Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Al-Baqarah 2:44
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أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنْسَوْنَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ تَتْلُونَ الْكِتَابَ ۚ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
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Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Do you tell people to do good, but forget to do it yourselves, even though you read the Book? Don't you understand?
Do you tell people to do good, but forget yourselves, even though you read the Scripture? Don't you understand?
Do you command people to righteousness while forgetting yourselves, even as you recite the Scripture? Will you not reason?
Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, while you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Do you command people to virtuous conduct, and forget yourselves, while you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves while you recite the Scripture? Then will you not reason?
Enjoin you Al-Birr (piety and righteousness and each and every act of obedience to Allâh) on the people and you forget (to practise it) yourselves, while you recite the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)]! Have you then no sense?
Do you enjoin righteousness upon others while you forget yourselves, even though you recite the Scripture? Do you not understand?
Do ye enjoin right conduct on the people, and forget (To practise it) yourselves, and yet ye study the Scripture? Will ye not understand?
Enjoin ye righteousness upon mankind while ye yourselves forget (to practise it)? And ye are readers of the Scripture! Have ye then no sense?
Do you admonish others to do good and forget this yourselves? Yet you read the Book. Will you not then understand?
How is it that you enjoin others to follow the Right Way, but forget it yourselves, though you read the Scriptures? Have you no sense at all?
Will you bid others to piety and forget yourselves, while you recite the Book? Do you not exercise your reason?
Atamuroona alnnasa bialbirri watansawna anfusakum waantum tatloona alkitaba afala taAAqiloona