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Quran 2:124

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 124 of 286 · Juz 1

وَإِذِ ٱبْتَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ رَبُّهُۥ بِكَلِمَـٰتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّى جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إِمَامًا ۖ قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۖ قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:124
EnglishTalal Itani

And when his Lord tested Abraham with certain words, and he fulfilled them. He said, “I am making you a leader of humanity.” He said, “And my descendants?” He said, “My pledge does not include the wrongdoers.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And (remember) when his Lord tried Abraham with (His) commands, and he fulfilled them, He said: Lo! I have appointed thee a leader for mankind. (Abraham) said: And of my offspring (will there be leaders)? He said: My covenant includeth not wrong-doers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Şunu da hatırda tutun ki bir vakit İbrahimi Rabbı bir takım kelimat ile imtihan etti, o onları itmam edince «ben seni bütün insanlara İmam edeceğim» buyurdu «ya Rabbi zürriyetimden de» dedi, buyurdu ki benim ahdime zalimler nail olamaz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Lorsque Dieu tenta Abraham par des paroles, et que celui-ci eut accompli ses ordres, Dieu lui dit : Je t’établirai l’imam des peuples. Choisis-en aussi dans ma famille, dit Abraham. — Mon alliance, reprit le Seigneur, ne comprendra point les méchants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Toen God Abraham met zekere woorden beproefde en deze Zijne geboden vervulde, zeide God: Ik stel u aan als hoogsten priester voor de menschen. Hij antwoordde: En mijn gezin ook? God antwoordde: de boozen zijn niet begrepen in mijn verbond.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando Dio tentò Abramo con parole, e che questi ebbe eseguiti i suoi ordini, Dio gli disse: Io ti destinerò l’iman dei popoli. Scegline anche nella mia famiglia, disse Abramo. La mia alleanza, rispose il Signore, non comprenderà i malvagi.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.