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Quran 2:142

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 142 of 286 · Juz 2

سَيَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمْ عَن قِبْلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِى كَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهَا ۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلْمَشْرِقُ وَٱلْمَغْرِبُ ۚ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ

Translations of Quran 2:142
EnglishTalal Itani

The ignorant among the people will say, “What has turned them away from the direction of prayer they once followed?” Say, “To Allah belong the East and the West. He guides whom He wills to a straight path.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed? Say: Unto Allah belong the East and the West. He guideth whom He will unto a straight path.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Nas içinde süfehâ takımı «bunları bulundukları Kıbleden çeviren ne? diyecek, Deki Meşrık da Magrib de Allahındır, o kimi dilerse doğru bir caddeye çıkarır

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les insensés parmi les hommes demanderont : Qu’est-ce qui les a détournés de leur Kebla, de celle qu’ils avaient d’abord adoptée ? Réponds-leur : L’Orient et l’Occident appartiennent au Seigneur ; il conduit ceux qu’il veut dans le droit chemin.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

De dwazen onder de menschen zullen vragen: Wat heeft hen van hunne Kebla afgewend, welke zij vroeger aangenomen hadden? Zegt hun; God behoort het Oosten en het Westen; hij geleidt wien hij wil op den rechten weg.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Gli uomini insensati domanderanno: Che cosa è che li ha distolti dalla loro Kebla, da quella che prima avevano adottata? Rispondi loro: L’oriente e l’occidente appartengono al Signore; egli conduce chi vuole nella strada retta.

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