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Quran 2:258

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 258 of 286 · Juz 3

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِى حَآجَّ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمَ فِى رَبِّهِۦٓ أَنْ ءَاتَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ رَبِّىَ ٱلَّذِى يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ قَالَ أَنَا۠ أُحْىِۦ وَأُمِيتُ ۖ قَالَ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَأْتِى بِٱلشَّمْسِ مِنَ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ ٱلْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Translations of Quran 2:258
EnglishTalal Itani

Have you not considered him who argued with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him sovereignty? Abraham said, “My Lord is He who gives life and causes death.” He said, “I give life and cause death.” Abraham said, “Allah brings the sun from the East, so bring it from the West,” so the blasphemer was confounded. Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Bethink thee of him who had an argument with Abraham about his Lord, because Allah had given him the kingdom; how, when Abraham said: My Lord is He Who giveth life and causeth death, he answered: I give life and cause death. Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed. And Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Baksana ona: O, kendine Allah meliklik verdi diye İbrahime rabbı hakkında huccet yarışına kalkana, İbrahim ona «benim rabbım o kadirı kayyumdur ki hem diriltir hem öldürür» dediği vakit «ben diriltirim ve öldürürüm» demişti, İbrahim: «Allah güneşi Meşrıktan getiriyor, haydi sen onu Mağribden getir» deyiverince o küfreden herif dona kaldı, öyle ya: Allah zalimler güruhunu muvaffak etmez

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

N’as tu rien entendu dire de celui qui disputa avec Abraham au sujet du Dieu qui lui donna la royauté ? Abraham avait dit : Mon Seigneur est celui qui donne la vie et la mort. — C’est moi, répondit l’autre, qui donne la vie et la mort. — Puisque Dieu, reprit Abraham, amène le soleil de l’orient ; fais-le venir de l’occident. L’infidèle resta confondu. Dieu ne dirige point les pervers.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hebt gij niet teruggeblikt op hem die met Abraham over God heeft gestreden, omdat God hem het koninkrijk had gegeven. Toen Abraham zeide: Mijn Heer is hij, die leven geeft en doodt. Hij antwoordde: Ook ik maak levend en dood. Abraham hernam: Hij brengt de zon van het Oosten hierheen, breng gij die van het Westen. De ongeloovige was verbaasd. God leidt de ongeloovigen niet.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non hai tu inteso parlare di colui che disputò con Abramo in merito a Dio che lo fece sovrano? Abramo aveva detto: Il mio Signore è quello che dà la vita e la morte. Son io, rispose l’altro, che do la vita e la morte. Dio, replicò Abramo, fa venire il sole dall’oriente, fallo venir dall’occidente. L’infedele restò confuso. Iddio non dirige i perversi.

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