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Quran 2:243

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 243 of 286 · Juz 2

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا۟ مِن دِيَـٰرِهِمْ وَهُمْ أُلُوفٌ حَذَرَ ٱلْمَوْتِ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مُوتُوا۟ ثُمَّ أَحْيَـٰهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:243
EnglishTalal Itani

Have you not considered those who fled their homes, by the thousands, fearful of death? Allah said to them, “Die.” Then He revived them. Allah is Gracious towards the people, but most people are not appreciative.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Bethink thee (O Muhammad) of those of old, who went forth from their habitations in their thousands, fearing death, and Allah said unto them: Die; and then He brought them back to life. Lo! Allah is a Lord of Kindness to mankind, but most of mankind give not thanks.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bakmaz mısın, o kimseler ki? binlerce kişi iken ölüm korkusiyle diyarlarından çıkdılar, Allah da kendilerine «ölün» dedi, Sonra da onlara bir hayat verdi, her halde Allah insanlara karşı, bir adil sahibi ve lâkin insanların pek çokları şükretmiyorlar

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

N’as-tu pas remarqué ceux qui, au nombre de plusieurs mille, sortirent de leur pays par crainte de la mort ? Dieu leur a dit : Mourez. Puis il les a rendus à la vie, car Dieu est plein de bonté pour les hommes ; mais la plupart ne le remercient point de ses bienfaits.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hebt gij hen nog niet beschouwd die hunne woningen verlieten (zoo waren er duizenden) uit vrees voor den dood. God zeide tot hen: Sterft. Daarop wekte Hij hen weder op; want God is genadig voor de menschen, doch het grootste gedeelte hunner bedankt hem niet voor zijne weldaden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Hai tu rimarcato quelle migliaia di persone che sortirono dal loro paese per timore della morte? Dio disse loro: Morrete, poi rese loro la vita, perché Dio è pieno di bontà per gli uomini; ma la maggior parte neppur lo ringrazia de’ suoi benefizi.

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