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Quran 3:71

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 71 of 200 · Juz 3

يَـٰٓأَهْلَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لِمَ تَلْبِسُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَـٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Translations of Quran 3:71
EnglishTalal Itani

O People of the Book! Why do you confound the truth with falsehood, and knowingly conceal the truth?

EnglishPickthall, 1930

O People of the Scripture! Why confound ye truth with falsehood and knowingly conceal the truth?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ey Ehl-i Kitâb niçin hakkı batılla bulayorsunuz da hakkı ketmediyorsunuz? Halbuki bilip duruyorsunuz.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Ô vous qui avez reçu les Écritures ! Pourquoi revêtez-vous la vérité de la robe du mensonge ? Pourquoi la cachez-vous, vous qui la connaissez ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

O gij! die de schrift hebt ontvangen, bemantelt de waarheid toch niet met de onwaarheid, om de waarheid te verbergen, terwijl gij die kent.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

O voi che avete ricevuto le Scritture! perchè ricoprite la verità colla veste della menzogna? perchè la nascondete, voi che la conoscete?

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