Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 44

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۞ أَتَأْمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَتَنسَوْنَ أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَتْلُونَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

Ata'muroona annasa bilbirriwatansawna anfusakum waantum tatloona alkitaba afalataAAqiloon

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 7

Saheeh International

Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

How can you tell people to do what is right and forget to do it yourselves, even though you recite the Scripture? Have you no sense?

Marmaduke Pickthall

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

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand?

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Do you enjoin righteousness upon others while you ignore your own selves, although you keep reciting the Book? Have you then no sense?

Al-Hilali & Khan

Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allâh) on the people and you forget (to practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)]! Have you then no sense?

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Do you enjoin righteousness on people and forget your own selves even though you recite the Scripture? Have you no sense?