Quran 2 : 13

And when it is said to them, "Believe as believed the people," they say, "Should we believe as believed the fools?" Beware, certainly they themselves (are) the fools [and] but not they know.
وَإِذَا
Waiidhā
قِيلَ
Qīla
لَهُمْ
Lahum
ءَامِنُوا۟
ʾĀminūa
كَمَآ
Kamaa
ءَامَنَ
ʾĀmana
ٱلنَّاسُ
Annāsu
قَالُوٓا۟
Qāluwa
أَنُؤْمِنُ
Aanuuminu
كَمَآ
Kamaa
ءَامَنَ
ʾĀmana
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
Assufahaaʾu
أَلَآ
Aalaa
إِنَّهُمْ
Iinnahum
هُمُ
Humu
ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ
Assufahaaʾu
وَلَٰكِن
Walaākin
لَّا
Llā
يَعْلَمُونَ
Yaʿlamūna

Ahmed Ali

When asked to believe as others do, they say: "Should we believe like fools?" And yet they are the fools, even though they do not know

Mustaqim

And when they are told: believe as ordinary people do, they say, should we believe as the fools do? - oh no, they are the fools, but they know it not.

Safi Kaskas

When they are told, "Believe just like other people have believed," they say, "Will we believe like fools?" They are the fools, but they do not know it.

Musharraf Hussain

When they are told: “Believe like other people believed”, they say: “Shall we believe like the fools?” It is they who are the fools, but they don’t know.

Bakhtiari Nejad

And when they are told: “Believe, like people who believe,” they say: “Shall we believe as fools believe?” In fact, they are the fools but they do not know.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when it is said to them, Believe as the people believe, they say: Shall we believe as the fools believe? Now surely they are the fools, but they know not

George Sale

And when one saith unto them, believe ye as others believe; they answer, shall we believe as fools believe? Are not they themselves fools? But they know it not

Arthur John Arberry

When it is said to them, 'Believe as the people believe', they say, 'Shall we believe, as fools believe?' Truly, they are the foolish ones, but they do not know

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

When it is said to them: 'Believe as (other) people believe, ' they reply, 'Are we to believe as fools believe? ' It is they who are the fools, if only they knew

Mustafa Khattab 2018

And when they are told, “Believe as others believe,” they reply, “Will we believe as the fools believe?” Indeed, it is they who are fools, but they do not know.

The Study Quran

When it is said unto them, “Believe as the people believe,” they say, “Shall we believe as fools believe?” Nay, it is they who are the fools, though they know not

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And when it is said unto them: believe as the people believe, they say: shall we believe as the foolish believe? are not they indeed the foolish? But they know not

Muhammad Sarwar

When they are told to believe as everyone else does, they say, "Should we believe as fools do?" In fact, they themselves are fools, but they do not know it

Linda "iLham" Barto

When they are told, “Believe as others believe,” they answer, “Should we believe as the ignorant believe?” Truly, they are the ignorant ones, but they don’t know it.

Bilal Muhammad 2018

When it is said to them, “Believe as the others believe,” they say, “Shall we believe as the fools believe?” No, certainly, they are the fools, yet they realize it not

Edward Henry Palmer

And when it is said to them, 'Believe as other men believe,' they say, 'Shall we believe as fools believe?' Are not they themselves the fools? and yet they do not know

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And if they are told: "Believe, as the people have believed," they say: "Shall we believe like the foolish have believed?" No, they are the foolish but they do not know.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And when it is said to them 'believe as others have believed,' they say, 'shall we believe as fools', believe, Beware! It is they who are the fools, but they do not know.

The Wise Quran

And when it is said to them, 'Believe as the people believe,' they say, 'Shall we believe as the fools believe?' Lo, indeed they, they are the fools but they do not know.

Shakir

And when it is said to them: Believe as the people believe, they say: Shall we believe as the fools believe? Now surely they themselves are the fools, but they do not know

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And when it was said to them: Believe as humanity believed, they said: Will we believe as the fools believed? No! Truly, they, they are the fools, except they know not.

Wahiduddin Khan

And when they are told, Believe as other people have believed, they say, Are we to believe just as fools believe? Surely they are the fools, even though they do not realize it

Abdul Hye

And when it is said to them: “Believe as the other people believe,” they say: “Shall we believe as the fools believe?” Surely, they themselves are the fools, but they don’t know.

N J Dawood 2014

And if they are told: ‘Believe as the people believe,‘ they reply: ‘Are we to believe as fools believe?‘ It is they who are the fools, if they but knew it

Abdel Haleem

When it is said to them, ‘Believe, as the others believe,’ they say, ‘Should we believe as the fools do?’ but they are the fools, though they do not know it

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When they’re told, “Believe as others have believed,” they reply, “Should we believe as the irrational have believed?” In fact, it is they who are irrational, yet they are unaware.

Corpus.Quran

And when it is said to them Believe as believed the people they say Should we believe as believed the fools Beware certainly they themselves (are) the fools [and] but not they know

Mir Aneesuddin

And when it is said to them, "Believe as (other) people believe," they say, "What ! should we believe as the fools believe?' Beware! they are certainly the fools but they do not know.

Irving/Hegab

When someone tells them: "Believe just as other people believe," they say: "Are we to believe just as simpletons believe?" Surely they are the fools even though they do not realize it!

Faridul Haque

And when it is said to them, "Believe as the others believe", they say, "Shall we believe as the foolish believe?" It is they who are the fools, but they do not know

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

When it is said to them: "Believe as the others believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe?" Nay, of a surety they are the fools, but they do not know

Hamid S. Aziz

And when it is said to them, "Believe as other men believe," they say, "Shall we believe as fools believe?" Are not they themselves the fools? And yet they do not know

Samy Mahdy

And if it was said for them, “Believe as the people have believed,” they said, “Shall we believe as the Imbeciles have believed?” Verily, they are the Imbeciles, but they are not knowing.

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And when it said unto them: believe even as mankind have believed, they say: shall we believe even as the fools have believed? Lo! verily it is they who are the fools; and yet they know not

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

And when it is said to them, .Believe as people have believed,. they say, .Shall we believe as the fools have believed?. Beware, it is, in fact, they who are the fools, but they do not know

Mohammad Shafi

And when they are told, "Believe like those who believe," they say, "Shall we believe as the fools did?" Nay! In fact, they are the ones who are the fools, but they know not

Rashad Khalifa

When they are told, "Believe like the people who believed," they say, "Shall we believe like the fools who believed?" In fact, it is they who are fools, but they do not know

Dr. Kamal Omar

And when it was said to them: “Believe as the people have Believed,” they said: “Shall we Believe as the fools have Believed?” Verily, they are the fools, but they know not

Syed Vickar Ahamed

When it is said to them: "Believe as the (other) men believe:" They say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" On the contrary, they are the fools, but they do not know

Sher Ali

And when it is said to them, `Believe as other people have believed,' they say, `Shall we believe as the fools have believed?' Remember ! it is surely they that are the fools, but they do not know

Talal Itani (2012)

And when it is said to them, 'Believe as the people have believed,' they say, 'Shall we believe as the fools have believed?' In fact, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know

Bijan Moeinian

And when they are told: “Believe as the people believe”, they say : “You are asking us to believe like those fools?” In fact it is they who are fools, but they do not realize it

Fode Drame

And when it is said unto them, “Believe the way everyone has believed.” They say, “Should we believe the way the simpletons have believed?” Nay indeed it is they who are the simpletons but they know not.

T.B.Irving

When someone tells them: "Believe just as other people believe," they say: "Are we to believe just as simpletons believe?" Surely they are the fools even though they do not realize it!

Muhammad Asad

And when they are told, "Believe as other people believe," they answer, "Shall we believe as the weak-minded believe?" Oh, verily, it is they, they who are weak-minded -but they know it not

John Medows Rodwell

And when it is said to them, "Believe as other men have believed;" they say, "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Is it not that they are themselves the fools? But they know it not

Ali Quli Qara'i

And when they are told, ‘Believe like the people who have believed,’ they say, ‘Shall we believe like the fools who have believed?’ Look! They are themselves the fools, but they do not know

Dr. Munir Munshey

When they are told, ´Believe (in earnest) just as others have believed´, they answer, "Should we believe like the fools?" Not at all! In fact, it is they who are the fools, but they do not know

Maududi

And when it is said to them, "Believe sincerely as the other people have believed", they reply, "Should we believe as fools have believed?" Beware! they themselves are the fools, but they know it not

MunirMezyed2023

And when they are asked to live by Faith just as the people who live by Faith, they reply: ‘Are we to live by Faith Just as the feeble-minded live by Faith?’. Truly, they are the feeble-minded, yet they do not realize.

Aisha Bewley

When they are told, ´Have iman in the way that the people have iman,´ they say, ´What! Are we to have iman in the way that fools have iman?´ No indeed! They are the fools, but they do not know it.

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And when it is said to them, "Believe just as mankind has believed, " they say, "Shall we believe just as the fools have believed?" Verily, they, (only) they, are surely the fools, but they do not know

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And if (it was/is) said to them: "Believe as the people believed." They said: "Do we believe as the ignorant/foolish believed?" Is it not that they truly are, they are the ignorant/foolish and but they do not know

Munir Mezyed

When it is said unto them: "Have Faith (in Allâh) as the others who have attained to Faith (in Allâh),” they say, "Should we profess a belief as the imbeciles do?” Actually they are the imbeciles but they hardly realize this truth.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And when it is said to them, `Believe as (other) people (- Companions of the Prophet) believed,' they say, `Shall we believe as the weak-minded have believed?' Beware! it is they only who are weak-minded, but they do not know (this fact)

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And when it is said to them: ‘Believe as (other) people have believed,’ they say: ‘Shall we also believe (as those) fools have believed?’ Beware! (Certainly) they are themselves fools, but they do not know (their foolishness and low level)

Shabbir Ahmed

(Their arrogance and blind following hamper their power of reasoning.) When they are told to see the Truth as other men and women have seen, they retort, "Shall we believe as the fools do?" Oh, verily, it is they, they who are fools! But they know it not

Hilali - Khan

And when it is said to them (hypocrites): "Believe as the people (followers of Muhammad Peace be upon him , Al-Ansar and Al-Muhajiroon) have believed," they say: "Shall we believe as the fools have believed?" Verily, they are the fools, but they know not

Ahmed Hulusi

And when it is said to them, “Believe as the believers have believed,” they say, “Should we believe as the foolish (the limited in intellect; those who live recklessly without thinking) have believed?” Most definitely, it is they who are the foolish (limited in intellect and unable to contemplate) but they do not realize, they can not comprehend!

Ali Ünal

Again, whenever they are told (as a duty of calling to faith), "Believe as the people believe," (in a way to demonstrate their self-pride and disparagement of the people) they say: "Shall we believe as the fools believe!?" Beware, they themselves are the fools, but they do not know (seeing that they have no true knowledge to distinguish between truth and falsehood, sincere faith and hypocrisy, right and wrong.