Al-Baqarah 2:154

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وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَٰكِنْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ

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And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of Allah, “Dead.” Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

And do not say of those who are killed in the cause of God, “Dead.” Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

Don't say about those who are killed in Allah's way, "They're dead." No, they're alive, but you don't realize it.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

Don't say about those who are killed in Allah's way, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you don't realize it.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Do not say of those who are killed in God’s cause that they are dead. Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

And do not say of those who are killed in Allah’s path, “they are dead.” In fact, they are alive, but you do not perceive.

Community • Allah

And do not say of those who are killed in God’s path, “they are dead.” In fact, they are alive, but you do not perceive.

Community • God

And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.

Saheeh International

And say not of those who are killed in the Way of Allâh, "They are dead." Nay, they are living, but you perceive (it) not.

Hilali and Khan

And do not say that those martyred in Allah’s way are dead. Rather, they are alive, but you do not perceive it.

Rowwad Translation Center

And say not of those who are slain in the way of Allah: "They are dead." Nay, they are living, though ye perceive (it) not.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And call not those who are slain in the way of Allah "dead." Nay, they are living, only ye perceive not.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Do not say that those who are killed in God's cause are dead; they are alive, but you are not aware of it.

Wahiduddin Khan

And do not say of those who are slain in the way of Allah, "they are dead." In fact, they are alive but you do not perceive that life.

Abul A'la Maududi

Do not call those who were slain in Allah’s way ‘dead.’ No, they are living, but you are not aware.

Ali Quli Qarai

Wala taqooloo liman yuqtalu fee sabeeli Allahi amwatun bal ahyaon walakin la tashAAuroona

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