Al-Baqarah 2:16

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أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلَالَةَ بِالْهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوا مُهْتَدِينَ

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Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • Allah

Those are they who have bartered error for guidance; but their trade does not profit them, and they are not guided.

ClearQuran • Talal Itani • God

They're the ones who traded guidance for being lost. Their trade didn't help them, and they didn't find the right way.

ClearQuran for Kids • Talal Itani

They're the ones who traded guidance for misguidance — their trade didn't bring any profit, and they weren't guided.

ClearQuran for Teens • Talal Itani

Those are the ones who purchased misguidance for guidance, so their trade brought no profit, and they were never guided.

ClearQuran • AI-assisted

It is they who have traded guidance for misguidance, so their trade was not profitable, and they are not guided.

Community • Allah

It is they who have traded guidance for misguidance, so their trade was not profitable, and they are not guided.

Community • God

Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.

Saheeh International

These are they who have purchased error for guidance, so their commerce was profitless. And they were not guided.

Hilali and Khan

They are those who purchased misguidance in exchange for guidance, but their trade was profitless, and they were not guided.

Rowwad Translation Center

These are they who have bartered Guidance for error: But their traffic is profitless, and they have lost true direction,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

These are they who purchase error at the price of guidance, so their commerce doth not prosper, neither are they guided.

Marmaduke Pickthall

Such are those who have taken misguidance in exchange for guidance; but their bargain does not profit them, nor have they found true guidance.

Wahiduddin Khan

These are the people who have bartered away Guidance for error, but this is a profitless bargain that they have made, and they are not at all on the right way.

Abul A'la Maududi

They are the ones who bought error for guidance, so their trade did not profit them, nor were they guided.

Ali Quli Qarai

Olaika allatheena ishtarawoo alddalalata bialhuda fama rabihat tijaratuhum wama kanoo muhtadeena

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