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Quran 2:49

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 49 of 286 · Juz 1

وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

Translations of Quran 2:49
EnglishTalal Itani

And recall that We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh. They inflicted on you terrible persecution, killing your sons and sparing your women. Therein was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk, who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaying your sons and sparing your women: that was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Hem hatırlayın ki bir vakit sizi Ali Firavnden kurtardık, sizi azabın kötüsüne peyleyorlardı; oğullarınızı boğazlıyorlar ve kızlarınızı diri tutmak istiyorlardı ve bunda size rabbınız tarafından büyük bir imtihan vardı

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Souvenez-vous que nous vous avons délivrés de la famille de Pharaon qui vous infligeait de cruels supplices ; on immolait vos fils et l’on n’épargnait que vos filles. C’était une rude épreuve de la part de votre Seigneur.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Denkt er aan, hoe wij u van Pharaos volk hebben gered, dat u met hardheid onderdrukte, uwe zonen doodde en slechts uwe vrouwen liet leven; dit zij u een groot bewijs voor de goedheid van uwen God.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Rammentatevi che vi abbiamo liberati dalla famiglia di Faraone che vi tormentava con crudeli supplizj; si sagrificavano i vostri figli, e non si risparmiavano che le vostre figlienota. Era una dura prova del vostro Signore.

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