Quran 2 : 72

And when you killed a man, then you disputed concerning it, but Allah (is) the One Who brought forth what you were concealing.
وَإِذْ
Waiidh
قَتَلْتُمْ
Qataltum
نَفْسًا
Nafsana
فَٱدَّٰرَْٰٔتُمْ
Faiddaāraātum
فِيهَا
Fīhā
وَٱللَّهُ
Waallahu
مُخْرِجٌ
Mukhrijun
مَّا
Mmā
كُنتُمْ
Kuntum
تَكْتُمُونَ
Taktumūna

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When you killed a person and disputed over it, God unveiled what you were hiding.

Safi Kaskas

When you [Israelites] killed a person and fought about it, God brought to light what you hid.

Edward Henry Palmer

When too ye slew a soul and disputed thereupon, and God brought forth that which ye had hidden

Mustaqim

And when you killed someone and then argued about it, and Allah exposes what you want to hide.

The Wise Quran

And when you killed a soul then you disputed thereupon, and God disclosed what you were hiding,

Arthur John Arberry

And when you killed a living soul, and disputed thereon -- and God disclosed what you were hiding -

Rashad Khalifa

You had killed a soul, then disputed among yourselves. GOD was to expose what you tried to conceal.

T.B.Irving

When You killed a soul and quarreled over it, God was bound to bring forth whatever you had hidden.

John Medows Rodwell

And when ye slew a man, and strove among yourselves about him, God brought to light what he had hidden

Ahmed Hulusi

And recall when you killed a man and disputed over it, whereas Allah brings out that which you conceal!

Hamid S. Aziz

Remember when you slew a soul and disputed thereupon, and Allah brought forth that which you had hidden

Linda "iLham" Barto

Remember that one of you killed a man. You argued about the crime. Allah was to uncover what you hid.

Musharraf Hussain

Rememberwhen you killed a person, and you quarrelled about it; Allah exposed what you were hiding.

Ahmed Ali

Remember when you killed a man and blamed each other for the deed, God brought to light what you concealed

Bakhtiari Nejad

And (remember) when you killed a person, then you disputed about it, but God exposed what you were hiding.

Irving/Hegab

When You killed a soul and quarreled over it, Allah (God) was bound to bring forth whatever you had hidden.

Talal Itani (2012)

And recall when you killed a person, and disputed in the matter; but God was to expose what you were hiding

N J Dawood 2014

And when you slew a man and then fell out with one another concerning him, God made known what you concealed.

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

And you had murdered a person, then disputed in the matter; God was to bring out what you were keeping secret.

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

And when you shed blood, then began accusing for it each other and Allah was to disclose what you were hiding.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

And when you slew a soul and then fell out with one another concerning it, Allah made known what you concealed

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding

Bilal Muhammad 2018

Remember you killed a person and argued among yourselves concerning the crime, but God would expose what you hid

Mir Aneesuddin

And when you killed a person, then you disagreed about it, and Allah (was) to bring out that which you were hiding,

Aisha Bewley

Remember when you killed someone and violently accused each other of it, and Allah brought out what you were hiding.

Abdul Hye

And (remember, Moses) when you killed a man and then you disputed it, but Allah brought out what you were concealing.

Munir Mezyed

(Recall) when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allâh (intended to) bring out that which you had covered up.

Shabbir Ahmed

And remember, when you killed a man and blamed one another for this although Allah will expose what you would conceal

Mustafa Khattab 2018

˹This is˺ when a man was killed and you disputed who the killer was, but Allah revealed what you concealed.

Mohammad Shafi

And when you killed a person! You then quarrelled therein. And Allah is the One Who would bring out what you were hiding

MunirMezyed2023

And (recall) when you slew a man and disputed over it. But Allâh (intended to) bring to light what you had covered up.

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And [recall] when you slew a man and disputed over it, but Allah was to bring out that which you were concealing

George Sale

And when ye slew a man, and contended among your selves concerning him, God brought forth to light that which ye concealed

Wahiduddin Khan

Then, when you [Israelites] killed someone and started to blame one another God brought to light what you conceale

Corpus.Quran

And when you killed a man then you disputed concerning it but Allah (is) the One Who brought forth what you were concealing

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

And (remember) as you killed a self, (and) so you parried about it, and Allah is to bring out whatever you were keeping back

Samy Mahdy

And when you killed one soul and you warded off (the crime) among yourselves; but Allah was getting out what you were muting.

The Study Quran

And when you slew a soul and cast the blame upon one another regarding it—and God is the discloser of what you were concealing

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

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

Ali Quli Qara'i

And when you killed a soul, and accused one another about it —and Allah was to expose whatever you were concealing—

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And when you (almost) killed a man, then you disagreed about it. And Allah was to bring forth that which you were going to hide

Dr. Kamal Omar

And when you killed a person, then you created a dispute among yourselves about it; and Allah was to expose what you were hiding

Muhammad Sarwar

When you murdered someone, each one of you tried to accuse others of being guilty. However, God made public what you were hiding

Shakir

And when you killed a man, then you disagreed with respect to that, and Allah was to bring forth that which you were going to hide

Bijan Moeinian

Remember when you killed a person and then started to accuse each other. It was the will of God to reveal what you were trying to hide

Faridul Haque

And (remember) when you slew a man and were therefore accusing each other concerning it; and Allah wanted to expose what you were hiding

Muhammad 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

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And recall what time ye slew a person, then quarrelled among yourselves respecting it, and Allah was to bring out that which ye were hiding

Sher Ali

And remember the time when you killed a person and differed among yourselves about it, and ALLAH, would bring to light what you were hiding

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

Hilali - Khan

And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime. But Allah brought forth that which you were hiding

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

And when you (P) killed a self, so you repelled (accusations amongst yourselves) in it, and God (is) bringing out what you were hiding/concealing

Fode Drame

And when you killed a soul and then you recriminated with one another about it but Allah was going to bring to the open that which you were hiding.

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

And mention when you killed a soul, then, you put up an argument over it. And God was One Who Drives Out what you had been keeping back.

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

And (recall), when you killed a man, then started disputing amongst yourselves (for its blame), and Allah was to unveil that event which you were concealing

Dr. Munir Munshey

And (remember) when you had killed a person and had accused each other (of his murder)? Allah was going to bring out into the open that which you were hiding

Ali Ünal

And (remember also) when you had killed a living soul, and were accusing one another to deny the responsibility, but God would disclose what you were concealing

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And (remember, Musa) when you killed a man (also see verse 20.40 for another reference), and disagreed among yourselves about the crime: But Allah was to bring forth what you did hide

Muhammad Asad

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 conceal

Maududi

You should also recall to mind another incident: You slew a man and began to dispute about the murder and accuse one another of it, but Allah had decreed that what you were trying to hide should be disclosed

Amatul Rahman Omar

And (recall also) when you had (nearly) killed a (great) man (- Jesus), then you differed among yourselves respecting it (- the crucifixion). And Allah will bring to light that (- Jesus did not die on the cross) which you had been hiding