The Quran

سورة الفُرقان

Surah Al-Furqân 25:72

The Standard of Truth and Falsehood · Verse 72 of 77

وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَامًا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And those who do not give false evidence and when they pass by something vain they (do not indulge in it, but) pass on with dignity.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Those who witness no falsehood, and, if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable (avoidance);

Ahmed Ali

And those who do not give false evidence, and if they come across unbecoming talk ignore it and pass by in a sedate way;

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Ali Unal

And (those true servants of the All-Merciful are they) who do not take part in and bear witness to any vanity or falsehood, (and who will not deem anything true unless they know it to be so for certain), and when they happen to pass by anything vain and useless, pass by it with dignity;

Daryabadi

And those who witness not falsehood, and when they pass by some vanity pass by with dignity.

Faridul Haque

And those who do not give false testimony, and when they pass near some indecency, they pass by it saving their honour.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they who witness no falsehood, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And those who bear not false witness, and when they pass by anything vain, they pass by with dignity;

Muhammad Asad

And [know that true servants of God are only] those who never bear witness to what is false, and [who], whenever they pass by [people engaged in] frivolity, pass on with dignity;

Muhammad Musin Khan

And those who do not witness falsehood, and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity.

Muhammad Pickthall

And those who will not witness vanity, but when they pass near senseless play, pass by with dignity.

Muhammad Sarwar

those who do not testify falsely and when they come across something impious, pass it by nobly,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And they who do not bear witness to what is false, and when they pass by what is vain, they pass by nobly.

Rashad Khalifa

They do not bear false witness. When they encounter vain talk, they ignore it.

Shabbir Ahmed

Those who: Never give false witness, do not participate in assemblies of vanity, and when they have to pass by futile activity, they pass by it with dignity,