Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 72
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وَإِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ فِيهَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنتُمْ تَكْتُمُونَ
Wa-ith qataltum nafsan faddara'tumfeeha wallahu mukhrijun ma kuntumtaktumoon
Translations of this verse 11
Saheeh International
And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allāh was to bring out that which you were concealing.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
Then, when you [Israelites] killed someone and started to blame one another- although God was to bring what you had concealed to light-
Marmaduke Pickthall
And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Remember ye slew a man and fell into a dispute among yourselves as to the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what ye did hide.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
And when you killed a man, and started putting the blame for it on one another, while Allah was to bring forth what you were holding back.
Al-Hilali & Khan
And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allâh brought forth that which you were hiding.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
And recall when you killed a man and then began to remonstrate and cast the blame (of killing) upon one another even though Allah was determined to bring to light what you were hiding.
Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an
For, O children of Israel, because you had slain a human being and then cast the blame for this [crime] upon one another -although God will bring to light what you would conceals
Rowwad · source edition
And [remember] when you [Israelites] slew a man and disputed as to who the killer was, but Allah exposed what you were concealing.
Noor International · source edition
(72) And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed[30] over it, but Allāh was to bring out that which you were concealing.
Notes
[30]- i.e., exchanged accusations and denials.
Hilali and Khan · source edition
72. And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allâh brought forth that which you were hiding.