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Quran 2:13

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 13 of 286 · Juz 1

وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ ءَامِنُوا۟ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلنَّاسُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَآ ءَامَنَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:13
EnglishTalal Itani

And when it is said to them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they say, “Shall we believe as the fools have believed?” In fact, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe? are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Yine bunlara nâsın iman ettiği gibi iman edin denildiği zaman «ya biz o süfehanın iman ettikleri gibi mi iman ederiz?» derler, ha doğrusu süfeha kendileridir ve lâkin bilmezler

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Lorsqu’on leur dit : Croyez, croyez ainsi que croient tant d’autres, ils répondent : Croirons-nous comme croient les sots ? N’est-ce pas plutôt eux qui sont des sots ? Mais ils ne le sentent pas.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zegt men hun: "Gelooft toch, gelijk zoo veel anderen gelooven," dan antwoorden zij: "Zullen wij gelooven als de zotten?" Helaas! zij zelven zijn zotten, maar zij gevoelen het niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando si dice loro: Credete, credete come credono tanti altri, rispondono: Crederemo noi come credono gli sciocchi? Essi sono piuttosto gli sciocchi, ma non lo distinguono.

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