do it not, --and by no means ye shall, --then dread the Fire, the fuel whereof is men and stones, gotten ready for the infidels.
But if you do not—and you will not—then beware the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
But if you do not do this, and you can never do this, then fear the Fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers and which shall have men and stones for fuel.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriBut if you do it not, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd if ye do it not - and ye can never do it - then guard yourselves against the Fire prepared for disbelievers, whose fuel is of men and stones.
But if you do not—and you will not—then beware the Fire whose fuel will be humans and stones, prepared for the faithless.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishBut if you fail, as you are sure to fail, then guard yourselves against the Fire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers.
If you do not produce such a chapter and you never will then guard yourselves against the fire whose fuel will be people and stones and is prepared for those who hide the Truth.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirBut if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanBut if you cannot do it, and you can never do it, then guard yourselves against the Fire whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for those who deny the truth.