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Quran 2:16

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 16 of 286 · Juz 1

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهْتَدِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:16
EnglishTalal Itani

Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

bunlar işte öyle kimselerdir ki hidayet bedeline dalâleti satın almışlardır da ticaretleri kâr etmemiştir yolunu tutmuş da değillerdir.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ce sont eux qui ont acheté l’erreur avec la monnaie de la vérité, mais leur marché ne leur a point profité ; Ils ne sont plus dirigés dans la droite voie.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Zij zijn het, die de dwaling voor de munt der waarheid gekocht hebben; maar hun handel heeft hun geen winst opgebracht; want zij zijn van den rechten weg afgedwaald.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Hanno comprato l’errore colla moneta della verità, ma questa compera non ha recato loro profitto; non sono più diretti nella via diritta.

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