Comparative Study
English Translations of Quran 2:8
16 scholarly English translations of verse 8 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
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Yusuf Ali
Abdullah Yusuf AliOf the people there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day;" but they do not (really) believe.
Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Hilali & Muhsin KhanAnd of mankind, there are some (hypocrites) who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day" while in fact they believe not.
And there are some who, though they say: "We believe in God and the Last Day," (in reality) do not believe.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Ahmed Raza KhanAnd among the people are some* that say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day**” whereas they are not believers! (* The hypocrites ** the Day of Resurrection)
And some men there are who say, 'We believe in God and the Last Day'; but they are not believers.
Daryabadi
Abdul Majid DaryabadiAnd of mankind are some who say: we believe in Allah and in the Last Day: whereas they are not believers.
Among the people are those who say, “We believe in God and in the Last Day,” but they are not believers.
Then there are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day", whereas they do not believe at all.
Mubarakpuri
Safi-ur-Rahman al-MubarakpuriAnd of mankind, there are some who say: "We believe in Allah and the Last Day" while in fact they do not believe.
Pickthall
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd of mankind are some who say: We believe in Allah and the Last Day, when they believe not.
Among the people are those who say, ‘We have faith in Allah and the Last Day,’ but they have no faith.
Qaribullah & Darwish
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad DarwishThere are some people who say: 'We believe in Allah and the Last Day,'yet they are not believers.
Some people say, "We believe in God and the Day of Judgment," but they are not true believers.
Shakir
Mohammad Habib ShakirAnd there are some people who say: We believe in Allah and the last day; and they are not at all believers.
Wahiduddin Khan
Wahiduddin KhanThere are some who say, "We believe in God and the Last Day," yet they are not believers.