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Quran 2:44

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 44 of 286 · Juz 1

أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:44
EnglishTalal Itani

Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

nasa iyilik emreder de kendinizi unutur musunuz? Halbuki kitap okuyorsunuz, artık akıl etmez misiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Commanderez-vous les bonnes actions aux autres pendant que vous vous oublierez vous-mêmes ? Vous lisez cependant le livre ; ne comprendrez-vous donc jamais ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Hoe zoudt gij anders de menschen tot vroomheid aansporen, zoo gij het welzijn uwer eigene ziel vergeet. Gij leest het boek: moet gij het dan niet ook verstaan.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Ordinerete voi le buone opere agli altri, mentre voi le trascurerete? Nonostante voi leggete il libronota: non capirete dunque mai?

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