Surah Al-Baqarah 2:130–141

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Surah 2 · Ruku 16 of 40 · ayahs 130–141 · Juz 1 · pages 20–21 · Madani

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Al-Baqarah 2:130

وَمَن يَرْغَبُ عَن مِّلَّةِ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ إِلَّا مَن سَفِهَ نَفْسَهُۥ ۚ وَلَقَدِ ٱصْطَفَيْنَٰهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ﴿130﴾

And who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who makes a fool of himself. And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he, in the Hereafter, will be among the righteous.

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1And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
2Will turn awayيَرْغَبُyarghabuF
3Fromعَنْ'anH
4The religionمِلَّةِmillatiI
5Of abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
6ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
7WhoمَنْmanI
8FooledسَفِهَsafihaF
9HimselfنَفْسَهُnafsahuCBIN+PRONATTنَفْسَHimself+هُhim / his / it
10And indeedوَلَقَدِwalaqadiCBHCONJ+CERTوَand+لَقَدْIndeed
11We chose himاصْطَفَيْنَاهُistafaynahuCBFV+PRONATTاصْطَفَيْنَاWe chose+هُhim / his / it
12InفِيfiH
13The worldالدُّنْيَاl-dunyaIالthe+دُنْيَاWorld
14And indeed heوَإِنَّهُwa-innahuCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
15InفِيfiH
16The Hereafterالْآخِرَةِl-akhiratiIالthe+آخِرَةِHereafter
17Surely will be amongلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَSurely will be among
18The righteousالصَّالِحِينَl-salihinaIالthe+صَالِحِينَRighteous

Al-Baqarah 2:131

إِذْ قَالَ لَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥٓ أَسْلِمْ ۖ قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿131﴾

When his Lord said to him, "Submit", he said "I have submitted [in Islam] to the Lord of the worlds."

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1WhenإِذْidhI
2SaidقَالَqalaF
3To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
4His LordرَبُّهُrabbuhuCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّHis Lord+هُhim / his / it
5Submit yourselfأَسْلِمْaslimF
6He saidقَالَqalaF
7I have submittedأَسْلَمْتُaslamtuF
8To the LordلِرَبِّlirabbiCBIP+Nلِfor / to+رَبِّThe Lord
9Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَl-'alaminaIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds

Al-Baqarah 2:132

وَوَصَّىٰ بِهَآ إِبْرَٰهِۦمُ بَنِيهِ وَيَعْقُوبُ يَٰبَنِىَّ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱصْطَفَىٰ لَكُمُ ٱلدِّينَ فَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ﴿132﴾

And Abraham instructed his sons [to do the same] and [so did] Jacob, [saying], "O my sons, indeed Allah has chosen for you this religion, so do not die except while you are Muslims."

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1And enjoinedوَوَصَّىwawassaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+وَصَّىEnjoined
2[it]بِهَاbihaCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هَاher / it / its
3AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمُibrahimuI
4Upon his sonsبَنِيهِbanihiCBIN+PRONATTبَنِيUpon his sons+هِhim / his / it
5And jacobوَيَعْقُوبُwaya'qubuCBICONJ+PNوَand+يَعْقُوبُJacob
6O my sonsيَابَنِيَّyabaniyyaCBIN+PRONATTيَابَنِO my sons+يَّme / my
7IndeedإِنَّinnaH
8Allahاللَّهَl-lahaI
9Has chosenاصْطَفَىistafaF
10For youلَكُمُlakumuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمُyou / your (pl.)
11The religionالدِّينَl-dinaIالthe+دِينَReligion
12So notفَلَاfalaCBHCONJ+NEGفَso / then+لَاNot
13Should you dieتَمُوتُنَّtamutunnaCBFV+PRONATTتَمُوتُShould you die+نَّemphasis
14ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot
15While youوَأَنْتُمْwa-antumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتُمْWhile you
16Are submissiveمُسْلِمُونَmuslimunaI

Al-Baqarah 2:133

أَمْ كُنتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ إِذْ حَضَرَ يَعْقُوبَ ٱلْمَوْتُ إِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِى قَالُوا۟ نَعْبُدُ إِلَٰهَكَ وَإِلَٰهَ ءَابَآئِكَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ إِلَٰهًا وَٰحِدًا وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿133﴾

Or were you witnesses when death approached Jacob, when he said to his sons, "What will you worship after me?" They said, "We will worship your God and the God of your fathers, Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac - one God. And we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

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1OrأَمْamH
2Were youكُنْتُمْkuntumF
3Witnessesشُهَدَاءَshuhada'aI
4WhenإِذْidhI
5Came toحَضَرَhadaraF
6Jacobيَعْقُوبَya'qubaI
7[the] deathالْمَوْتُl-mawtuIالthe+مَوْتُ[the] death
8WhenإِذْidhI
9He saidقَالَqalaF
10To his sonsلِبَنِيهِlibanihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+بَنِيHis sons+هِhim / his / it
11WhatمَاmaI
12Will you worshipتَعْبُدُونَta'budunaF
13FromمِنْminH
14After meبَعْدِيba'diCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+يme / my
15They saidقَالُواqaluF
16We will worshipنَعْبُدُna'buduF
17Your godإِلَهَكَilahakaCBIN+PRONATTإِلَهَYour god+كَyou / your
18And the godوَإِلَهَwa-ilahaCBICONJ+Nوَand+إِلَهَThe god
19Of your forefathersآبَائِكَaba'ikaCBIN+PRONATTآبَائِOf your forefathers+كَyou / your
20AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
21And ishmaelوَإِسْمَاعِيلَwa-isma'ilaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
22And isaacوَإِسْحَاقَwa-ishaqaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْحَاقَIsaac
23GodإِلَهًاilahanI
24OneوَاحِدًاwahidanI
25And weوَنَحْنُwanahnuCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+نَحْنُWe
26To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
27Are submissiveمُسْلِمُونَmuslimunaI

Al-Baqarah 2:134

تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿134﴾

That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

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1ThisتِلْكَtilkaI
2Was a communityأُمَّةٌummatunI
3WhichقَدْqadH
4Has passed awayخَلَتْkhalatF
5For itلَهَاlahaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هَاher / it / its
6WhatمَاmaI
7It earnedكَسَبَتْkasabatF
8And for youوَلَكُمْwalakumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَكُمْFor you
9WhatمَاmaI
10You have earnedكَسَبْتُمْkasabtumF
11And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
12You will be askedتُسْأَلُونَtus'alunaF
13About whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
14They used toكَانُواkanuF
15Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

Al-Baqarah 2:135

وَقَالُوا۟ كُونُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَٰرَىٰ تَهْتَدُوا۟ ۗ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ حَنِيفًا ۖ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴿135﴾

They say, "Be Jews or Christians [so] you will be guided." Say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not of the polytheists."

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1And they saidوَقَالُواwaqaluCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالُواThey said
2BeكُونُواkunuF
3JewsهُودًاhudanI
4OrأَوْawH
5ChristiansنَصَارَىnasaraI
6Then you will be guidedتَهْتَدُواtahtaduF
7SayقُلْqulF
8NayبَلْbalH
9The religionمِلَّةَmillataI
10Of abrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
11The uprightحَنِيفًاhanifanI
12And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
13He wasكَانَkanaF
14OfمِنَminaH
15Those who associated partners with Allahالْمُشْرِكِينَl-mushrikinaIالthe+مُشْرِكِينَThose who associated partners with Allah

Al-Baqarah 2:136

قُولُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَآ أُوتِىَ ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُسْلِمُونَ ﴿136﴾

Say, [O believers], "We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."

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1SayقُولُواquluF
2We have believedآمَنَّاamannaF
3In Allahبِاللَّهِbil-lahiCBIP+PNبِwith / in+اللَّهِAllah
4And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
5Is revealedأُنْزِلَunzilaF
6To usإِلَيْنَاilaynaCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+نَاus / our
7And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
8Was revealedأُنْزِلَunzilaF
9ToإِلَىilaH
10AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
11And ishmaelوَإِسْمَاعِيلَwa-isma'ilaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
12And isaacوَإِسْحَاقَwa-ishaqaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْحَاقَIsaac
13And jacobوَيَعْقُوبَwaya'qubaCBICONJ+PNوَand+يَعْقُوبَJacob
14And the descendantsوَالْأَسْبَاطِwal-asbatiCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَسْبَاطِDescendants
15And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
16Was givenأُوتِيَutiyaF
17To mosesمُوسَىmusaI
18And jesusوَعِيسَىwa'isaCBICONJ+PNوَand+عِيسَىJesus
19And whatوَمَاwamaCBICONJ+RELوَand+مَاWhat
20Was givenأُوتِيَutiyaF
21To the prophetsالنَّبِيُّونَl-nabiyunaIالthe+نَبِيُّونَTo the prophets
22FromمِنْminH
23Their LordرَبِّهِمْrabbihimCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّTheir Lord+هِمْthem / their
24NotلَاlaH
25We make distinctionنُفَرِّقُnufarriquF
26BetweenبَيْنَbaynaI
27AnyأَحَدٍahadinI
28Of themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْOf+هُمْthem / their
29And weوَنَحْنُwanahnuCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+نَحْنُWe
30To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
31Are submissiveمُسْلِمُونَmuslimunaI

Al-Baqarah 2:137

فَإِنْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِمِثْلِ مَآ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ فَقَدِ ٱهْتَدَوا۟ ۖ وَّإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِى شِقَاقٍ ۖ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿137﴾

So if they believe in the same as you believe in, then they have been [rightly] guided; but if they turn away, they are only in dissension, and Allah will be sufficient for you against them. And He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

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1So ifفَإِنْfa-inCBHCONJ+CONDفَso / then+إِنْIf
2They believe [d]آمَنُواamanuF
3In the likeبِمِثْلِbimithliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+مِثْلِThe like
4Of whatمَاmaI
5You have believedآمَنْتُمْamantumF
6In [it]بِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
7Then indeedفَقَدِfaqadiCBHCONJ+CERTفَso / then+قَدْIndeed
8They are rightly guidedاهْتَدَوْاihtadawF
9But ifوَإِنْwa-inCBHCONJ+CONDوَand+إِنْBut if
10They turn awayتَوَلَّوْاtawallawF
11Then onlyفَإِنَّمَاfa-innamaCBHCONJ+ACCفَso / then+إِنَّindeed=مَاonly
12TheyهُمْhumI
13Are inفِيfiH
14DissensionشِقَاقٍshiqaqinI
15So will suffice you against themفَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُfasayakfikahumuCBFCONJ+FUT+V+PRONATTفَso / then+سَwill+يَكْفِيSuffice you against them+كyou / your+َهُمُthem / their
16Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
17And heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَHe
18Is the all hearingالسَّمِيعُl-sami'uIالthe+سَمِيعُIs the all hearing
19The all knowingالْعَلِيمُl-'alimuIالthe+عَلِيمُAll knowing

Al-Baqarah 2:138

صِبْغَةَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبْغَةً ۖ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ عَٰبِدُونَ ﴿138﴾

[And say, "Ours is] the religion of Allah. And who is better than Allah in [ordaining] religion? And we are worshippers of Him."

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1The color religionصِبْغَةَsibghataI
2Of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
3And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
4Is betterأَحْسَنُahsanuI
5ThanمِنَminaH
6Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
7At coloringصِبْغَةًsibghatanI
8And weوَنَحْنُwanahnuCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+نَحْنُWe
9To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
10Are worshippersعَابِدُونَ'abidunaI

Al-Baqarah 2:139

قُلْ أَتُحَآجُّونَنَا فِى ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ وَلَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُۥ مُخْلِصُونَ ﴿139﴾

Say, [O Muhammad], "Do you argue with us about Allah while He is our Lord and your Lord? For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. And we are sincere [in deed and intention] to Him."

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1SayقُلْqulF
2Do you argue with usأَتُحَاجُّونَنَاatuhajjunanaCBFINTG+V+PRONATTأَis it? / did?+تُحَاجُّونَYou argue with+نَاus / our
3AboutفِيfiH
4Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
5While heوَهُوَwahuwaCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُوَWhile he
6Is our LordرَبُّنَاrabbunaCBIN+PRONATTرَبُّIs our Lord+نَاus / our
7And your LordوَرَبُّكُمْwarabbukumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+رَبُّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
8And for usوَلَنَاwalanaCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَنَاFor us
9Are our deedsأَعْمَالُنَاa'malunaCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالُAre our deeds+نَاus / our
10And for youوَلَكُمْwalakumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَكُمْFor you
11Are your deedsأَعْمَالُكُمْa'malukumCBIN+PRONATTأَعْمَالُAre your deeds+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
12And weوَنَحْنُwanahnuCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+نَحْنُWe
13To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
14Are sincereمُخْلِصُونَmukhlisunaI

Al-Baqarah 2:140

أَمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّ إِبْرَٰهِۦمَ وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَإِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَٱلْأَسْبَاطَ كَانُوا۟ هُودًا أَوْ نَصَٰرَىٰ ۗ قُلْ ءَأَنتُمْ أَعْلَمُ أَمِ ٱللَّهُ ۗ وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن كَتَمَ شَهَٰدَةً عِندَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَٰفِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ﴿140﴾

Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants were Jews or Christians? Say, "Are you more knowing or is Allah?" And who is more unjust than one who conceals a testimony he has from Allah? And Allah is not unaware of what you do.

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1OrأَمْamH
2Do you sayتَقُولُونَtaqulunaF
3ThatإِنَّinnaH
4AbrahamإِبْرَاهِيمَibrahimaI
5And ishmaelوَإِسْمَاعِيلَwa-isma'ilaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْمَاعِيلَIshmael
6And isaacوَإِسْحَاقَwa-ishaqaCBICONJ+PNوَand+إِسْحَاقَIsaac
7And jacobوَيَعْقُوبَwaya'qubaCBICONJ+PNوَand+يَعْقُوبَJacob
8And the descendantsوَالْأَسْبَاطَwal-asbataCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+أَسْبَاطَDescendants
9WereكَانُواkanuF
10JewsهُودًاhudanI
11OrأَوْawH
12ChristiansنَصَارَىnasaraI
13SayقُلْqulF
14Are youأَأَنْتُمْa-antumCBIINTG+PRONSUBJأَis it? / did?+أَنْتُمْAre you
15Better knowingأَعْلَمُa'lamuI
16OrأَمِamiH
17Is Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
18And whoوَمَنْwamanCBICONJ+INTGوَand+مَنْWho
19Is more unjustأَظْلَمُazlamuI
20Than the one whoمِمَّنْmimmanCBIP+RELمِنfrom / of=مَنْwhoever
21ConcealedكَتَمَkatamaF
22A testimonyشَهَادَةًshahadatanI
23That he hasعِنْدَهُ'indahuCBILOC+PRONATTعِنْدَThat he has+هُhim / his / it
24FromمِنَminaH
25Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
26And notوَمَاwamaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot
27Is Allahاللَّهُl-lahuI
28UnawareبِغَافِلٍbighafilinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+غَافِلٍUnaware
29Of whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
30You doتَعْمَلُونَta'malunaF

Al-Baqarah 2:141

تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۖ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۖ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿141﴾

That is a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned. And you will not be asked about what they used to do.

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1ThisتِلْكَtilkaI
2Was a communityأُمَّةٌummatunI
3WhichقَدْqadH
4Has passed awayخَلَتْkhalatF
5For itلَهَاlahaCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هَاher / it / its
6WhatمَاmaI
7It earnedكَسَبَتْkasabatF
8And for youوَلَكُمْwalakumCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَكُمْFor you
9WhatمَاmaI
10You have earnedكَسَبْتُمْkasabtumF
11And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
12You will be askedتُسْأَلُونَtus'alunaF
13About whatعَمَّا'ammaCBIP+RELعَنabout / from=مَاwhat
14They used toكَانُواkanuF
15Doيَعْمَلُونَya'malunaF

English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.

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