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Quran 2:188

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 188 of 286 · Juz 2

وَلَا تَأْكُلُوٓا۟ أَمْوَٰلَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا۟ بِهَآ إِلَى ٱلْحُكَّامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا۟ فَرِيقًا مِّنْ أَمْوَٰلِ ٱلنَّاسِ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:188
EnglishTalal Itani

And do not consume one another’s wealth by unjust means, nor offer it as bribes to the officials in order to consume part of other people’s wealth illicitly, while you know.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And eat not up your property among yourselves in vanity, nor seek by it to gain the hearing of the judges that ye may knowingly devour a portion of the property of others wrongfully.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de aranızda mallarınızı batıl sebeble yemeyin nâsın emvalinden bir kısmını bile bile günah ile yemek için o malları hâkimlere sarkıtmayın

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ne dévorez pas entre vous vos richesses en les dépensant en choses vaines ; ne les portez pas non plus aux juges dans le but de consumer injustement le bien d’autrui. Vous le savez.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verteert uw vermogen niet onder u in ijdele zaken; besteekt den rechter niet daarmede, om het vermogen van uwe naasten onrechtvaardig, tegen uw eigen geweten, te bekomen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non dissipate le vostre ricchezze in spese inutili fra voi; non le portate neppure ai giudici nello scopo di consumare ingiustamente le sostanze altrui. Voi lo sapete.

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