English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth, knowingly.
English - Five Volume Translation
And confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth, knowingly.
Important Words:
لاتلبسوا (confound) is derived from لبس which means, he put on a clothing. And as a clothing serves to cover or hide the body of the person clothed, the word has also come to mean, to cover up or to hide or to confound or to make a thing mixed up or doubtful (Aqrab).
الباطل (falsehood) is derived from بطل which means: (1) it became corrupt, or (2) it became inoperative, or (3) it went waste and served no useful purpose. The Arabs use the expression بطل دمه of a murdered person whose blood is not avenged. The word باطل means: (1) anything opposed to حق (truth) i.e. falsehood; (2) anything that goes waste and serves no useful purpose; (3) an obsolete edict or commandment which is no longer operative (Aqrab & Mufradat).
Commentary:
Here the Jews are forbidden (1) to mingle the true with the false, by quoting verses from their Scriptures and putting wrong interpretations on them; and (2) to suppress or hide the truth i.e. suppress such prophecies in their Scriptures as refer to the Promised Prophet.
English - Short Commentary Translation
And confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth knowingly.
Here the Jews are forbidden (1) to mix the true with the false by quoting verses from their Scriptures and putting wrong interpretations on them; and (2) to suppress or hide the truth, i.e. suppress such prophecies in their Scriptures as refer to the Holy Prophet.
اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ
اور حق کو باطل سے خلط ملط نہ کرو اور حق کو چھپاؤ نہیں جبکہ تم جانتے ہو۔
French
Et ne confondez pas la vérité avec le mensonge, et ne cachez pas sciemment la vérité.
German
Und vermenget nicht Wahr mit Falsch noch verhehlet die Wahrheit wissentlich.
Chinese
你们不要 (故意) 混淆真伪, 也不要居心隐瞒真理。
Italian
E non confondete la verità con la menzogna, nè nascondete coscientemente la verità.
Spanish
Y no confundáis la verdad con la falsedad ni escondáis a sabiendas la verdad.
اردو تفسیرِ صغیر
اور جانتے بوجھتے ہوئے حق کو باطل کے ساتھ نہ ملاؤ اور نہ حق کو (جانتے بوجھتے ہوئے) چھپاؤ۔
اردو ترجمہ مودودی
باطل کا رنگ چڑھا کر حق کو مشتبہ نہ بناؤ اور نہ جانتے بوجھتے حق کو چھپانے کی کوشش کرو
English - Sahih
And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].
اردو ترجمہ احمد علی
اور سچ میں جھوٹ نہ ملاؤ اور جان بوجھ کر حق کو نہ چھپاؤ
English - Talal Itani
And (do) not mix the Truth with [the] falsehood and conceal the Truth while you [you] know.
English - Arberry
And do not confound the truth with vanity, and do not conceal the truth wittingly.
English - Maududi
Confound not the Truth with falsehood nor conceal it knowingly.
English - Ahmed Ali
Do not confuse truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly.
English - Yusuf Ali
And cover not Truth with falsehood, nor conceal the Truth when ye know (what it is).
English - Five Volume Commentary *
Cross Refs: a
3:72.
b
2:147, 160; 6:92.
49
Important Words:
لاتلبسوا (confound) is derived from لبس which means, he put on a clothing. And as a clothing serves to cover or hide the body of the person clothed, the word has also come to mean, to cover up or to hide or to confound or to make a thing mixed up or doubtful (Aqrab).
الباطل (falsehood) is derived from بطل which means: (1) it became corrupt, or (2) it became inoperative, or (3) it went waste and served no useful purpose. The Arabs use the expression بطل دمه of a murdered person whose blood is not avenged. The word باطل means: (1) anything opposed to حق (truth) i.e. falsehood; (2) anything that goes waste and serves no useful purpose; (3) an obsolete edict or commandment which is no longer operative (Aqrab & Mufradat).
Commentary:
Here the Jews are forbidden (1) to mingle the true with the false, by quoting verses from their Scriptures and putting wrong interpretations on them; and (2) to suppress or hide the truth i.e. suppress such prophecies in their Scriptures as refer to the Promised Prophet.
English - Short Commentary Notes *
Cross Refs: a
3:72.
b
2:147, 160; 6:92.
78
Here the Jews are forbidden (1) to mix the true with the false by quoting verses from their Scriptures and putting wrong interpretations on them; and (2) to suppress or hide the truth, i.e. suppress such prophecies in their Scriptures as refer to the Holy Prophet.
English - Pickthall
Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth.
English - Muhammad Ali ra
And mix not up truth with falsehood, nor hide the truth while you know.
English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ra
Confound not truth with falsehood nor hide the truth deliberately;