وَلَا تَلۡبِسُواْ ٱلۡحَقَّ بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ وَتَكۡتُمُواْ ٱلۡحَقَّ وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٤٢
And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
- تَلۡبِسُواْmixtalbisū
- ٱلۡحَقَّthe Truthl-ḥaqa
- بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِwith [the] falsehoodbil-bāṭili
- وَتَكۡتُمُواْand concealwataktumū
- ٱلۡحَقَّthe Truthl-ḥaqa
- وَأَنتُمۡwhile youwa-antum
- تَعۡلَمُونَ[you] knowtaʿlamūna
Tafsir
Do not hide the truth, which He revealed to His prophets, with lies and falsehood; and do not hide the truth of the description of Muhammad which came in His scripture, when you know what the truth is and are convinced of it.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran