أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)ata'muroona n-naasa bil-birri watansawna anfusakum wa'antum tatloona l-kitaaba afalaa ta'qiloon
DIN 31635ʾataʾmurūna n-nāsa bil-birri watansawna ʾanfusakum waʾantum tatlūna l-kitāba ʾafalā taʿqilūna
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The translators word this verse differently
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Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Will ye order men to do piety and forget yourselves? ye read the Book, do ye not then understand
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Will ye enjoin what is right upon others, and forget yourselves? Yet ye read the Book: will ye not understand
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Will ye command men to do justice, and forget your own souls? Yet ye read the book of the law: Do ye not therefore understand
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Vallë, si i urdhëroni njerëzit të bëjnë mirë, kurse veten e harroni, ndërkohë që ju e lexoni Librin (Teuratin)?! A nuk mendoni?!
তোমরা কি মানুষকে সৎকাজের আদেশ দিচ্ছ, আর নিজেদেরকে ভুলে যাচ্ছ? অথচ তোমরা আল্লাহর কিতাব (তাওরাত) তিলাওয়াত কর। তোমরা কি বুঝ না?
Zar od drugih tražite da dobro čine dok pri tome sebe zaboravljate, a vi Knjigu čitate? Zar se opametiti nećete!?
Zar od drugih tražite da dobročinstvo čine dok pri tome sebe zaboravljate, a vi Knjigu čitate? Zar se opametiti nećete!?
Mbela on njamirat yimɓe ɓee ɗiggere njejjiton ko'e mon tawa oɗon njannga deftere ndee, mbela on kakkilantaa ɗum.
۞ ნუთუ ხალხს ღვთისმოსაობისკენ მოუწოდებთ, საკუთარ თავს კი დაივიწყებთ, მაშინ, როცა წიგნს (თორას) კითხულობთ, რომელშიც მოცემულია უკანასკნელი წინასწარმეტყველის ნიშნები; ნუთუ გონებას არ მოუხმობთ?
Ordnet ihr denn den Menschen die Frömmigkeit an, während ihr euch selbst vergesst, wo ihr doch die Schrift lest? Begreift ihr denn nicht?
Διατάζετε την αρετή (και την πίστη) στους ανθρώπους, ενώ εσείς οι ίδιοι ξεχνάτε να την διατάξετε στον εαυτό σας, ενώ απαγγέλλετε το Βιβλίο (την Τορά που σας διατάζει να ακολουθείτε τη θρησκεία του Αλλάχ και τους Αγγελιαφόρους Του); Μα δεν συλλογίζεστε;
क्या तुम लोगों को सत्कर्म का आदेश देते हो और अपने आपको भूल जाते हो, हालाँकि तुम पुस्तक पढ़ते हो! तो क्या तुम नहीं समझते?[23]
Ordinate agli altri la pietà e vi dimenticate di voi stessi, e recitate il Libro? Non riflettete?
44. Ar jūs reikalaujate Al-Bir (dievobaimingumo ir teisingumo visame kame, paklūstant Allahui) iš žmonių ir pamirštate (praktikuoti tai) patys? Ir jūs recituojate Knygą [Tauratą (Torą)]! Argi jūs nesuvokiate?
Sila gaariitti nama ajajaa lubbuulee teessan dagattanii! odoo isin kitaaba (tawraat) dubbiftanii. hin xiinxaltanii! [19]
Неужели вы повелеваете людям благочестие и забываете самих себя, хотя вы читаете Писание? Неужели вы не разумеете?
Зар од других тражите да добро чине док при томе себе заборављате, а ви Књигу читате? Зар се опаметити нећете!?
Je, mnawaamrisha watu mema na mnajisahau wenyewe, na hali nyinyi mnasoma Kitabu? Basi je, hamtumii akili?
Uppmanar ni andra till fromhet medan ni glömmer er själva, samtidigt som ni reciterar skriften? Använder ni inte ert förstånd?
İnsanlara iyiliği emredersiniz de, kendinizi unutur musunuz? Kitabı (Tevrat'ı) okuyup durduğunuz halde düşünmez misiniz?
کیا لوگوں کو بھلائیوں کا حکم کرتے ہو؟ اور خود اپنے آپ کو بھول جاتے ہو باوجودیکہ تم کتاب پڑھتے ہو، کیا اتنی بھی تم میں سمجھ نہیں؟
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وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ بِٱلْبَٰطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا۟ ٱلْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)walaa talbisoo l-haqqa bil-baatili wataktumoo l-haqqa wa'antum ta'lamoon
DIN 31635walā talbisū l-ḥaqqa bil-bāṭili wataktumū l-ḥaqqa waʾantum taʿlamūna
The translators word this verse differently
And do not mix truth with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know.
Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth
Clothe not truth with vanity, nor hide the truth the while ye know
And clothe not the truth with falsehood, and hide not the truth when ye know it
Cloath not the truth with vanity, neither conceal the truth against your own knowledge
وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wa'aqeemoo s-salaata wa'aatoo z-zakaata warka'oo ma'a r-raaki'een
DIN 31635waʾaqīmū ṣ-ṣalāta waʾātū z-zakāta warkaʿū maʿa r-rākiʿīna
The translators word this verse differently
And attend to your prayers, and practice regular charity, and kneel with those who kneel.
Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship)
Be steadfast in prayer, give the alms, and bow down with those who bow
And observe prayer and pay the legal impost, and bow down with those who bow
observe the stated times of prayer, and pay your legal alms, and bow down yourselves with those who bow down
2:44 — the verse above
وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ
Easy-read (simplified)wasta'eenoo bis-sabri was-salaati wa'innahaa lakabeeratun illaa 'alaa l-khaashi'een
DIN 31635wastaʿīnū biṣ-ṣabri waṣ-ṣalāti waʾinnahā lakabīratun ʾillā ʿalā l-ḫāšiʿīna
And seek help through patience and prayer. But it is difficult, except for the devout.
Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded
Seek aid with patience and prayer, though it is a hard thing save for the humble
And seek help with patience and prayer: a hard duty indeed is this, but not to the humble
Ask help with perseverance and prayer; this indeed is grievous, unless to the humble
ٱلَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
Easy-read (simplified)alladheena yazunnoona annahum mulaaqoo rabbihim wa'annahum ilayhi raaji'oon
DIN 31635allaḏīna yaẓunnūna ʾannahum mulāqū rabbihim waʾannahum ʾilayhi rāǧiʿūna
Those who know that they will meet their Lord, and that to Him they will return.
Who know that they will have to meet their Lord, and that unto Him they are returning
who think that they will meet their Lord, and that to Him will they return
Who bear in mind that they shall meet their Lord, and that unto Him shall they return
who seriously think they shall meet their Lord, and that to Him they shall return
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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