Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:73
16 scholarly English translations of verse 73 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliSo We said: "Strike the (body) with a piece of the (heifer)." Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance ye may understand.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanSo We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand.
We had pronounced already: "Slay (the murderer) for (taking a life)." Thus God preserves life from death and shows you His signs that you may understand.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanWe therefore said, “Strike the dead man with a part of the sacrificed cow”; this is how Allah will bring the dead to life, and shows you His signs so that you may understand!
so We said, 'Smite him with part of it'; even so God brings to life the dead, and He shows you His signs, that haply you may have understanding.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiWherefore We said: smite him with part of her. Thus will Allah quicken the dead and He sheweth you His signs that haply ye may under stand.
We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus God brings the dead to life; and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.
So We commanded, "Strike the corpse of the murdered man with a part of the sacrificed cow. See how Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Signs, so that you may understand".
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriSo We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, etc.) so that you may understand.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand.
We said, ‘Strike him with a piece of it:’ thus does Allah revive the dead, and He shows you His signs so that you may exercise your reason.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishWe said: 'Strike him with a piece of it' Like this, Allah restores the dead to life and shows you His signs in order that you will understand.
We said, "Strike the person slain with some part of the cow." That is how God brings the dead to life and shows you His miracles so that you might have understanding.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirSo We said: Strike the (dead body) with part of the (Sacrificed cow), thus Allah brings the dead to life, and He shows you His signs so that you may understand.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanWe said, "Strike [the corpse] with a part of it." Thus God restores the dead to life and shows you His signs, so that you may understand.