Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:146

2:146

ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَعْرِفُونَهُۥ كَمَا يَعْرِفُونَ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ ۖ وَإِنَّ فَرِيقًا مِّنْهُمْ لَيَكْتُمُونَ ٱلْحَقَّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

alladhīna ātaynāhumu l-kitāba yaʿrifūnahu kamā yaʿrifūna abnāahum wa-inna farīqan min'hum layaktumūna l-ḥaqa wahum yaʿlamūna

Those to whom We gave the Scripture know him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] as they know their own sons. But indeed, a party of them conceal the truth while they know [it].

— Saheeh International

Those We gave Scripture know it as well as they know their own sons, but some of them hide the truth that they know.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Those to whom We gave the Scripture (Jews and Christians) recognise him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم or the Ka‘bah at Makkah) as they recognise their sons. But verily, a party of them conceal the truth while they know it - [i.e. the qualities of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم which are written in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)].

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(To) those whom
ءَاتَيْنَـٰهُمُātaynāhumuWe gave [them]
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
يَعْرِفُونَهُۥyaʿrifūnahuthey recognize it
كَمَاkamālike
يَعْرِفُونَyaʿrifūnathey recognize
أَبْنَآءَهُمْۖabnāahumtheir sons
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
فَرِيقًۭاfarīqana group
مِّنْهُمْmin'humof them
لَيَكْتُمُونَlayaktumūnasurely they conceal
ٱلْحَقَّl-ḥaqathe Truth
وَهُمْwahumwhile they
يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūnaknow