Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:42
16 scholarly English translations of verse 42 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliAnd cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is).
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanAnd mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth [i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him is Allah's Messenger and his qualities are written in your Scriptures, the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you know (the truth).
Do not confuse truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanAnd do not mix the truth with falsehood, nor purposely conceal the truth.
And do not confound the truth with vanity, and do not conceal the truth wittingly.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiAnd confound not the truth with falsehood, nor hide the truth while ye know.
And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know.
Confound not the Truth with falsehood nor conceal it knowingly.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriAnd mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you know (the truth).
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallConfound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth.
Do not mix the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you know.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishDo not confound truth with falsehood, nor knowingly hide the truth while you know.
Do not mix truth with falsehood and do not deliberately hide the truth
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirAnd do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know (it).
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanDo not mix truth with falsehood, or hide the truth when you know it.