Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - 2:5
al-Baqarah - The Cow
Verse: 5

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al-Baqarah (The Cow) 2:5

2:5 اولئك على هدى من ربهم واولئك هم المفلحون


TransliterationOla-ika AAala hudan min rabbihim waola-ika humu almuflihoona
LiteralThose are on a guidance from their Lord and those are the successful/winners.

Yusuf AliThey are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.
PickthalThese depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
Arberry those are upon guidance from their Lord, those are the ones who prosper.
ShakirThese are on a right course from their Lord and these it is that shall be successful.
SarwarIt is the pious who follow the guidance of their Lord and gain lasting happiness.
KhalifaThese are guided by their Lord; these are the winners.
Hilali/KhanThey are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful.
H/K/SaheehThose are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
MalikThey are on true Guidance from their Lord and they are the ones who will attain salvation.[5]
QXPThose who approach the Book with an open mind are the ones who achieve Guidance from their Sustainer and walk on the right track ((23:1-11), (56:79)). To them belongs the Ultimate Success. (31:2-5).
Maulana AliThese are on a right course from their Lord and these it is that are successful.
Free MindsThese are the ones guided by their Lord, and these are the winners.
Qaribullah These are guided by their Lord; these surely are the prosperous.

George Salethese are directed by their Lord, and they shall prosper.
JM RodwellThese are guided by their Lord; and with these it shall be well.

AsadIt is they who follow the guidance [which comes from their Sustainer; and it is they, they who' shall attain to a happy state!


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