Surah Al-Baqarah

البقرة

Surah 2 · Ruku 6 of 40 · ayahs 47–59 · Juz 1 · pages 7–9 · Madani

يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿47﴾

O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.

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O childrenيَابَنِيCBIVOC+NيَاO+بَChildren+نِيme

Of israelإِسْرَائِيلَI

RememberاذْكُرُواF

My favorنِعْمَتِيَCBIN+PRONATTنِعْمَتِMy favor+يَme / my

WhichالَّتِيI

I bestowedأَنْعَمْتُF

Upon youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And that iوَأَنِّيCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+أَThat i+نيme

[i] preferred youفَضَّلْتُكُمْCBFV+PRONATTفَضَّلْتُ[i] preferred+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

OverعَلَىH

The worldsالْعَالَمِينَIالthe+عَالَمِينَWorlds

2:48

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَٰعَةٌ وَلَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ﴿48﴾

And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be taken from it, nor will they be aided.

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And fearوَاتَّقُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+اتَّقُواFear

A dayيَوْمًاI

Will notلَاH

AvailتَجْزِيF

Any soulنَفْسٌI

ForعَنْH

Another soulنَفْسٍI

AnythingشَيْئًاI

And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot

Will be acceptedيُقْبَلُF

From itمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its

Any intercessionشَفَاعَةٌI

And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot

Will be takenيُؤْخَذُF

From itمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its

A compensationعَدْلٌI

And notوَلَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot

TheyهُمْI

Will be helpedيُنْصَرُونَF

2:49

وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ ﴿49﴾

And [recall] when We saved your forefathers from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

We saved youنَجَّيْنَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTنَجَّيْنَاWe saved+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

FromمِنْH

The peopleآلِI

Of PharaohفِرْعَوْنَI

Who were afflicting you withيَسُومُونَكُمْCBFV+PRONATTيَسُومُونَWho were afflicting you with+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

HorribleسُوءَI

TormentالْعَذَابِIالthe+عَذَابِTorment

SlaughteringيُذَبِّحُونَF

Your sonsأَبْنَاءَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَبْنَاءَYour sons+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And letting liveوَيَسْتَحْيُونَCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَحْيُونَLetting live

Your womenنِسَاءَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTنِسَاءَYour women+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And inوَفِيCBHCONJ+Pوَand+فِيIn

ThatذَلِكُمْI

Was a trialبَلَاءٌI

FromمِنْH

Your LordرَبِّكُمْCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّYour Lord+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

GreatعَظِيمٌI

2:50

وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَٰكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿50﴾

And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

We partedفَرَقْنَاF

For youبِكُمُCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+كُمُyou / your (pl.)

The seaالْبَحْرَIالthe+بَحْرَSea

Then we saved youفَأَنْجَيْنَاكُمْCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَنْجَيْنَاWe saved+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And we drownedوَأَغْرَقْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَغْرَقْنَاWe drowned

The peopleآلَI

Of PharaohفِرْعَوْنَI

While youوَأَنْتُمْCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتُمْWhile you

Were lookingتَنْظُرُونَF

2:51

وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْ ظَٰلِمُونَ ﴿51﴾

And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him, while you were wrongdoers.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

We appointedوَاعَدْنَاF

For mosesمُوسَىI

FortyأَرْبَعِينَI

NightsلَيْلَةًI

ThenثُمَّH

You tookاتَّخَذْتُمُF

The calfالْعِجْلَIالthe+عِجْلَCalf

FromمِنْH

After himبَعْدِهِCBIN+PRONATTبَعْدِAfter+هِhim / his / it

And youوَأَنْتُمْCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتُمْYou

Were wrongdoersظَالِمُونَI

2:52

ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿52﴾

Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.

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ThenثُمَّH

WeعَفَوْنَاF

YouعَنْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَنْyou+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

FromمِنْH

AfterبَعْدِI

ThatذَلِكَI

So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Be gratefulتَشْكُرُونَF

2:53

وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ ﴿53﴾

And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion that perhaps you would be guided.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

WeآتَيْنَاF

MosesمُوسَىI

The BookالْكِتَابَIالthe+كِتَابَBook

And the criterionوَالْفُرْقَانَCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+فُرْقَانَCriterion

Perhaps youلَعَلَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّPerhaps+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Would be guidedتَهْتَدُونَF

2:54

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ فَتُوبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمْ فَٱقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿54﴾

And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

SaidقَالَF

MosesمُوسَىI

To his peopleلِقَوْمِهِCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+قَوْمِHis people+هِhim / his / it

O my peopleيَاقَوْمِCBIVOC+NيَاO+قَوْمِMy people

Indeed youإِنَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

[you] have wrongedظَلَمْتُمْF

YourselvesأَنْفُسَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

By your takingبِاتِّخَاذِكُمُCBIP+N+PRONATTبِwith / in+اتِّخَاذِYour taking+كُمُyou / your (pl.)

The calfالْعِجْلَIالthe+عِجْلَCalf

So turn in repentanceفَتُوبُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تُوبُواTurn in repentance

ToإِلَىH

Your creatorبَارِئِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTبَارِئِYour creator+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And killفَاقْتُلُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+اقْتُلُواAnd kill

YourselvesأَنْفُسَكُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَYourselves+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

ThatذَلِكُمْI

Is betterخَيْرٌI

For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

WithعِنْدَI

Your creatorبَارِئِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTبَارِئِYour creator+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Then he turnedفَتَابَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+تَابَHe turned

Towards youعَلَيْكُمْCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTowards+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Indeed heإِنَّهُCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it

HeهُوَI

Is the returningالتَّوَّابُIالthe+تَوَّابُIs the returning

The most MercifulالرَّحِيمُIالthe+رَحِيمُMost Merciful

2:55

وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ ﴿55﴾

And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.

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And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

You saidقُلْتُمْF

O mosesيَامُوسَىCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses

NeverلَنْH

Will we believeنُؤْمِنَF

In youلَكَCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كَyou / your

UntilحَتَّىH

We seeنَرَىF

AllahاللَّهَI

ManifestlyجَهْرَةًI

So seized youفَأَخَذَتْكُمُCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَخَذَتْSeized+كُمُyou / your (pl.)

The thunderboltالصَّاعِقَةُIالthe+صَاعِقَةُThunderbolt

While youوَأَنْتُمْCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+أَنْتُمْWhile you

Were lookingتَنْظُرُونَF

2:56

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَٰكُم مِّنۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ ﴿56﴾

Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.

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ThenثُمَّH

We revived youبَعَثْنَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTبَعَثْنَاWe revived+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

FromمِنْH

AfterبَعْدِI

Your deathمَوْتِكُمْCBIN+PRONATTمَوْتِYour death+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

So that you mayلَعَلَّكُمْCBHACC+PRONATTلَعَلَّSo that you may+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Be gratefulتَشْكُرُونَF

2:57

وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿57﴾

And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not - but they were [only] wronging themselves.

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And we shadedوَظَلَّلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ظَلَّلْنَاWe shaded

[over] youعَلَيْكُمُCBHP+PRONATTعَلَى[over]+كُمُyou / your (pl.)

With [the] cloudsالْغَمَامَIالthe+غَمَامَWith [the] clouds

And we sent downوَأَنْزَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَنْزَلْنَاWe sent down

To youعَلَيْكُمُCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كُمُyou / your (pl.)

[the]الْمَنَّIالthe+مَنَّ[the]

And [the] quailsوَالسَّلْوَىCBICONJ+Nوَand+الthe+سَلْوَى[the] quails

EatكُلُواF

FromمِنْH

The good thingsطَيِّبَاتِI

ThatمَاI

We have provided youرَزَقْنَاكُمْCBFV+PRONATTرَزَقْنَاWe have provided+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And notوَمَاCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+مَاNot

They wronged usظَلَمُونَاCBFV+PRONATTظَلَمُوThey wronged+نَاus / our

ButوَلَكِنْCBHCONJ+AMDوَand+لَكِنْBut

They wereكَانُواF

To themselvesأَنْفُسَهُمْCBIN+PRONATTأَنْفُسَTo+هُمْthem / their

Doing wrongيَظْلِمُونَF

2:58

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ٱدْخُلُوا۟ هَٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطَٰيَٰكُمْ ۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ﴿58﴾

And [recall] when We said, "Enter this city and eat from it wherever you will in [ease and] abundance, and enter the gate bowing humbly and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens.' We will [then] forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]."

Word by word

And whenوَإِذْCBICONJ+Tوَand+إِذْWhen

We saidقُلْنَاF

EnterادْخُلُواF

ThisهَذِهِI

TownالْقَرْيَةَIالthe+قَرْيَةَTown

Then eatفَكُلُواCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+كُلُواEat

FromمِنْهَاCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its

WhereverحَيْثُI

You wish[ed]شِئْتُمْF

AbundantlyرَغَدًاI

And enterوَادْخُلُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+ادْخُلُواEnter

The gateالْبَابَIالthe+بَابَGate

ProstratingسُجَّدًاI

And sayوَقُولُواCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قُولُواSay

RepentanceحِطَّةٌI

We will forgiveنَغْفِرْF

For youلَكُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

Your sinsخَطَايَاكُمْCBIN+PRONATTخَطَايَاYour sins+كُمْyou / your (pl.)

And we will increaseوَسَنَزِيدُCBFCONJ+FUT+Vوَand+سَwill+نَزِيدُWe will increase

The good doers in rewardالْمُحْسِنِينَIالthe+مُحْسِنِينَGood doers in reward

2:59

فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ قَوْلًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ رِجْزًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْسُقُونَ ﴿59﴾

But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.

Word by word

But changedفَبَدَّلَCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَدَّلَBut changed

Those whoالَّذِينَI

WrongedظَلَمُواF

The wordقَوْلًاI

Other thanغَيْرَI

That whichالَّذِيI

Was saidقِيلَF

To themلَهُمْCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their

So we sent downفَأَنْزَلْنَاCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+أَنْزَلْنَاWe sent down

UponعَلَىH

Those whoالَّذِينَI

WrongedظَلَمُواF

A punishmentرِجْزًاI

FromمِنَH

The skyالسَّمَاءِIالthe+سَمَاءِSky

BecauseبِمَاCBIP+RELبِwith / in+مَاBecause

They wereكَانُواF

Defiantly disobeyingيَفْسُقُونَF

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.