Quran 2:179 Translations ⓘ

Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:179

وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَا أُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Transliteration

Walakum fee alqisasi hayatun ya olee alalbabi laAAallakum tattaqoona

Ahmad Ali

In retribution there is life (and preservation). O men of sense, you may haply take heed for yourselves.

Ali Qarai

There is life for you in retribution, O you who possess intellects! Maybe you will be Godwary!

Amhad Khan

And there is life for you in retribution, O men of understanding, so that you may avoid.

Arberry

In retaliation there is life for you, men possessed of minds; haply you will be godfearing.

Corpus Quran

And for you in the legal retribution (is) life, O men (of) understanding! So that you may (become) righteous.

Daryabadi

And for you in retaliation is life men of insight! that haply ye may fear God.

Hilali & Khan

And there is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment), O men of understanding, that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).

Maududi

There is security of life for you in the law of retribution. It is expected that you will refrain from breaking this law.

Muhammad Sarwar

People of understanding, the law of the death penalty as retaliation grants you life so that perhaps you will have fear of God.

Muhammad Shakir

And there is life for you in (the law of) retaliation, O men of understanding, that you may guard yourselves.

Pickthall

And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).

Qaribullah

O owners of minds, for you in retaliation is life, in order that you be cautious.

Sahih Intl

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.

Talal Itani

There is life for you in retaliation, O people of understanding, so that you may refrain.

Wahihuddin Khan

In [this law of] retribution there is life for you, O people of understanding, so that perhaps you will be mindful of God.

Yusuf Ali

In the Law of Equality there is (saving of) Life to you, o ye men of understanding; that ye may restrain yourselves.