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Quran 2:42

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 42 of 286 · Juz 1

وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:42
EnglishTalal Itani

And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

hakkı batılla bulayıp da bile bile hakkı gizlemeyin

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ne revêtez pas la vérité de la robe du mensonge ; Ne cachez point la vérité quand vous la connaissez.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Kleedt de waarheid niet in het gewaad der leugen en verbergt de waarheid niet tegen beter weten aan.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Non ricuoprite la verità colla veste della menzogna; non nascondete la verità quando la conoscete.

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