Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:65
16 scholarly English translations of verse 65 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliAnd well ye knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath: We said to them: "Be ye apes, despised and rejected."
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanAnd indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."
You know and have known already those among you who had broken the sanctity of the Sabbath, and to whom We had said: "Become (like) apes despised,"
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanAnd you certainly know of those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of Sabth (Sabbath – Saturday) – We therefore said to them, “Become apes, despised!”
And well you know there were those among you that transgressed the Sabbath, and We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking!'
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiAnd assuredly ye know of those of you who trespassed in the matter of the Sabbath, wherefore We said unto them: be ye apes despised.
And you surely knew those of you who violated the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be despicable apes!”
And you know well the story of those among you who broke Sabbath. We said to them, "Be apes despised and hated by all.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriAnd indeed you knew those amongst you who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday). We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, how We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated!
And certainly you know those of you who violated the Sabbath, whereupon We said to them, ‘Be you spurned apes.’
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishYou have surely known of those amongst you who transgressed the Sabbath. We said to them: 'Be apes, despised'
You certainly knew about those among you who were transgressors on the Sabbath. We commanded them, "Become detested apes,"
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirAnd certainly you have known those among you who exceeded the limits of the Sabbath, so We said to them: Be (as) apes, despised and hated.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanYou are aware of those who transgressed in the matter of the Sabbath, whereupon We said to them, "Be as apes, despised!"