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Quran 2:83

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 83 of 286 · Juz 1

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَقُولُوا۟ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:83
EnglishTalal Itani

We made a covenant with the Children of Israel: “Worship none but Allah; and be good to parents, and relatives, and orphans, and the needy; and speak nicely to people; and pray regularly, and give alms.” Then you turned away, except for a few of you, recanting.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And (remember) when We made a covenant with the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none save Allah (only), and be good to parents and to kindred and to orphans and the needy, and speak kindly to mankind; and establish worship and pay the poor-due. Then, after that, ye slid back, save a few of you, being averse.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve bir vakit İsrail oğullarının şöyle misakını aldık: Allahdan başkasına tapmıyacaksınız; ebeveyne ihsan, yakınlığı olanlara da, öksüzlere de, biçarelere de; nasa güzellik söyleyin; namazı kılın; zekâtı verin; sonra pek azınız müstesna sözünüzden döndünüz, hâlâ da dönüyorsunuz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Quand nous reçûmes l’alliance des enfants d’Israël, nous leur dîmes : N’adorez qu’un seul Dieu ; tenez une belle conduite envers vos pères et mères, envers vos proches, envers les orphelins et les pauvres ; n’ayez que des paroles de bonté pour tous les hommes ; acquittez-vous exactement de la prière ; donnez l’aumône. Excepté un petit nombre, vous vous êtes montrés récalcitrants, et vous vous êtes détournés de nos commandements.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Toen wij met de kinderen Israëls een verbond sloten, bevalen wij: Vereert een eenigen God, weest goed omtrent uwe ouders, bloedverwanten, weezen en armen, en wenscht den menschen slechts goeds; doet het gebed en geeft aalmoezen; doch spoedig daarop zijt gij enkelen uitgezonderd, afgevallen en daarvan afgekeerd.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Allorchè ricevemmo l’alleanza dei figli d’Israele, noi dicemmo loro: Non adorate che un solo Dio; abbiate una buona condotta verso i vostri genitori, verso i parenti, gli orfani ed i poveri; abbiate parole di bontà per tutti; fate esattamente la preghiera e l’elemosina. Ad eccezione di pochi, vi siete mostrati recalcitranti, ed avete deviato dai nostri comandamenti.

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