The Quran

سورة البَقَرَة

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:42

The Cow · Verse 42 of 286

وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is).

Ahmed Ali

Do not confuse truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Do not confound the truth by mixing it with falsehood, and do not conceal the truth while you know (the meaning and outcome of what you do, and that what you strive to hide is true, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God, whose coming you have been anticipating).

Daryabadi

And confound not the truth with falsehood, nor hide the truth while ye know.

Faridul Haque

And do not mix the truth with falsehood, nor purposely conceal the truth.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And mix not up truth with falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth knowingly.

Muhammad Asad

And do not overlay the truth with falsehood, and do not knowingly suppress the truth;

Muhammad Musin Khan

And mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth [i.e. Muhammad Peace be upon him is Allah's Messenger and his qualities are written in your Scriptures, the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] while you know (the truth).

Muhammad Pickthall

Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth.

Muhammad Sarwar

Do not mix truth with falsehood and do not deliberately hide the truth.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And do not mix up the truth with the falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know (it).

Rashad Khalifa

Do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor shall you conceal the truth, knowingly.

Shabbir Ahmed

Do not confound the truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth while you are well aware of it.