Surah Al-Baqarah

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow) is Surah 2 of the Holy Quran, a Medinan Surah with 286 verses, available here in English.

Surah 2 Medinan 286 verses English

Verse 2:1

الٓمّٓ ۟ۚ

ʹAlif-laaam-meeem.

Alif-Lãm-Mĩm.

Verse 2:2

ذٰلِكَ الْكِتٰبُ لَا رَیْبَ ۛۖۚ فِیْهِ ۛۚ هُدًی لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Ẓaalikal Kitaabu laa - rayba feeh. Hudal lil-Muttaq̣een;

This is the Book! There is no doubt about it—a guide for those mindful ˹of Allah˺,

Verse 2:3

الَّذِیْنَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْغَیْبِ وَیُقِیْمُوْنَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنٰهُمْ یُنْفِقُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹAllaẓeena yuʹminoona bil-G̣aybi wa-yuq̣eemoonaṣ Ṣalaata wa-mimmaa razaq̣naahum yuñfiq̣oon;

who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and donate from what We have provided for them,

Verse 2:4

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْكَ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ ۚ وَبِالْاٰخِرَةِ هُمْ یُوْقِنُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wallaẓeena yuʹminoona bimaaa ʹuñzila ʹilayka wa-maaa ʹuñzila miñ q̣ablik, wa-bilʹAakhirati hum yooq̣inoon.

and who believe in what has been revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ and what was revealed before you, and have sure faith in the Hereafter.

Verse 2:5

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ عَلٰی هُدًی مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹika ʻalaa Hudam mir Rabbihim, wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul Mufliḥoon.

It is they who are ˹truly˺ guided by their Lord, and it is they who will be successful.

Verse 2:6

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا سَوَآءٌ عَلَیْهِمْ ءَاَنْذَرْتَهُمْ اَمْ لَمْ تُنْذِرْهُمْ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena Kafaroo sawaaaʹun ʻalayhim ʹaʹañẓartahum ʹam lam tuñẓirhum laa yuʹminoon.

As for those who persist in disbelief, it is the same whether you warn them or not—they will never believe.

Verse 2:7

خَتَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی قُلُوْبِهِمْ وَعَلٰی سَمْعِهِمْ ؕ وَعَلٰۤی اَبْصَارِهِمْ غِشَاوَةٌ ؗ وَّلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟۠

Khatamal laahu ʻalaa q̣uloobihim wa-ʻalaa samʻihim, wa-ʻalaaa ʹabṣaarihim g̣ishaawah; wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʻaz̤̣eem.

Allah has sealed their hearts and their hearing, and their sight is covered. They will suffer a tremendous punishment.

Verse 2:8

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَّقُوْلُ اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَبِالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَمَا هُمْ بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟ۘ

Wa-minan naasi mañy yaq̣oolu ʹaamannaa billaahi wa-bil-Yawmil ʹAakhiri wa-maa hum̃ bimuʹmineen.

And there are some who say, “We believe in Allah and the Last Day,” yet they are not ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 2:9

یُخٰدِعُوْنَ اللّٰهَ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ۚ وَمَا یَخْدَعُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Yukhaadiʻoonal laaha wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo: wa-maa Yakhdaʻoona ʹillaaa ʹañfusahum wa-maa yashʻuroon.

They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it.

Verse 2:10

فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمْ مَّرَضٌ ۙ فَزَادَهُمُ اللّٰهُ مَرَضًا ۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۙ۬۟  بِمَا كَانُوْا یَكْذِبُوْنَ ۟

Fee q̣uloobihim maraḍuñ fazaadahumul laahu Maraḍaa. Wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleemum̃ bimaa Kaanoo Yakẓiboon.

There is sickness in their hearts, and Allah ˹only˺ lets their sickness increase. They will suffer a painful punishment for their lies.

Verse 2:11

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ لَا تُفْسِدُوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ ۙ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُصْلِحُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahum laa- tufsidoo fil ʹarḍi q̣aalooo ʹinnamaa naḥnu muṣliḥoon.

When they are told, “Do not spread corruption in the land,” they reply, “We are only peace-makers!”

Verse 2:12

اَلَاۤ اِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمُفْسِدُوْنَ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlaaa ʹinnahum humul mufsidoona wa-laakil laa yashʻuroon.

Indeed, it is they who are the corruptors, but they fail to perceive it.

Verse 2:13

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ اٰمِنُوْا كَمَاۤ اٰمَنَ النَّاسُ قَالُوْۤا اَنُؤْمِنُ كَمَاۤ اٰمَنَ السُّفَهَآءُ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّهُمْ هُمُ السُّفَهَآءُ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahum ʹaaminoo kamaaa ʹaamanan naasu q̣aalooo ʹanuʹminu kamaaa ʹaamanas sufahaaaʹ? ʹAlaaa ʹinnahum humus sufahaaaʹu wa-laakil laa yaʻlamoon.

And when they are told, “Believe as others believe,” they reply, “Will we believe as the fools believe?” Indeed, it is they who are fools, but they do not know.

Verse 2:14

وَاِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا ۖۚ وَاِذَا خَلَوْا اِلٰی شَیٰطِیْنِهِمْ ۙ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا مَعَكُمْ ۙ اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ مُسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa laq̣ul laẓeena ʹaamanoo q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa, wa-ʹiẓaa Khalaw ʹilaa Shayaaṭeenihim q̣aalooo ʹinnaa maʻakum ʹinnamaa naḥnu mustahziʹoon.

When they meet the believers they say, “We believe.” But when alone with their evil associates they say, “We are definitely with you; we were only mocking.”

Verse 2:15

اَللّٰهُ یَسْتَهْزِئُ بِهِمْ وَیَمُدُّهُمْ فِیْ طُغْیَانِهِمْ یَعْمَهُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaahu yastahziʹu bihim wa-yamudduhum fee ṭug̣yaanihim yaʻmahoon.

Allah will throw their mockery back at them, leaving them to continue wandering blindly in their defiance.

Verse 2:16

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلٰلَةَ بِالْهُدٰی ۪ فَمَا رَبِحَتْ تِّجَارَتُهُمْ وَمَا كَانُوْا مُهْتَدِیْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeenash tarawuḍ ḍalaalata bilhudaa: famaa Rabiḥat tijaaratuhum wa-maa Kaanoo Muhtadeen.

They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance. But this trade is profitless, and they are not ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 2:17

مَثَلُهُمْ كَمَثَلِ الَّذِی اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا ۚ فَلَمَّاۤ اَضَآءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهٗ ذَهَبَ اللّٰهُ بِنُوْرِهِمْ وَتَرَكَهُمْ فِیْ ظُلُمٰتٍ لَّا یُبْصِرُوْنَ ۟

Mas̤aluhum Kamas̤alil laẓis tawq̣ada Naaraa; falammaaa ʹaḍaaaʹat maa- ḥawlahoo ẓahabal laahu binoorihim wa-tarakahum fee z̤̣ulumaatil laa Yubṣiroon.

Their example is that of someone who kindles a fire, but when it lights up all around them, Allah takes away their light, leaving them in complete darkness—unable to see.

Verse 2:18

صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْیٌ فَهُمْ لَا یَرْجِعُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Ṣummum bukmun ʻumyuñ fahum laa- yarjiʻoon.

They are ˹wilfully˺ deaf, dumb, and blind, so they will never return ˹to the Right Path˺.

Verse 2:19

اَوْ كَصَیِّبٍ مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فِیْهِ ظُلُمٰتٌ وَّرَعْدٌ وَّبَرْقٌ ۚ یَجْعَلُوْنَ اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِیْۤ اٰذَانِهِمْ مِّنَ الصَّوَاعِقِ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ مُحِیْطٌ بِالْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

ʹAw kaṣayyibim minas samaaaʹi feehi z̤̣ulumaatuñw wa-raʻduñw wa-barq̣: yajʻaloona ʹaṣaabiʻahum feee ʹaaẓaanihim minaṣ ṣawaaʻiq̣i ḥaẓaral mawt. Wallaaḥu Muḥeeṭum bilkaafireen.

Or ˹those caught in˺ a rainstorm from the sky with darkness, thunder, and lightning. They press their fingers into their ears at the sound of every thunder-clap for fear of death. And Allah encompasses the disbelievers ˹by His might˺.

Verse 2:20

یَكَادُ الْبَرْقُ یَخْطَفُ اَبْصَارَهُمْ ؕ كُلَّمَاۤ اَضَآءَ لَهُمْ مَّشَوْا فِیْهِ ۙۗ وَاِذَاۤ اَظْلَمَ عَلَیْهِمْ قَامُوْا ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمْعِهِمْ وَاَبْصَارِهِمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟۠

Yakaadul barq̣u yakhṭafu ʹabṣaarahum: kullamaaa ʹaḍaaaʹa lahum mashaw feehi wa-ʹiẓaaa ʹaz̤̣lama ʻalayhim q̣aamoo. Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu laẓahaba bisamʻihim wa-ʹabṣaarihim; ʹinnal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

It is as if the lightning were about to snatch away their sight. Whenever lightning strikes, they walk in its light, but when darkness covers them, they stand still. Had Allah willed, He could have taken away their hearing and sight. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 2:21

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوْا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yaaaʹayyuhan naasuʻ budoo. Rabbakumul laẓee khalaq̣akum wallazeena miñ q̣ablikum laʻallakum tattaq̣oon.

O humanity! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 2:22

الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَّالسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً ۪ وَّاَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَاَخْرَجَ بِهٖ مِنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ رِزْقًا لَّكُمْ ۚ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوْا لِلّٰهِ اَنْدَادًا وَّاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Allaẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa firaashañw was-samaaaʹa binaaaʹaa: wa-ʹañzala minas samaaaʹi maaaañ faʹakhraja bihee minas̤ s̤amaraati rizq̣al lakum: falaa tajʻaloo lillaahi ʹañdaadañw wa-ʹañtum taʻlamoon.

˹He is the One˺ Who has made the earth a place of settlement for you and the sky a canopy; and sends down rain from the sky, causing fruits to grow as a provision for you. So do not knowingly set up equals to Allah ˹in worship˺.

Verse 2:23

وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ فِیْ رَیْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلٰی عَبْدِنَا فَاْتُوْا بِسُوْرَةٍ مِّنْ مِّثْلِهٖ ۪ وَادْعُوْا شُهَدَآءَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-iñ kuñtum fee raybim mimmaa nazzalnaa ʻalaa ʻAbdinaa faʹtoo bi-Sooratim mim mis̤lih; wadʻoo shuhadaaaʹakum miñ doonil laahi ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a sûrah like it and call your helpers other than Allah, if what you say is true.

Verse 2:24

فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوْا وَلَنْ تَفْعَلُوْا فَاتَّقُوا النَّارَ الَّتِیْ وَقُوْدُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ ۖۚ اُعِدَّتْ لِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

faʹil lam tafʻaloo wa-lañ tafʻaloo fattaq̣un Naaral latee wa-q̣ooduhan naasu walḥijaaratu ʹuʻiddat lil-Kaafireen.

But if you are unable to do so—and you will never be able to do so—then fear the Fire fuelled with people and stones, which is prepared for the disbelievers.

Verse 2:25

وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ اَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنّٰتٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوْا مِنْهَا مِنْ ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزْقًا ۙ قَالُوْا هٰذَا الَّذِیْ رُزِقْنَا مِنْ قَبْلُ ۙ وَاُتُوْا بِهٖ مُتَشَابِهًا ؕ وَلَهُمْ فِیْهَاۤ اَزْوَاجٌ مُّطَهَّرَةٌ ۙۗ وَّهُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-bashshiril laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ Ṣaaliḥaati ʹanna lahum jannaatiñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaar. Kullamaa ruziq̣oo minhaa miñ s̤amaratir rizq̣añ q̣aaloo haaẓal laẓee ruziq̣naa miñ q̣abl. wa-ʹutoo bihee mutashaabihaa. Wa-lahum feehaaa ʹazwaajum muṭahharah; wahum feehaa khaalidoon.

Give good news ˹O Prophet˺ to those who believe and do good that they will have Gardens under which rivers flow. Whenever provided with fruit, they will say, “This is what we were given before,” for they will be served fruit that looks similar ˹but tastes different˺. They will have pure spouses, and they will be there forever.

Verse 2:26

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یَسْتَحْیٖۤ اَنْ یَّضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوْضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ؕ فَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا فَیَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ وَاَمَّا الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا فَیَقُوْلُوْنَ مَاذَاۤ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ بِهٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ یُضِلُّ بِهٖ كَثِیْرًا ۙ وَّیَهْدِیْ بِهٖ كَثِیْرًا ؕ وَمَا یُضِلُّ بِهٖۤ اِلَّا الْفٰسِقِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laaha laa yastaḥyeee ʹañy yaḍriba mas̤alam maa baʻooḍatañ famaa fawq̣ahaa. Faʹammal laẓeena ʹaamanoo fayaʻlamoona ʹannahul Ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbihim: wa-ʹammal laẓeena kafaroo fayaq̣ooloona maaẓaaa ʹaraadal laahu bihaaẓaa mas̤alaa? Yuḍillu bihee kas̤eerañw wa-yahdee bihee kas̤eeraa: wa-maa yuḍillu biheee ʹillal Faasiq̣een;

Surely Allah does not shy away from using the parable of a mosquito or what is even smaller. As for the believers, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. And as for the disbelievers, they argue, “What does Allah mean by such a parable?” Through this ˹test˺, He leaves many to stray, and guides many. And He leaves none to stray except the rebellious—

Verse 2:27

الَّذِیْنَ یَنْقُضُوْنَ عَهْدَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مِیْثَاقِهٖ ۪ وَیَقْطَعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنْ یُّوْصَلَ وَیُفْسِدُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yañq̣uḍoona ʻAhdal laahi mim baʻdi mees̤aaq̣ihee, wa-yaq̣ṭaʻoona maaa ʹamaral laahu biheee ʹañy yooṣala wa-yufsidoona fil ʹarḍ: ʹulaaaʹika humul khaasiroon.

those who violate Allah’s covenant after it has been affirmed, break whatever ˹ties˺ Allah has ordered to be maintained, and spread corruption in the land. It is they who are the ˹true˺ losers.

Verse 2:28

كَیْفَ تَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَكُنْتُمْ اَمْوَاتًا فَاَحْیَاكُمْ ۚ ثُمَّ یُمِیْتُكُمْ ثُمَّ یُحْیِیْكُمْ ثُمَّ اِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Kayfa takfuroona billaahi wa-kuñtum ʹamwaatañ faʹaḥyaakum; s̤umma yumeetukum s̤umma yuḥyeekum s̤umma ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

How can you deny Allah? You were lifeless and He gave you life, then He will cause you to die and again bring you to life, and then to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 2:29

هُوَ الَّذِیْ خَلَقَ لَكُمْ مَّا فِی الْاَرْضِ جَمِیْعًا ۗ ثُمَّ اسْتَوٰۤی اِلَی السَّمَآءِ فَسَوّٰىهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ ؕ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

Huwal laẓee khalaq̣a lakum maa fil ʹarḍi jameeʻaa; s̤ummas tawaaa ʹilas Samaaaʹi fasaw-waahunna sabʻa samaawaat; wa-Huwa bikulli shayʹin ʻaleem.

He is the One Who created everything in the earth for you. Then He turned towards the heaven, forming it into seven heavens. And He has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 2:30

وَاِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اِنِّیْ جَاعِلٌ فِی الْاَرْضِ خَلِیْفَةً ؕ قَالُوْۤا اَتَجْعَلُ فِیْهَا مَنْ یُّفْسِدُ فِیْهَا وَیَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ ۚ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ؕ قَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala Rabbuka lil-Malaaaʹikati ʹInnee jaaʻiluñ fil ʹarḍi Khaleefah˹. Q̣aalooo ʹatajʻalu feehaa mañy yufsidu feehaa wa-yasfikud dimaaaʹ? wa-naḥnu nusabbiḥu bi-Ḥamdika wa-nuq̣addisu lak. Q̣aala ˹ʹInneee ʹaʻlamu maa laa- taʻlamoon.˺

˹Remember˺ when your Lord said to the angels, “I am going to place a successive ˹human˺ authority on earth.” They asked ˹Allah˺, “Will You place in it someone who will spread corruption there and shed blood while we glorify Your praises and proclaim Your holiness?” Allah responded, “I know what you do not know.”

Verse 2:31

وَعَلَّمَ اٰدَمَ الْاَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَی الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ ۙ فَقَالَ اَنْۢبِـُٔوْنِیْ بِاَسْمَآءِ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʻallama ʹAadamal ʹasmaaaʹa kullahaa s̤umma ʻaraḍahum ʻalal malaaaʹikati faq̣aala ʹambiʹoonee biʹasmaaaʹi haaaʹulaaaʹi ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

He taught Adam the names of all things, then He presented them to the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these, if what you say is true?”

Verse 2:32

قَالُوْا سُبْحٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَاۤ اِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَلِیْمُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟

Q̣aaloo ˹Subḥaanaka laa ʻilma lanaaa ʹillaa maa- ʻallamtanaa: ʹInnaka ʹañtal ʻAleemul Ḥakeem.˺

They replied, “Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us. You are truly the All-Knowing, All-Wise.”

Verse 2:33

قَالَ یٰۤاٰدَمُ اَنْۢبِئْهُمْ بِاَسْمَآىِٕهِمْ ۚ فَلَمَّاۤ اَنْۢبَاَهُمْ بِاَسْمَآىِٕهِمْ ۙ قَالَ اَلَمْ اَقُلْ لَّكُمْ اِنِّیْۤ اَعْلَمُ غَیْبَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ۙ وَاَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُوْنَ وَمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aala ˹YaaaʹAadamu ʹambiʹhum̃ biʹasmaaaʹihim.˺ Falammaaa ʹambaʹahum̃ biʹasmaaaʹihim q̣aala ʹalam ʹaq̣ul lakum ʹInneee ʹaʻlamu g̣aybas samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi wa-ʹaʻlamu maa tubdoona wa-maa kuñtum taktumoon.

Allah said, “O Adam! Inform them of their names.” Then when Adam did, Allah said, “Did I not tell you that I know the secrets of the heavens and the earth, and I know what you reveal and what you conceal?”

Verse 2:34

وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِیْسَ ؕ اَبٰی وَاسْتَكْبَرَ ؗۗ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣ulnaa lilmalaaaʹikatis judoo liʹAadama fasajadooo ʹillaaa ʹIblees: ʹabaa wastakbara wa-kaana minal Kaafireen.

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused and acted arrogantly, becoming unfaithful.

Verse 2:35

وَقُلْنَا یٰۤاٰدَمُ اسْكُنْ اَنْتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَیْثُ شِئْتُمَا ۪ وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُوْنَا مِنَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣ulnaa yaaaʹAadamus kun ʹañta wa-zawjukal jannata wa-kulaa Minhaa rag̣adan ḥays̤u shiʹtumaa; wa-laa taq̣rabaa haaẓihish shajarata fatakoonaa minaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

We cautioned, “O Adam! Live with your wife in Paradise and eat as freely as you please, but do not approach this tree, or else you will be wrongdoers.”

Verse 2:36

فَاَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّیْطٰنُ عَنْهَا فَاَخْرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِیْهِ ۪ وَقُلْنَا اهْبِطُوْا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۚ وَلَكُمْ فِی الْاَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَّمَتَاعٌ اِلٰی حِیْنٍ ۟

Faʹazallahumash Shaytaanu ʻanhaa faʹakhrajahumaa mimmaa kaanaa feeh. Wa-q̣ulnah biṭoo baʻḍukum libaʻḍin ʻaduww. Wa-lakum fil ʹarḍi mustaq̣arruñw wa-mataaʻun ʹilaa ḥeen.

But Satan deceived them—leading to their fall from the ˹blissful˺ state they were in, and We said, “Descend from the heavens ˹to the earth˺ as enemies to each other. You will find in the earth a residence and provision for your appointed stay.”

Verse 2:37

فَتَلَقّٰۤی اٰدَمُ مِنْ رَّبِّهٖ كَلِمٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَیْهِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Fatalaq̣q̣aaa ʹAadamu mir Rabbihee Kalimaatiñ fataaba ʻalayh: ʹinnahoo Huwat Tawwaabur Raḥeem.

Then Adam was inspired with words ˹of prayer˺ by his Lord, so He accepted his repentance. Surely He is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:38

قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوْا مِنْهَا جَمِیْعًا ۚ فَاِمَّا یَاْتِیَنَّكُمْ مِّنِّیْ هُدًی فَمَنْ تَبِعَ هُدَایَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ulnah biṭoo minhaa jameeʻaa; faʹimmaa yaʹtiyannakum minnee Hudañ famañ tabiʻa Hudaaya falaa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

We said, “Descend all of you! Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows it, there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:39

وَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَكَذَّبُوْا بِاٰیٰتِنَاۤ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟۠

Wallaẓeena Kafaroo wa-kaẓẓaboo biʹAayaatinaaa ʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naar; hum feehaa Khaalidoon.

But those who disbelieve and deny Our signs will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.”

Verse 2:40

یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَاَوْفُوْا بِعَهْدِیْۤ اُوْفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ ۚ وَاِیَّایَ فَارْهَبُوْنِ ۟

Yaa-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeelaẓ kuroo niʻmatiyal lateee ʹanʻamtu ʻalaykum wa-ʹawfoo biʻAhdeee ʹoofi biʻAhdikum wa-ʹiyyaaya Farhaboon.

O children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you. Fulfil your covenant and I will fulfil Mine, and stand in awe of Me ˹alone˺.

Verse 2:41

وَاٰمِنُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَلَا تَكُوْنُوْۤا اَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِهٖ ۪ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِیْ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؗ وَاِیَّایَ فَاتَّقُوْنِ ۟

Wa-ʹaaminoo Bimaaa ʹañzaltu muṣaddiq̣al limaa maʻakum wa-laa takoonooo ʹawwala Kaafirim̃ bih. Wa-laa tashtaroo biʹAayaatee s̤amanañ q̣aleelaa; wa-ʹiyyaaya Fattaq̣oon.

Believe in My revelations which confirm your Scriptures. Do not be the first to deny them or trade them for a fleeting gain. And be mindful of Me.

Verse 2:42

وَلَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa Talbisul Ḥaq̣q̣a bilbaaṭili wa-taktumul Ḥaq̣q̣a wa-ʹañtum taʻlamoon.

Do not mix truth with falsehood or hide the truth knowingly.

Verse 2:43

وَاَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَارْكَعُوْا مَعَ الرّٰكِعِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹaq̣eemuṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaatuz Zakaata Warkaʻoo maʻar raakiʻeen.

Establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and bow down with those who bow down.

Verse 2:44

اَتَاْمُرُوْنَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنْسَوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ تَتْلُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAtaʹmuroonan naasa bilbirri wa-tañsawna ʹañfusakum wa-ʹañtum tatloonal Kitaab? ʹAfalaa taʻq̣iloon?

Do you preach righteousness and fail to practice it yourselves, although you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?

Verse 2:45

وَاسْتَعِیْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ ؕ وَاِنَّهَا لَكَبِیْرَةٌ اِلَّا عَلَی الْخٰشِعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wastaʻeenoo biṣ-Ṣabri waṣ-Ṣalaah: wa-ʹinnahaa lakabeeratun ʹillaa ʻalal Khaashiʻeen,

And seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, it is a burden except for the humble—

Verse 2:46

الَّذِیْنَ یَظُنُّوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّلٰقُوْا رَبِّهِمْ وَاَنَّهُمْ اِلَیْهِ رٰجِعُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAllaẓeena Yaz̤̣unnoona ʹannahum mulaaq̣oo Rabbihim wa-ʹannahum ʹilayhi raajiʻoon.

those who are certain that they will meet their Lord and to Him they will return.

Verse 2:47

یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَاَنِّیْ فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Yaa-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeelaẓ kuroo niʻmatiyal lateee ʹanʻamtu ʻalaykum wa-ʹannee faḍḍaltukum ʻalal ʻaalameen.

O Children of Israel! Remember ˹all˺ the favours I granted you and how I honoured you above the others.

Verse 2:48

وَاتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِیْ نَفْسٌ عَنْ نَّفْسٍ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَّلَا یُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَّلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Wattaq̣oo Yawmal laa tajzee nafsun ʻan nafsiñ shayʹañw wa-laa yuq̣balu minhaa shafaaʻatuñw wa-laa yuʹkhaẓu minhaa ʻadluñw wa-laa hum yuñṣaroon.

Guard yourselves against the Day on which no soul will be of help to another. No intercession will be accepted, no ransom taken, and no help will be given.

Verse 2:49

وَاِذْ نَجَّیْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ یَسُوْمُوْنَكُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ یُذَبِّحُوْنَ اَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَیَسْتَحْیُوْنَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ؕ وَفِیْ ذٰلِكُمْ بَلَآءٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ najjaynaakum min ʹAali Firʻawna yasoomoonakum soooʹal ʻaẓaabi yuẓabbiḥoona ʹabnaaaʹakum wa-yastaḥyoona nisaaaʹakum; wa-fee ẓaalikum̃ balaaaʹum mir Rabbikum ʻaz̤̣eem.

˹Remember˺ how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

Verse 2:50

وَاِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَاَنْجَیْنٰكُمْ وَاَغْرَقْنَاۤ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ Faraq̣naa bikumul baḥra faʹañjaynaakum wa-ʹag̣raq̣naaa ʹAala Firʻawna wa-ʹañtum tañz̤̣uroon.

And ˹remember˺ when We parted the sea, rescued you, and drowned Pharaoh’s people before your very eyes.

Verse 2:51

وَاِذْ وٰعَدْنَا مُوْسٰۤی اَرْبَعِیْنَ لَیْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ وَاَنْتُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiz waaʻadnaa Moosaaa ʹarbaʻeena laylatañ s̤ummat takhaẓtumul ʻijla mim baʻdihee wa-añtum z̤̣aalimoon.

And ˹remember˺ when We appointed forty nights for Moses, then you worshipped the calf in his absence, acting wrongfully.

Verse 2:52

ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنْكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma ʻafawnaa ʻañkum mim baʻdi ẓaalika laʻallakum tashkuroon.

Even then We ˹still˺ forgave you so perhaps you would be grateful.

Verse 2:53

وَاِذْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ وَالْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹaataynaa Moosal Kitaaba wal-Furq̣uaana laʻallakum Tahtadoon.

And ˹remember˺ when We gave Moses the Scripture—the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺ that perhaps you would be ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 2:54

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوْبُوْۤا اِلٰی بَارِىِٕكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِىِٕكُمْ ؕ فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala Moosaa li-Q̣awmihee yaa-q̣awmi ʹinnakum z̤̣alamtum ʹanfusakum̃ bitti-khaa-ẓikumul ʻijla fatoobooo ʹilaa Baariʹikum faq̣tulooo ʹañfusakum; ẓaalikum khayrul lakum ʻiñda Baariʹikum. Fataaba ʻalaykum: ʹinnahoo Huwat Tawwaabur Raḥeem.

And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his people, “O my people! Surely you have wronged yourselves by worshipping the calf, so turn in repentance to your Creator and execute ˹the calf-worshippers among˺ yourselves. That is best for you in the sight of your Creator.” Then He accepted your repentance. Surely He is the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:55

وَاِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰی لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّٰی نَرَی اللّٰهَ جَهْرَةً فَاَخَذَتْكُمُ الصّٰعِقَةُ وَاَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹIẓ q̣ultum yaa-Moosaa lan nuʹmina laka ḥattaa naral laaha Jahratañ faʹakhaẓat-kumuṣ ṣaaʻiq̣atu wa-ʹañtum tañz̤̣uroon.

And ˹remember˺ when you said, “O Moses! We will never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes,” so a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on.

Verse 2:56

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma baʻas̤naakum mim baʻdi Mawtikum laʻallakum tashkuroon.

Then We brought you back to life after your death, so that perhaps you would be grateful.

Verse 2:57

وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَاَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰی ؕ كُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ ؕ وَمَا ظَلَمُوْنَا وَلٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-Z̤̣allalnaa ʻalaykumul g̣amaama wa-ʹañzalnaa ʻalaykumul Manna was-Salwaaa: Kuloo miñ ṭayyibaati maa razaq̣naakum wa-maa z̤̣alamoonaa wa-laakiñ kaanooo ʹañfusahum yaz̤̣limoon.

And ˹remember when˺ We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, ˹saying˺, “Eat from the good things We have provided for you.” The evildoers ˹certainly˺ did not wrong Us, but wronged themselves.

Verse 2:58

وَاِذْ قُلْنَا ادْخُلُوْا هٰذِهِ الْقَرْیَةَ فَكُلُوْا مِنْهَا حَیْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَّادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَّقُوْلُوْا حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطٰیٰكُمْ ؕ وَسَنَزِیْدُ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣ulnad khuloo haaẓihil q̣aryata fakuloo minhaa ḥays̤u shiʹtum rag̣adañw wadkhulul baaba Sujjadañw wa-q̣ooloo ḥittatun nag̣fir lakum Khaṭaayaakum: wa-sanazeedul Muḥsineen.

And ˹remember˺ when We said, “Enter this city and eat freely from wherever you please; enter the gate with humility, saying, ‘Absolve us.’ We will forgive your sins and multiply the reward for the good-doers.”

Verse 2:59

فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا قَوْلًا غَیْرَ الَّذِیْ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ فَاَنْزَلْنَا عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْسُقُوْنَ ۟۠

Fabaddalal laẓeena z̤̣alamoo q̣awlan g̣ayral laẓee q̣eela lahum faʹañzalnaa ʻalal laẓeena z̤̣alamoo rijzam minas samaaaʹi bimaa Kaanoo yafsuq̣oon.

But the wrongdoers changed the words they were commanded to say. So We sent down a punishment from the heavens upon them for their rebelliousness.

Verse 2:60

وَاِذِ اسْتَسْقٰی مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَ ؕ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَیْنًا ؕ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ؕ كُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓis tasq̣aa Moosaa liq̣awmihee faq̣ulnaḍ rib biʻAṣaakal ḥajar. Fañfajarat minhus̤ nataa ʻashrata ʻaynaa. Q̣ad ʻalima Kullu ʻunaasim mashrabahum. Kuloo washraboo mir rizq̣il laahi walaa taʻs̤aw fil ʹarḍi mufsideen.

And ˹remember˺ when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said, “Strike the rock with your staff.” Then twelve springs gushed out, ˹and˺ each tribe knew its drinking place. ˹We then said,˺ “Eat and drink of Allah’s provisions, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land.”

Verse 2:61

وَاِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰی لَنْ نَّصْبِرَ عَلٰی طَعَامٍ وَّاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْۢبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْ بَقْلِهَا وَقِثَّآىِٕهَا وَفُوْمِهَا وَعَدَسِهَا وَبَصَلِهَا ؕ قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَ الَّذِیْ هُوَ اَدْنٰی بِالَّذِیْ هُوَ خَیْرٌ ؕ اِهْبِطُوْا مِصْرًا فَاِنَّ لَكُمْ مَّا سَاَلْتُمْ ؕ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَالْمَسْكَنَةُ ۗ وَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَیَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَّكَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ ۟۠

Waʹiẓ q̣ultum yaa-Moosaa lan naṣbira ʻalaa ṭaʻaamiñw waaḥidiñ fadʻu lanaa Rabbaka yukhrij lanaa mimmaa tumbitul ʹarḍu mim baq̣lihaa Wa-q̣is̤s̤aaaʹihaa Wa-foomihaa wa-ʻadasihaa wa-baṣalihaa. Q̣aala ʹatastabdiloonal laẓee huwa ʹadnaa billaẓee huwa Khayr? ʹIhbiṭoo miṣrañ faʹinna lakum maa saʹaltum. Waḍuribat ʻalayhimuẓ ẓillatu walmaskanah; wa-baaaʹoo big̣aḍabim minal laah. Ẓaalika biʹannahum kaanoo yakfuroona biʹaayaatil laahi wa-yaq̣tuloonan nabiyyeena big̣ayril ḥaq̣q̣. Ẓaalika bimaa ʻaṣaw Wa-kaanoo yaʻtadoon.

And ˹remember˺ when you said, “O Moses! We cannot endure the same meal ˹every day˺. So ˹just˺ call upon your Lord on our behalf, He will bring forth for us some of what the earth produces of herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions.” Moses scolded ˹them˺, “Do you exchange what is better for what is worse? ˹You can˺ go down to any village and you will find what you have asked for.” They were stricken with disgrace and misery, and they invited the displeasure of Allah for rejecting Allah’s signs and unjustly killing the prophets. This is ˹a fair reward˺ for their disobedience and violations.

Verse 2:62

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَالَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا وَالنَّصٰرٰی وَالصّٰبِـِٕیْنَ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۪ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo Wallaẓeena haadoo wan-Naṣaaraa waṣ-Ṣaabiʹeena man ʹaamana billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhiri waʻamila ṣaaliḥañ falahum ʹajruhum ʻiñda Rabbihim: Walaa khawfun ʻalayhim walaa hum yaḥzanoon.

Indeed, the believers, Jews, Christians, and Sabians—whoever ˹truly˺ believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good will have their reward with their Lord. And there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:63

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّوْرَ ؕ خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَّاذْكُرُوْا مَا فِیْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓnaa Mees̤aaq̣akum Wa-rafaʻnaa fawq̣akumuṭ Ṭoor: Khuẓoo maaa aataynaakum̃ biq̣uwwatiñw waẓkuroo maa feehi laʻallakum tattaq̣oon.

And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from you and raised the mountain above you ˹saying˺, “Hold firmly to that ˹Scripture˺ which We have given you and observe its teachings so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺.”

Verse 2:64

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّیْتُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ ۚ فَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهٗ لَكُنْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ ۟

S̤umma tawallaytum mim̃ baʻdi ẓaalik: Falawlaa faḍlul lahi ʻalaykum wa-raḥmatuhoo lakuñtum minal khaasireen.

Yet you turned away afterwards. Had it not been for Allah’s grace and mercy upon you, you would have certainly been of the losers.

Verse 2:65

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنْكُمْ فِی السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُوْنُوْا قِرَدَةً خٰسِـِٕیْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-laq̣ad ʻalimtumul laẓeenaʻ tadaw miñkum fis Sabti faq̣ulnaa lahum koonoo q̣iradatan khaasiʹeen!

You are already aware of those of you who broke the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!”

Verse 2:66

فَجَعَلْنٰهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Fajaʻalnaahaa nakaalal limaa bayna yadayhaa wa-maa khalfahaa wa-mawʻiz̤̣atal lil-Muttaq̣een.

So We made their fate an example to present and future generations, and a lesson to the God-fearing.

Verse 2:67

وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖۤ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوْا بَقَرَةً ؕ قَالُوْۤا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا ؕ قَالَ اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْجٰهِلِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala Moosaa liq̣awmiheee ʹinnal laaha yaʹmurukum ʹañ taẓbaḥoo Baq̣arah. Q̣aalooo ʹatattakhiẓunaa huzuwaa? Q̣aala ʹaʻooẓu billaahi ʹan ʹakoona minal jaahileen!

And ˹remember˺ when Moses said to his people, “Allah commands you to sacrifice a cow.” They replied, “Are you mocking us?” Moses responded, “I seek refuge in Allah from acting foolishly!”

Verse 2:68

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَّلَا بِكْرٌ ؕ عَوَانٌ بَیْنَ ذٰلِكَ ؕ فَافْعَلُوْا مَا تُؤْمَرُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aalud ʻu lanaa Rabbaka yubayyil lanaa maa- hee! Q̣aala ʹinnahoo yaq̣oolu ʹinnahaa baq̣aratul laa faariḍuñw walaa bikr; ʻawaanum bayna ẓaalik: fafʻaloo maa- tuʹmaroon.

They said, “Call upon your Lord to clarify for us what type ˹of cow˺ it should be!” He replied, “Allah says, ‘The cow should neither be old nor young but in between. So do as you are commanded!’”

Verse 2:69

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ؕ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَآءُ ۙ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النّٰظِرِیْنَ ۟

Q̣aalud ʻu lanaa Rabbaka yubayyil lanaa maa- lawnuhaa. Q̣aala ʹinnahoo yaq̣oolu ʹinnahaa baq̣aratuñ ṣafraaaʹu faaq̣iʻul lawnuhaa tasurrun naaz̤̣ireen.

They said, “Call upon your Lord to specify for us its colour.” He replied, “Allah says, ‘It should be a bright yellow cow—pleasant to see.’”

Verse 2:70

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَ ۙ اِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشٰبَهَ عَلَیْنَا ؕ وَاِنَّاۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَمُهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Q̣aalud ʻu lanaa Rabbaka yubayyil lanaa maa- hiya ʹinnal baq̣ara tashaabaha ʻalaynaa: wa-ʹinnaaa ʹiñ shaaaʹal laahu lamuhtadoon.

Again they said, “Call upon your Lord so that He may make clear to us which cow, for all cows look the same to us. Then, Allah willing, we will be guided ˹to the right one˺.”

Verse 2:71

قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُوْلٌ تُثِیْرُ الْاَرْضَ وَلَا تَسْقِی الْحَرْثَ ۚ مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِیَةَ فِیْهَا ؕ قَالُوا الْـٰٔنَ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ فَذَبَحُوْهَا وَمَا كَادُوْا یَفْعَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Q̣aala ʹinnahoo yaq̣oolu ʹinnahaa baq̣aratul laa ẓalooluñ tus̤eerul ʹarḍa wa-laa tasq̣il hars̤; musallamatul laa shiyata feehaa. Q̣aalul ʹaana jiʹta bilḥaq̣q̣. Faẓabaḥoohaa wa-maa kaadoo yafʻaloon.

He replied, “Allah says, ‘It should have been used neither to till the soil nor water the fields; wholesome and without blemish.’” They said, “Now you have come with the truth.” Yet they still slaughtered it hesitantly!

Verse 2:72

وَاِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَادّٰرَءْتُمْ فِیْهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ مُخْرِجٌ مَّا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُوْنَ ۟ۚ

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣ataltum nafsañ faddaaraʹtum feehaa: wallaahu mukhrijum maa kuñtum taktumoon.

˹This is˺ when a man was killed and you disputed who the killer was, but Allah revealed what you concealed.

Verse 2:73

فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوْهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُحْیِ اللّٰهُ الْمَوْتٰی ۙ وَیُرِیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Faq̣ulnaḍ riboohu bibaʻḍihaa. Kaẓaalika yuḥyil laa-hul mawtaa wa-yureekum ʹAayaatihee laʻallakum taʻq̣iloon.

So We instructed, “Strike the dead body with a piece of the cow.” This is how ˹easily˺ Allah brings the dead to life, showing you His signs so that you may understand.

Verse 2:74

ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَهِیَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ اَوْ اَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً ؕ وَاِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا یَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْاَنْهٰرُ ؕ وَاِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَشَّقَّقُ فَیَخْرُجُ مِنْهُ الْمَآءُ ؕ وَاِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْیَةِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma q̣asat q̣uloobukum mim baʻdi ẓaalika fahiya kalḥijaarati ʹaw ʹashaddu q̣aswah. Wa-ʹinna minal ḥijaarati lamaa yatafajjaru minhul ʹanhaar; wa-ʹinna minhaa lamaa yash-shaq̣q̣aq̣u fayakhruju minhul maaaʹ. Wa-ʹinna minhaa lamaa yahbiṭu min khashyatil laah. Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa taʻmaloon,

Even then your hearts became hardened like a rock or even harder, for some rocks gush rivers; others split, spilling water; while others are humbled in awe of Allah. And Allah is never unaware of what you do.

Verse 2:75

اَفَتَطْمَعُوْنَ اَنْ یُّؤْمِنُوْا لَكُمْ وَقَدْ كَانَ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ یَسْمَعُوْنَ كَلٰمَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ یُحَرِّفُوْنَهٗ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوْهُ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

ʹAfataṭmaʻoona ʹañy yuʹminoo lakum wa-q̣ad kaana fareeq̣um minhum yasmaʻoona Kalaamal laahi s̤umma yuḥarri-foonahoo mim baʻdi maa- ʻaq̣aloohu wa-hum yaʻlamoon?

Do you ˹believers still˺ expect them to be true to you, though a group of them would hear the word of Allah then knowingly corrupt it after understanding it?

Verse 2:76

وَاِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا ۖۚ وَاِذَا خَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰی بَعْضٍ قَالُوْۤا اَتُحَدِّثُوْنَهُمْ بِمَا فَتَحَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْكُمْ لِیُحَآجُّوْكُمْ بِهٖ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْ ؕ اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

wa-ʹiẓaa laq̣ul laẓeena ʹaamanoo q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa: wa-ʹiẓaa khalaa baʻḍuhum ʹilaa baʻḍiñ q̣aal ooo ʹatuḥaddis̤oonahum bimaa fataḥal laahu ʻalaykum liyuḥaaajjookum̃ bihee ʻiñda Rabbikum? ʹAfalaa taʻq̣iloon?

When they meet the believers they say, “We believe.” But in private they say ˹to each other˺, “Will you disclose to the believers the knowledge Allah has revealed to you, so that they may use it against you before your Lord? Do you not understand?”

Verse 2:77

اَوَلَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّوْنَ وَمَا یُعْلِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAwalaa yaʻlamoona ʹannal laaha yaʻlamu maa- yusirroona wa-maa yuʻlinoon?

Do they not know that Allah is aware of what they conceal and what they reveal?

Verse 2:78

وَمِنْهُمْ اُمِّیُّوْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّاۤ اَمَانِیَّ وَاِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا یَظُنُّوْنَ ۟

Wa-minhum ʹUmmiyyoona laa- yaʻlamoonal Kitaaba ʹillaaa ʹamaaniyya wa-ʹin hum ʹillaa yaz̤̣unnoon.

And among them are the illiterate who know nothing about the Scripture except lies, and ˹so˺ they ˹wishfully˺ speculate.

Verse 2:79

فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یَكْتُبُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ بِاَیْدِیْهِمْ ۗ ثُمَّ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ لِیَشْتَرُوْا بِهٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ؕ فَوَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَوَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا یَكْسِبُوْنَ ۟

Fawaylul lillaẓeena yaktuboonal Kitaaba biʹaydeehim s̤umma yaq̣ooloona haaẓaa min ʻiñdil laahi liyashtaroo bihee s̤amanañ q̣aleelaa! Fawaylul lahum mimmaa katabat ʹaydeehim wa-waylul lahum mimmaa yaksiboon!

So woe to those who distort the Scripture with their own hands then say, “This is from Allah”—seeking a fleeting gain! So woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they have earned.

Verse 2:80

وَقَالُوْا لَنْ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۤ اَیَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدَةً ؕ قُلْ اَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَهْدًا فَلَنْ یُّخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ عَهْدَهٗۤ اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَی اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo lañ tamassanan Naaru ʹillaaa ʹayyaamam maʻdoodah. Q̣ul ʹattakhaẓtum ʻiñdal laahi ʻahdañ falañy yukhlifal laahu ʻahdahooo ʹam taq̣ooloona ʻalal laahi maa laa- taʻlamoon?

˹Some of˺ the Jews claim, “The Fire will not touch us except for a number of days.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Have you taken a pledge from Allah—for Allah never breaks His word—or are you ˹just˺ saying about Allah what you do not know?”

Verse 2:81

بَلٰی مَنْ كَسَبَ سَیِّئَةً وَّاَحَاطَتْ بِهٖ خَطِیْٓـَٔتُهٗ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Balaa mañ kasaba sayyiʹatañw waʹaḥaṭat bihee khaṭeeeʹatuhoo faʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naar: hum feehaa khaalidoon.

But no! Those who commit evil and are engrossed in sin will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

Verse 2:82

وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟۠

Wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati ʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabul Jannah: hum feehaa khaalidoon.

And those who believe and do good will be the residents of Paradise. They will be there forever.

Verse 2:83

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ لَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ اِلَّا اللّٰهَ ۫ وَبِالْوَالِدَیْنِ اِحْسَانًا وَّذِی الْقُرْبٰی وَالْیَتٰمٰی وَالْمَسٰكِیْنِ وَقُوْلُوْا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَّاَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ ؕ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّیْتُمْ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّنْكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ مُّعْرِضُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓnaa Mees̤aaq̣a Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela laa- taʻbudoona ʹillal laaha wa-bilwaalidayni ʹiḥsaanañw waẓil q̣urbaa walyataamaa walmasaakeeni wa-q̣ooloo linnasi ḥusnañw waʹaq̣eemuṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaatuz Zakaah. Ṣumma tawallaytum ʹillaa q̣aleelam miñkum wa-ʹañtum muʻriḍoon.

And ˹remember˺ when We took a covenant from the children of Israel ˹stating˺, “Worship none but Allah; be kind to parents, relatives, orphans and the needy; speak kindly to people; establish prayer; and pay alms-tax.” But you ˹Israelites˺ turned away—except for a few of you—and were indifferent.

Verse 2:84

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَكُمْ لَا تَسْفِكُوْنَ دِمَآءَكُمْ وَلَا تُخْرِجُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ مِّنْ دِیَارِكُمْ ثُمَّ اَقْرَرْتُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓnaa Mees̤aa-q̣akum laa- tasfikoona dimaaaʹakum wa-laa tukhrijoona ʹañfusakum miñ diyaarikum s̤umma ʹaq̣rartum wa-ʹañtum tashhadoon.

And ˹remember˺ when We took your covenant that you would neither shed each other’s blood nor expel each other from their homes, you gave your pledge and bore witness.

Verse 2:85

ثُمَّ اَنْتُمْ هٰۤؤُلَآءِ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَتُخْرِجُوْنَ فَرِیْقًا مِّنْكُمْ مِّنْ دِیَارِهِمْ ؗ تَظٰهَرُوْنَ عَلَیْهِمْ بِالْاِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ ؕ وَاِنْ یَّاْتُوْكُمْ اُسٰرٰی تُفٰدُوْهُمْ وَهُوَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَیْكُمْ اِخْرَاجُهُمْ ؕ اَفَتُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِبَعْضِ الْكِتٰبِ وَتَكْفُرُوْنَ بِبَعْضٍ ۚ فَمَا جَزَآءُ مَنْ یَّفْعَلُ ذٰلِكَ مِنْكُمْ اِلَّا خِزْیٌ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَیَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ یُرَدُّوْنَ اِلٰۤی اَشَدِّ الْعَذَابِ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

S̤umma ʹañtum haaaʹulaaaʹi taq̣tuloona ʹañfusakum wa-tukhrijoona fareeq̣am miñkum miñ diyaarihim; taz̤̣aaharoona ʻalayhim̃ bil-ʹis̤mi walʻudwaan; wa-ʹiñy yaʹtookum ʹusaaraa tufaadoohum wa-huwa muḥarramun ʻalaykum ʹikhraajuhum. ʹAfatuʹminoona bibaʻḍil Kitaabi wa-takfuroona bibaʻḍ? Famaa jazaaaʹu mañy yafʻalu ẓaalika miñkum ʹillaa khizyuñ fil ḥayaatid dunyaa? Wa-Yawmal Q̣iyaamati yuraddoona ʹilaaa ʹashaddil ʻaẓaab. Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa taʻmaloon.

But here you are, killing each other and expelling some of your people from their homes, aiding one another in sin and aggression; and when those ˹expelled˺ come to you as captives, you still ransom them—though expelling them was unlawful for you. Do you believe in some of the Scripture and reject the rest? Is there any reward for those who do so among you other than disgrace in this worldly life and being subjected to the harshest punishment on the Day of Judgment? For Allah is never unaware of what you do.

Verse 2:86

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا بِالْاٰخِرَةِ ؗ فَلَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeenash tarawul ḥayaatad Dunyaa bil-ʹAakhirati falaa yukhaffafu ʻanhumul ʻaẓaabu wa-laa hum yuñṣaroon.

These are the ones who trade the Hereafter for the life of this world. So their punishment will not be reduced, nor will they be helped.

Verse 2:87

وَلَقَدْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَی الْكِتٰبَ وَقَفَّیْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ بِالرُّسُلِ ؗ وَاٰتَیْنَا عِیْسَی ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ الْبَیِّنٰتِ وَاَیَّدْنٰهُ بِرُوْحِ الْقُدُسِ ؕ اَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمْ رَسُوْلٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوٰۤی اَنْفُسُكُمُ اسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ ۚ فَفَرِیْقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ ؗ وَفَرِیْقًا تَقْتُلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaataynaa Moosal Kitaaba wa-q̣affaynaa mim baʻdihee bir-rusuli wa-ʹaataynaa ʻeesab na Maryamal Bayyinaati wa-ʹayyadnaahu bi-rooḥil q̣udus. ʹAfakullamaa jaaaʹakum Rasoolum̃ bimaa laa- tahwaaa ʹañfusukumus takbartum? Fafareeq̣añ kaẓẓabtum wa-fareeq̣añ taq̣tuloon?

Indeed, We gave Moses the Book and sent after him successive messengers. And We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the holy spirit. Why is it that every time a messenger comes to you ˹Israelites˺ with something you do not like, you become arrogant, rejecting some and killing others?

Verse 2:88

وَقَالُوْا قُلُوْبُنَا غُلْفٌ ؕ بَلْ لَّعَنَهُمُ اللّٰهُ بِكُفْرِهِمْ فَقَلِیْلًا مَّا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aloo q̣uloobunaa g̣ulf; bal laʻanahumul laahu bikufrihim faq̣aleelam maa yuʹminoon.

They say, “Our hearts are unreceptive!” In fact, Allah has condemned them for their disbelief. They have but little faith.

Verse 2:89

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ كِتٰبٌ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ۙ وَكَانُوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ یَسْتَفْتِحُوْنَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا ۖۚ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ مَّا عَرَفُوْا كَفَرُوْا بِهٖ ؗ فَلَعْنَةُ اللّٰهِ عَلَی الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lammaa jaaaʹahum Kitaabum min ʻiñdil laahi muṣaddiq̣ul limaa maʻahum wa-kaanoo miñ q̣ablu yastaftiḥoona ʻalal laẓeena kafaroo, falammaa jaaaʹahum maa ʻarafoo kafaroo bihee falaʻnatul laahi ʻalal Kaafireen.

Although they used to pray for victory ˹by means of the Prophet˺ over the polytheists, when there came to them a Book from Allah which they recognized, confirming the Scripture they had ˹in their hands˺, they rejected it. So may Allah’s condemnation be upon the disbelievers.

Verse 2:90

بِئْسَمَا اشْتَرَوْا بِهٖۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ اَنْ یَّكْفُرُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بَغْیًا اَنْ یُّنَزِّلَ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ عَلٰی مَنْ یَّشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهٖ ۚ فَبَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ عَلٰی غَضَبٍ ؕ وَلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ عَذَابٌ مُّهِیْنٌ ۟

Biʹsamash taraw biheee ʹañfusahum ʹañy yakfuroo bimaaa ʹañzalal laahu bag̣yan ʹañy yunazzilal laahu miñ faz̤̣lihee ʻalaa mañy yashaaaʹu min ʻibaadih. Fabaaaʹoo big̣aḍabin ʻalaa g̣aḍab. Wa-lil-Kaafireena ʻaẓaabum muheen.

Miserable is the price they have sold their souls for—denying Allah’s revelation and resenting Allah for granting His grace to whoever He wills of His servants! They have earned wrath upon wrath. And such disbelievers will suffer a humiliating punishment.

Verse 2:91

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمْ اٰمِنُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا نُؤْمِنُ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَیْنَا وَیَكْفُرُوْنَ بِمَا وَرَآءَهٗ ۗ وَهُوَ الْحَقُّ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ ؕ قُلْ فَلِمَ تَقْتُلُوْنَ اَنْۢبِیَآءَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ قَبْلُ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahum ʹaaminoo bimaaa ʹañzalal laahu q̣aaloo nuʹminu bimaaa ʹuñzila ʻalaynaa wa-yakfuroona bimaa waraaaʹahoo wa-huwal Ḥaq̣q̣u muṣaddiq̣al limaa maʻahum. Q̣ul falima taq̣tuloona ʹambiyaaaʹal laahi miñ q̣ablu ʹiñ kuñtum muʹmineen?

When it is said to them: “Believe in what Allah has revealed,” they reply, “We only believe in what was sent down to us,” and they deny what came afterwards, though it is the truth confirming their own Scriptures! Ask ˹them, O Prophet˺, “Why then did you kill Allah’s prophets before, if you are ˹truly˺ believers?”

Verse 2:92

وَلَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ مُّوْسٰی بِالْبَیِّنٰتِ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِهٖ وَاَنْتُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad jaaaʹakum Moosaa bil-Bayyinaati s̤ummat takhaẓtumul ʻijla mim baʻdihee wa-ʹañtum z̤̣aalimoon.

Indeed, Moses came to you with clear proofs, then you worshipped the calf in his absence, acting wrongfully.

Verse 2:93

وَاِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّوْرَ ؕ خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَّاسْمَعُوْا ؕ قَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَیْنَا ۗ وَاُشْرِبُوْا فِیْ قُلُوْبِهِمُ الْعِجْلَ بِكُفْرِهِمْ ؕ قُلْ بِئْسَمَا یَاْمُرُكُمْ بِهٖۤ اِیْمَانُكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ ʹakhaẓnaa Mees̤aaq̣akum wa-rafaʻnaa fawq̣akumuṭ Ṭoor: khuẓoo maaa ʹaataynaakum̃ biq̣uwwatiñw wasmaʻoo. Q̣aaloo samiʻnaa wa-ʻaṣaynaa: wa-ʹushriboo fee q̣uloobihimul ʻijla bikufrihim. Q̣ul biʹsamaa yaʹmurukum̃ biheee ʹeemaanukum ʹiñ kuñtum muʹmineen.

And when We took your covenant and raised the mountain above you ˹saying˺, “Hold firmly to that ˹Scripture˺ which We have given you and obey,” they answered, “We hear and disobey.” The love of the calf was rooted in their hearts because of their disbelief. Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “How evil is what your ˹so-called˺ belief prompts you to do, if you ˹actually˺ believe ˹in the Torah˺!”

Verse 2:94

قُلْ اِنْ كَانَتْ لَكُمُ الدَّارُ الْاٰخِرَةُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ خَالِصَةً مِّنْ دُوْنِ النَّاسِ فَتَمَنَّوُا الْمَوْتَ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul ʹiñ kaanat lakumud Daarul ʹAakhiratu ʻiñdal laahi khaaliṣatam min doonin naasi fatamannawul mawta ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “If the ˹eternal˺ Home of the Hereafter with Allah is exclusively for you ˹Israelites˺ out of all humanity, then wish for death if what you say is true!”

Verse 2:95

وَلَنْ یَّتَمَنَّوْهُ اَبَدًا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌۢ بِالظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lañy yatamannawhu ʹabadam bimaa q̣addamat ʹaydeehim. Wallaahu ʻAleemum̃ biz̤̣z̤̣aalimeen.

But they will never wish for that because of what their hands have done. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.

Verse 2:96

وَلَتَجِدَنَّهُمْ اَحْرَصَ النَّاسِ عَلٰی حَیٰوةٍ ۛۚ وَمِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اَشْرَكُوْا ۛۚ یَوَدُّ اَحَدُهُمْ لَوْ یُعَمَّرُ اَلْفَ سَنَةٍ ۚ وَمَا هُوَ بِمُزَحْزِحِهٖ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ اَنْ یُّعَمَّرَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بَصِیْرٌ بِمَا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-latajidannahum ʹaḥraṣan naasi ʻalaa ḥayaah. Wa-minal laẓeena ʹashrakoo yawaddu ʹaḥaduhum law yuʻammaru ʹalfa sanah: wa-maa huwa bi-muzaḥziḥihee minal ʻaẓaabi ʹañy yuʻammar. Wallaahu Baseerum bimaa yaʻmaloon.

You will surely find them clinging to life more eagerly than any other people, even more than polytheists. Each one of them wishes to live a thousand years. But even if they were to live that long, it would not save them from the punishment. And Allah is All-Seeing of what they do.

Verse 2:97

قُلْ مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِیْلَ فَاِنَّهٗ نَزَّلَهٗ عَلٰی قَلْبِكَ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهِ وَهُدًی وَّبُشْرٰی لِلْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Q̣ul mañ kaana ʻaduwwal li-Jibreela faʹinnahoo nazzalahoo ʻalaa q̣albika biʹiẓnil laahi muṣaddiq̣al limaa bayna yadayhi wa-hudañw wa- bushraa lil-Muʹmineen,

Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Whoever is an enemy of Gabriel should know that he revealed this ˹Quran˺ to your heart by Allah’s Will, confirming what came before it—a guide and good news for the believers.”

Verse 2:98

مَنْ كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّلّٰهِ وَمَلٰٓىِٕكَتِهٖ وَرُسُلِهٖ وَجِبْرِیْلَ وَمِیْكٰىلَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَدُوٌّ لِّلْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Mañ kaana ʻaduwwal lillaahi wa-malaaaʹikatihee wa-rusulihi wa-Jibreela wa-Meekaala faʹinnal laaha ʻaduwwul lilkaafireen.

Whoever is an enemy of Allah, His angels, His messengers, Gabriel, and Michael, then ˹let them know that˺ Allah is certainly the enemy of the disbelievers.

Verse 2:99

وَلَقَدْ اَنْزَلْنَاۤ اِلَیْكَ اٰیٰتٍۭ بَیِّنٰتٍ ۚ وَمَا یَكْفُرُ بِهَاۤ اِلَّا الْفٰسِقُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹañzalnaaa ʹilayka ʹAayaatim bayyinaat; wa-maa yakfuru bihaaa ʹillal faasiq̣oon.

Indeed, We have sent down to you ˹O Prophet˺ clear revelations. ˹But˺ none will deny them except the rebellious.

Verse 2:100

اَوَكُلَّمَا عٰهَدُوْا عَهْدًا نَّبَذَهٗ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ ؕ بَلْ اَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAwa-kullamaa ʻaahadoo ʻahdan nabaẓahoo fareeq̣um minhum? Bal ʹaks̤aruhum laa- yuʹminoon.

Why is it that every time they make a covenant, a group of them casts it aside? In fact, most of them do not believe.

Verse 2:101

وَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ رَسُوْلٌ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ مُصَدِّقٌ لِّمَا مَعَهُمْ نَبَذَ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ ۙۗ كِتٰبَ اللّٰهِ وَرَآءَ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ كَاَنَّهُمْ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ؗ

Wa-lammaa jaaaʹahum Rasoolum min ʻiñdil laahi muṣaddiq̣ul limaa maʻahum nabaẓa fareeq̣um minal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba Kitaabal laahi waraaaʹa z̤̣uhoorihim kaʹannahum laa- yaʻlamoon!

Now, when a messenger from Allah has come to them—confirming their own Scriptures—some of the People of the Book cast the Book of Allah behind their backs as if they did not know.

Verse 2:102

وَاتَّبَعُوْا مَا تَتْلُوا الشَّیٰطِیْنُ عَلٰی مُلْكِ سُلَیْمٰنَ ۚ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَیْمٰنُ وَلٰكِنَّ الشَّیٰطِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا یُعَلِّمُوْنَ النَّاسَ السِّحْرَ ۗ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ عَلَی الْمَلَكَیْنِ بِبَابِلَ هَارُوْتَ وَمَارُوْتَ ؕ وَمَا یُعَلِّمٰنِ مِنْ اَحَدٍ حَتّٰی یَقُوْلَاۤ اِنَّمَا نَحْنُ فِتْنَةٌ فَلَا تَكْفُرْ ؕ فَیَتَعَلَّمُوْنَ مِنْهُمَا مَا یُفَرِّقُوْنَ بِهٖ بَیْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَزَوْجِهٖ ؕ وَمَا هُمْ بِضَآرِّیْنَ بِهٖ مِنْ اَحَدٍ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَیَتَعَلَّمُوْنَ مَا یَضُرُّهُمْ وَلَا یَنْفَعُهُمْ ؕ وَلَقَدْ عَلِمُوْا لَمَنِ اشْتَرٰىهُ مَا لَهٗ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ؕ۫ وَلَبِئْسَ مَا شَرَوْا بِهٖۤ اَنْفُسَهُمْ ؕ لَوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wattabaʻoo maa- tatlush shayaaṭeenu ʻalaa mulki Sulaymaan. Wa-maa kafara Sulaymaanu wa-laakinnash shayaaṭeena kafaroo yuʻal-limoonan naasas siḥr, wa-maaa ʹuñzila ʻalal malakayni bi-Baabila Haaroota wa-Maaroot. Wa-maa yuʻallimaani min ʹaḥadin ḥattaa yaq̣oolaaa ʹinnamaa naḥnu fitnatuñ falaa takfur. Fayataʻal-lamoona minhumaa - maa yufarriq̣oona Bihee baynal marʹi wa-zawjih. Wa-maa hum̃ biḍaaarreena bihee min ʹaḥadin ʹillaa biʹiẓnil laah. Wa-yataʻallamoona maa- yaẓurruhum wa-laa yañfaʻuhum. Wa-laq̣ad ʻalimoo lamanish taraahu maa- lahoo fil ʹAakhirati min khalaaq̣. Wa-labiʹsa maa- sharaw biheee ʹañfusahum, law kaanoo yaʻlamoon.

They ˹instead˺ followed the magic promoted by the devils during the reign of Solomon. Never did Solomon disbelieve, rather the devils disbelieved. They taught magic to the people, along with what had been revealed to the two angels, Hârût and Mârût, in Babylon. The two angels never taught anyone without saying, “We are only a test ˹for you˺, so do not abandon ˹your˺ faith.” Yet people learned ˹magic˺ that caused a rift ˹even˺ between husband and wife; although their magic could not harm anyone except by Allah’s Will. They learned what harmed them and did not benefit them—although they already knew that whoever buys into magic would have no share in the Hereafter. Miserable indeed was the price for which they sold their souls, if only they knew!

Verse 2:103

وَلَوْ اَنَّهُمْ اٰمَنُوْا وَاتَّقَوْا لَمَثُوْبَةٌ مِّنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ خَیْرٌ ؕ لَوْ كَانُوْا یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-law ʹannahum ʹaamanoo wattaq̣aw lamas̤oobatum min ʻiñdil laahi khayr: law kaanoo yaʻlamoon.

If only they were faithful and mindful ˹of Allah˺, there would have been a better reward from Allah, if only they knew!

Verse 2:104

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تَقُوْلُوْا رَاعِنَا وَقُوْلُوا انْظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُوْا ؕ وَلِلْكٰفِرِیْنَ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal lazeena ʹaamanoo laa- taq̣ooloo raaʻinaa wa-q̣ooluñ z̤̣urnaa wasmaʻoo. Wa-lil-Kaafireena ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

O believers! Do not say, “Râ’ina.” [Herd us!] But say, “Unẓurna,” [Tend to us!] and listen ˹attentively˺. And the disbelievers will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 2:105

مَا یَوَدُّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا مِنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ وَلَا الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ اَنْ یُّنَزَّلَ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنْ خَیْرٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَخْتَصُّ بِرَحْمَتِهٖ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ ذُو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِیْمِ ۟

Maa- yawaddul laẓeena kafaroo min ʹAhlil Kitaabi wa-lal Mushrikeena ʹañy yunazzala ʻalaykum min khayrim mir Rabbikum. Wallaahu yakhtaṣṣu biraḥmatihee mañy yashaaaʹ: Wallaahu Ẓul Faḍlil ʹaz̤̣eem.

The disbelievers from the People of the Book and the polytheists would not want you to receive any blessing from your Lord, but Allah selects whoever He wills for His mercy. And Allah is the Lord of infinite bounty.

Verse 2:106

مَا نَنْسَخْ مِنْ اٰیَةٍ اَوْ نُنْسِهَا نَاْتِ بِخَیْرٍ مِّنْهَاۤ اَوْ مِثْلِهَا ؕ اَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Maa- nañsakh min ʹaayatin ʹaw nuñsihaa naʹti bikhayrim minhaaa ʹaw mis̤lihaa: ʹalam taʻlam ʹannal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer?

If We ever abrogate a verse or cause it to be forgotten, We replace it with a better or similar one. Do you not know that Allah is Most Capable of everything?

Verse 2:107

اَلَمْ تَعْلَمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ لَهٗ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَمَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّلَا نَصِیْرٍ ۟

ʹAlam taʻlam ʹannal laaha lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ? Wa-maa lakum miñ doonil laahi miñw waliyyiñw walaa naṣeer.

Do you not know that the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs ˹only˺ to Allah, and you have no guardian or helper besides Allah?

Verse 2:108

اَمْ تُرِیْدُوْنَ اَنْ تَسْـَٔلُوْا رَسُوْلَكُمْ كَمَا سُىِٕلَ مُوْسٰی مِنْ قَبْلُ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّتَبَدَّلِ الْكُفْرَ بِالْاِیْمَانِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ السَّبِیْلِ ۟

ʹAm tureedoona ʹañ tasʹaloo Rasoolakum kamaa suʹila Moosaa miñ q̣abl? Wa-mañy yatabaddalil kufra bil-ʹeemaani faq̣ad ḍalla sawaaaʹas sabeel.

Or do you ˹believers˺ intend to ask of your Messenger as Moses was asked before? But whoever trades belief for disbelief has truly strayed from the Right Way.

Verse 2:109

وَدَّ كَثِیْرٌ مِّنْ اَهْلِ الْكِتٰبِ لَوْ یَرُدُّوْنَكُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ اِیْمَانِكُمْ كُفَّارًا ۖۚ حَسَدًا مِّنْ عِنْدِ اَنْفُسِهِمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَیَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّ ۚ فَاعْفُوْا وَاصْفَحُوْا حَتّٰی یَاْتِیَ اللّٰهُ بِاَمْرِهٖ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Wadda kas̤eerum min ʹAhlil Kitaabi law yaruddoonakum mim baʻdi ʹeemaanikum kuffaaran, ḥasadam min ʻiñdi añfusihim mim baʻdi maa- tabayyana lahumul Ḥaq̣q̣. Faʻfoo waṣfaḥoo ḥattaa yaʹ-tiyal laahu biʹamrih: ʹinnal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Many among the People of the Book wish they could turn you ˹believers˺ back to disbelief because of their envy, after the truth has been made clear to them. Pardon and bear with them until Allah delivers His decision. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 2:110

وَاَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ ؕ وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوْا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ مِّنْ خَیْرٍ تَجِدُوْهُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-ʹaq̣eemuṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaatuz Zakaah: wa-maa tuq̣addimoo liʹañfusikum min khayriñ tajidoohu ʻiñdal lah: ʹinnal laaha bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

Establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will ˹certainly˺ find ˹its reward˺ with Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 2:111

وَقَالُوْا لَنْ یَّدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ اِلَّا مَنْ كَانَ هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی ؕ تِلْكَ اَمَانِیُّهُمْ ؕ قُلْ هَاتُوْا بُرْهَانَكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ صٰدِقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo lañy yadkhulal Jannata ʹillaa mañ kaana Hoodan ʹaw Naṣaaraa. Tilka ʹamaaniyyuhum. Q̣ul haatoo burhaanakum ʹiñ kuñtum ṣaadiq̣een.

The Jews and Christians each claim that none will enter Paradise except those of their own faith. These are their desires. Reply, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Show ˹me˺ your proof if what you say is true.”

Verse 2:112

بَلٰی ۗ مَنْ اَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهٗ لِلّٰهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ فَلَهٗۤ اَجْرُهٗ عِنْدَ رَبِّهٖ ۪ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟۠

Balaa, man ʹaslama wajhahoo lillaahi wa-huwa muḥsinuñ falahooo ʹajruhoo ʻiñda Rabbih; wa-laa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

But no! Whoever submits themselves to Allah and does good will have their reward with their Lord. And there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:113

وَقَالَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ لَیْسَتِ النَّصٰرٰی عَلٰی شَیْءٍ ۪ وَّقَالَتِ النَّصٰرٰی لَیْسَتِ الْیَهُوْدُ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ ۙ وَّهُمْ یَتْلُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۚ فَاللّٰهُ یَحْكُمُ بَیْنَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ فِیْمَا كَانُوْا فِیْهِ یَخْتَلِفُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalatil Yahoodu laysatin Naṣaaraa ʻalaa shayʹ; wa-q̣aalatin Naṣaaraa laysatil Yahoodu ʻalaa shayʹiñw wa- hum yatloonal Kitaab. Kaẓaalika q̣aalal laẓeena laa- yaʻlamoona mis̤la q̣awlihim. Fallaahu Yaḥkumu baynahum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati feemaa kaanoo feehi yakhtalifoon.

The Jews say, “The Christians have nothing to stand on” and the Christians say, “The Jews have nothing to stand on,” although both recite the Scriptures. And those ˹pagans˺ who have no knowledge say the same ˹about people of faith˺. Surely Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment regarding their dispute.

Verse 2:114

وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ مَّنَعَ مَسٰجِدَ اللّٰهِ اَنْ یُّذْكَرَ فِیْهَا اسْمُهٗ وَسَعٰی فِیْ خَرَابِهَا ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ مَا كَانَ لَهُمْ اَنْ یَّدْخُلُوْهَاۤ اِلَّا خَآىِٕفِیْنَ ؕ۬ لَهُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا خِزْیٌ وَّلَهُمْ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابٌ عَظِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-man ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmam manaʻa masaajidal lahi ʹañy yuẓkara feehas muhoo wa-saʻaa fee kharaabihaa? ʹUlaaaʹika maa- kaana lahum ʹany yadkhuloohaaa ʹillaa khaaaʹifeen. Lahum fid dunyaa khizyuñw wa-lahum fil ʹAakhirati ʻaẓaabun ʻaz̤̣eem.

Who does more wrong than those who prevent Allah’s Name from being mentioned in His places of worship and strive to destroy them? Such people have no right to enter these places except with fear. For them is disgrace in this world, and they will suffer a tremendous punishment in the Hereafter.

Verse 2:115

وَلِلّٰهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ۗ فَاَیْنَمَا تُوَلُّوْا فَثَمَّ وَجْهُ اللّٰهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-lillaahil Mashriq̣u wal-Mag̣rib: Faʹaynamaa tuwalloo fas̤amma Wajhul laah. ʹInnal laaha Waasiʻun ʻAleem.

To Allah belong the east and the west, so wherever you turn you are facing ˹towards˺ Allah. Surely Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:116

وَقَالُوا اتَّخَذَ اللّٰهُ وَلَدًا ۙ سُبْحٰنَهٗ ؕ بَلْ لَّهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ كُلٌّ لَّهٗ قٰنِتُوْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aalut takhaẓal laahu waladañ Subḥaanah! Bal lahoo maa- fis samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: kullul lahoo q̣aanitoon.

They say, “Allah has offspring.” Glory be to Him! In fact, to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth—all are subject to His Will.

Verse 2:117

بَدِیْعُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاِذَا قَضٰۤی اَمْرًا فَاِنَّمَا یَقُوْلُ لَهٗ كُنْ فَیَكُوْنُ ۟

Badeeʻus samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ: wa-ʹiẓaa q̣aḍaaa ʹamrañ faʹinnamaa yaq̣oolu lahoo ˹Kuñ˺ fayakoon.

˹He is˺ the Originator of the heavens and the earth! When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!

Verse 2:118

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ لَوْلَا یُكَلِّمُنَا اللّٰهُ اَوْ تَاْتِیْنَاۤ اٰیَةٌ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ؕ تَشَابَهَتْ قُلُوْبُهُمْ ؕ قَدْ بَیَّنَّا الْاٰیٰتِ لِقَوْمٍ یُّوْقِنُوْنَ ۟

Waq̣aalal laẓeena laa- yaʻlamoona law-laa yukallimunal laahu ʹaw taʹteenaaa ʹAayah? Kaẓaalika q̣aalal laẓeena miñ q̣ablihim mis̤la q̣awlihim. Tashaabahat q̣uloobuhum. Q̣ad bayyannal ʹaayaati liq̣awmiñy yooq̣inoon.

Those who have no knowledge say, “If only Allah would speak to us or a sign would come to us!” The same was said by those who came before. Their hearts are all alike. Indeed, We have made the signs clear for people of sure faith.

Verse 2:119

اِنَّاۤ اَرْسَلْنٰكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِیْرًا وَّنَذِیْرًا ۙ وَّلَا تُسْـَٔلُ عَنْ اَصْحٰبِ الْجَحِیْمِ ۟

ʹInnaaa ʹarsalnaaka bilḥaq̣q̣i basheerañw wanaẓeera wa-laa tusʹalu ʻan ʹAṣḥaabil Jaḥeem.

We have surely sent you with the truth ˹O Prophet˺ as a deliverer of good news and a warner. And you will not be accountable for the residents of the Hellfire.

Verse 2:120

وَلَنْ تَرْضٰی عَنْكَ الْیَهُوْدُ وَلَا النَّصٰرٰی حَتّٰی تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ ؕ قُلْ اِنَّ هُدَی اللّٰهِ هُوَ الْهُدٰی ؕ وَلَىِٕنِ اتَّبَعْتَ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ بَعْدَ الَّذِیْ جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۙ مَا لَكَ مِنَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ وَّلِیٍّ وَّلَا نَصِیْرٍ ۟ؔ

Wa-lañ tarḍaa ʻañkal Yahoodu wa-lan Naṣaaraa ḥattaa tattabiʻa millatahum. Q̣ul ʹinna Hudal laahi huwal Hudaa. Wa-laʹinit tabaʻta ʹahwaaaʹahum baʻdal laẓee jaaaʹaka minal ʻilmi maa- laka minal laahi miñw waliyyiñw walaa naṣeer.

Never will the Jews or Christians be pleased with you, until you follow their faith. Say, “Allah’s guidance is the only ˹true˺ guidance.” And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, there would be none to protect or help you against Allah.

Verse 2:121

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ یَتْلُوْنَهٗ حَقَّ تِلَاوَتِهٖ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهٖ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّكْفُرْ بِهٖ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaataynaahumul Kitaaba yatloonahoo ḥaq̣q̣a tilaawatih: ʹUlaaaʹika yuʹminoona bih. Wa-mañy yakfur bihee faʹulaaaʹika humul khaasiroon.

Those We have given the Book follow it as it should be followed. It is they who ˹truly˺ believe in it. As for those who reject it, it is they who are the losers.

Verse 2:122

یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَاَنِّیْ فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Yaa-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeelaẓ kuroo niʻmatiyal lateee ʹanʻamtu ʻalaykum wa-ʹannee faḍḍaltukum ʻalal ʻaalameen.

O Children of Israel! Remember My favours upon you and how I honoured you above the others.

Verse 2:123

وَاتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِیْ نَفْسٌ عَنْ نَّفْسٍ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَّلَا تَنْفَعُهَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَّلَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ ۟

Wattaq̣oo Yawmal laa tajzee nafsun ʻan nafsiñ shayʹañw walaa yuq̣balu minhaa ʻadluñw Walaa tañfaʻuhaa shafaaʻatunw walaa hum yuñṣaroon.

And guard yourselves against the Day when no soul will be of any help to another. No ransom will be taken, no intercession accepted, and no help will be given.

Verse 2:124

وَاِذِ ابْتَلٰۤی اِبْرٰهٖمَ رَبُّهٗ بِكَلِمٰتٍ فَاَتَمَّهُنَّ ؕ قَالَ اِنِّیْ جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ اِمَامًا ؕ قَالَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِیْ ؕ قَالَ لَا یَنَالُ عَهْدِی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓib talaaa ʹIbraaheema Rabbuhoo bi-Kalimaatiñ faʹatammahunna: q̣aala ʹInnee jaaʻiluka linnaasi ʹImaamaa. Q̣aala wa-miñ ẓurriyyatee! Q̣aala laa- yanaalu ʻahdiz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

˹Remember˺ when Abraham was tested by his Lord with ˹certain˺ commandments, which he fulfilled. Allah said, “I will certainly make you into a role model for the people.” Abraham asked, “What about my offspring?” Allah replied, “My covenant is not extended to the wrongdoers.”

Verse 2:125

وَاِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَیْتَ مَثَابَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَاَمْنًا ؕ وَاتَّخِذُوْا مِنْ مَّقَامِ اِبْرٰهٖمَ مُصَلًّی ؕ وَعَهِدْنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اِبْرٰهٖمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ اَنْ طَهِّرَا بَیْتِیَ لِلطَّآىِٕفِیْنَ وَالْعٰكِفِیْنَ وَالرُّكَّعِ السُّجُوْدِ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ jaʻalnal Bayta mas̤aabatal linnaasi wa-ʹamnaa; wattakhiẓoo mim Maq̣aami ʹIbraaheema muṣallaa: wa-ʻahidnaaa ʹilaaa ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹIsmaaʻeela ʹañ ṭahhiraa Baytiya liṭṭaaaʹifeena walʻaakifeena warrukkaʻis sujood.

And ˹remember˺ when We made the Sacred House a centre and a sanctuary for the people ˹saying˺, “˹You may˺ take the standing-place of Abraham as a site of prayer.” And We entrusted Abraham and Ishmael to purify My House for those who circle it, who meditate in it, and who bow and prostrate themselves ˹in prayer˺.

Verse 2:126

وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هٰذَا بَلَدًا اٰمِنًا وَّارْزُقْ اَهْلَهٗ مِنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ مَنْ اٰمَنَ مِنْهُمْ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ ؕ قَالَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَاُمَتِّعُهٗ قَلِیْلًا ثُمَّ اَضْطَرُّهٗۤ اِلٰی عَذَابِ النَّارِ ؕ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala ʹIbraaheemu Rabbij ʻal haaẓaa Baladan ʹAaminañw warzuq̣ ʹahlahoo minas̤ s̤amaraati man ʹaamana minhum̃ billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhir. Q̣aala wa-mañ kafara faʹumattiʻuhoo q̣aleelañ s̤umma ʹaḍṭarruhoo ʹilaa ʻaẓaabin Naar, wa-biʹsal maṣeer!

And ˹remember˺ when Abraham said, “My Lord, make this city ˹of Mecca˺ secure and provide fruits to its people—those among them who believe in Allah and the Last Day.” He answered, “As for those who disbelieve, I will let them enjoy themselves for a little while, then I will condemn them to the torment of the Fire. What an evil destination!”

Verse 2:127

وَاِذْ یَرْفَعُ اِبْرٰهٖمُ الْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ الْبَیْتِ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلُ ؕ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ yarfaʻu ʹIbraaheemul q̣awaaʻida minal Bayti wa-ʹIsmaaʻeel: Rabbanaa taq̣abbal minnaa: ʹinnaka ʹAñtas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

And ˹remember˺ when Abraham raised the foundation of the House with Ishmael, ˹both praying,˺ “Our Lord! Accept ˹this˺ from us. You are indeed the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:128

رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَیْنِ لَكَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّیَّتِنَاۤ اُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ ۪ وَاَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَیْنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

Rabbanaa wajʻalnaa Muslimayni laka wa-miñ ẓurriyyatinaaa ʹUmmatam Muslimatal lak; wa-ʹarinaa manaasikanaa wa-tub ʻalaynaa; ʹinnaka ʹAntat Tawwaabur Raḥeem.

Our Lord! Make us both ˹fully˺ submit to You and from our descendants a nation that will submit to you. Show us our rituals, and turn to us in grace. You are truly the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:129

رَبَّنَا وَابْعَثْ فِیْهِمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْهُمْ یَتْلُوْا عَلَیْهِمْ اٰیٰتِكَ وَیُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَیُزَكِّیْهِمْ ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْعَزِیْزُ الْحَكِیْمُ ۟۠

Rabbanaa wabʻas̤ feehim Rasoolam minhum yatloo ʻalayhim ʹAayaatika wa-yuʻallimuhumul Kitaaba wal-Ḥikmata wa-yuzakkeehim: ʹinnaka ʹAñtal ʻAzeezul Ḥakeem.

Our Lord! Raise from among them a messenger who will recite to them Your revelations, teach them the Book and wisdom, and purify them. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Almighty, All-Wise.”

Verse 2:130

وَمَنْ یَّرْغَبُ عَنْ مِّلَّةِ اِبْرٰهٖمَ اِلَّا مَنْ سَفِهَ نَفْسَهٗ ؕ وَلَقَدِ اصْطَفَیْنٰهُ فِی الدُّنْیَا ۚ وَاِنَّهٗ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ ۟

Wa-mañy yarg̣abu ʻam Millati ʹIbraaheema ʹillaa mañ safiha nafsah? Wa-laq̣adiṣ ṭafaynaahu fid dunyaa: wa-ʹinnahoo fil ʹAakhirati laminaṣ Ṣaaliḥeen.

And who would reject the faith of Abraham except a fool! We certainly chose him in this life, and in the Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous.

Verse 2:131

اِذْ قَالَ لَهٗ رَبُّهٗۤ اَسْلِمْ ۙ قَالَ اَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

ʹIẓ q̣aala lahoo Rabbuhooo ʹaslim q̣aala ʹaslamtu li-Rabbil ʻaalameen.

When his Lord ordered him, “Submit ˹to My Will˺,” he responded, “I submit to the Lord of all worlds.”

Verse 2:132

وَوَصّٰی بِهَاۤ اِبْرٰهٖمُ بَنِیْهِ وَیَعْقُوْبُ ؕ یٰبَنِیَّ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصْطَفٰی لَكُمُ الدِّیْنَ فَلَا تَمُوْتُنَّ اِلَّا وَاَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُوْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-waṣṣaa bihaaa ʹIbraaheemu baneehi wa-Yaʻq̣oob: yaa-baniyya ʹinnal laahaṣ ṭafaa lakumud Deena falaa tamootunna ʹillaa wa-ʹañtum Muslimoon.

This was the advice of Abraham—as well as Jacob—to his children, ˹saying˺, “Indeed, Allah has chosen for you this faith; so do not die except in ˹a state of full˺ submission.”

Verse 2:133

اَمْ كُنْتُمْ شُهَدَآءَ اِذْ حَضَرَ یَعْقُوْبَ الْمَوْتُ ۙ اِذْ قَالَ لِبَنِیْهِ مَا تَعْبُدُوْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِیْ ؕ قَالُوْا نَعْبُدُ اِلٰهَكَ وَاِلٰهَ اٰبَآىِٕكَ اِبْرٰهٖمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ اِلٰهًا وَّاحِدًا ۖۚ وَّنَحْنُ لَهٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm kuñtum shuhadaaaʹa ʹiẓ ḥaḍara Yaʻq̣oobal mawtu ʹiẓ q̣aala libaneehi maa- taʻbudoona mim baʻdee? Q̣aaloo naʻbudu ʹIlaahaka wa-ʹIlaaha ʹaabaaaʹika ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹIsmaaʻeela wa-ʹIsḥaaq̣a ʹIlaahañw Waaḥidaa: wa-naḥnu lahoo Muslimoon.

Or did you witness when death came to Jacob? He asked his children, “Who will you worship after my passing?” They replied, “We will ˹continue to˺ worship your God, the God of your forefathers—Abraham, Ishmael, and Isaac—the One God. And to Him we ˹all˺ submit.”

Verse 2:134

تِلْكَ اُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُمْ مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۚ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ عَمَّا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Tilka ʹummatuñ q̣ad khalat. Lahaa maa- kasabat wa-lakum maa kasabtum. Wa-laa tusʹaloona ʻammaa kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

That was a community that had already gone before. For them is what they earned and for you is what you have earned. And you will not be accountable for what they have done.

Verse 2:135

وَقَالُوْا كُوْنُوْا هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی تَهْتَدُوْا ؕ قُلْ بَلْ مِلَّةَ اِبْرٰهٖمَ حَنِیْفًا ؕ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo koonoo Hoodan ʹaw Naṣaaraa tahtadoo. Q̣ul bal Millata ʹIbraaheema Ḥaneefaa, wa-maa kaana minal mushrikeen.

The Jews and Christians each say, “Follow our faith to be ˹rightly˺ guided.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “No! We follow the faith of Abraham, the upright—who was not a polytheist.”

Verse 2:136

قُوْلُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِاللّٰهِ وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْنَا وَمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلٰۤی اِبْرٰهٖمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ مُوْسٰی وَعِیْسٰی وَمَاۤ اُوْتِیَ النَّبِیُّوْنَ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ۚ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ ۖؗ وَنَحْنُ لَهٗ مُسْلِمُوْنَ ۟

Q̣oolooo ʹaamannaa billaahi wa-maaa ʹuñzila ʹilaynaa wa-maaa ʹuñzila ʹilaaa ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹIsmaaʻeela wa-ʹIsḥaaq̣a wa-Yaʻq̣ooba wal-ʹasbaaṭi wa-maaa ʹootiya Moosaa wa-ʻEesaa wa-maaa ʹootiyan nabiyyoona mir Rabbihim. Laa- nufarriq̣u bayna ʹaḥadim minhum, wa-naḥnu lahoo Muslimoon.

Say, ˹O believers,˺ “We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants; and what was given to Moses, Jesus, and other prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them. And to Allah we all submit.”

Verse 2:137

فَاِنْ اٰمَنُوْا بِمِثْلِ مَاۤ اٰمَنْتُمْ بِهٖ فَقَدِ اهْتَدَوْا ۚ وَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَاِنَّمَا هُمْ فِیْ شِقَاقٍ ۚ فَسَیَكْفِیْكَهُمُ اللّٰهُ ۚ وَهُوَ السَّمِیْعُ الْعَلِیْمُ ۟ؕ

Faʹin ʹaamanoo bimis̤li maaa ʹaamañtum̃ bihee faq̣adih tadaw. Wa-ʹiñ tawallaw faʹinnamaa hum fee shiq̣aaq̣: fasayakfeekahumul laah, wa-Huwas Sameeʻul ʻAleem.

So if they believe in what you believe, then they will indeed be ˹rightly˺ guided. But if they turn away, they are simply opposed ˹to the truth˺. But Allah will spare you their evil. For He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:138

صِبْغَةَ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَمَنْ اَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللّٰهِ صِبْغَةً ؗ وَّنَحْنُ لَهٗ عٰبِدُوْنَ ۟

Ṣibg̣atal laah: wa-man ʹaḥsanu minal laahi ṣibg̣ah? Wa-naḥnu lahoo ʻaabidoon.

This is the ˹natural˺ Way of Allah. And who is better than Allah in ordaining a way? And we worship ˹none but˺ Him.

Verse 2:139

قُلْ اَتُحَآجُّوْنَنَا فِی اللّٰهِ وَهُوَ رَبُّنَا وَرَبُّكُمْ ۚ وَلَنَاۤ اَعْمَالُنَا وَلَكُمْ اَعْمَالُكُمْ ۚ وَنَحْنُ لَهٗ مُخْلِصُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Q̣ul ʹatuḥaaajjoonanaa fil laahi wa-Huwa Rabbunaa wa-Rabbukum; wa-lanaa ʹaʻmaalunaa wa-lakum ʹaʻmaalukum; wa-naḥnu lahoo mukhliṣoon.

Say, “Would you dispute with us about Allah, while He is our Lord and your Lord? We are accountable for our deeds and you for yours. And we are devoted to Him ˹alone˺.

Verse 2:140

اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ اِنَّ اِبْرٰهٖمَ وَاِسْمٰعِیْلَ وَاِسْحٰقَ وَیَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطَ كَانُوْا هُوْدًا اَوْ نَصٰرٰی ؕ قُلْ ءَاَنْتُمْ اَعْلَمُ اَمِ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَمَنْ اَظْلَمُ مِمَّنْ كَتَمَ شَهَادَةً عِنْدَهٗ مِنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

ʹAm taq̣ooloona ʹinna ʹIbraaheema wa-ʹIsmaaʻeela wa-ʹIsḥaaq̣a wa-Yaʻq̣ooba wal-ʹAsbaaṭa kaanoo Hoodan ʹaw Naṣaaraa? Q̣ul ʹaʹañtum ʹaʻlamu ʹamil laah? Wa-man ʹaz̤̣lamu mimmañ Katama shahaadatan ʻiñdahoo minal laah? Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa taʻmaloon.

Do you claim that Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and his descendants were all Jews or Christians?” Say, “Who is more knowledgeable: you or Allah?” Who does more wrong than those who hide the testimony they received from Allah? And Allah is never unaware of what you do.

Verse 2:141

تِلْكَ اُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُمْ مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ ۚ وَلَا تُسْـَٔلُوْنَ عَمَّا كَانُوْا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟۠

Tilka ʹUmmatuñ q̣ad khalat. Lahaa maa- kasabat wa-lakum maa kasabtum. Wa-laa tusʹaloona ʻammaa kaanoo yaʻmaloon.

That was a community that had already gone before. For them is what they earned and for you is what you have earned. And you will not be accountable for what they have done.

Verse 2:142

سَیَقُوْلُ السُّفَهَآءُ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَا وَلّٰىهُمْ عَنْ قِبْلَتِهِمُ الَّتِیْ كَانُوْا عَلَیْهَا ؕ قُلْ لِّلّٰهِ الْمَشْرِقُ وَالْمَغْرِبُ ؕ یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Sayaq̣oolus sufahaaaʹu minan naasi maa- wallaahum ʻañ Q̣iblatihimul latee kaanoo ʻalayhaa? Q̣ul lillaahil Mashriq̣u walmag̣hrib: yahdee mañy yashaaaʹu ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

The foolish among the people will ask, “Why did they turn away from the direction of prayer they used to face?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “The east and west belong ˹only˺ to Allah. He guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.”

Verse 2:143

وَكَذٰلِكَ جَعَلْنٰكُمْ اُمَّةً وَّسَطًا لِّتَكُوْنُوْا شُهَدَآءَ عَلَی النَّاسِ وَیَكُوْنَ الرَّسُوْلُ عَلَیْكُمْ شَهِیْدًا ؕ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا الْقِبْلَةَ الَّتِیْ كُنْتَ عَلَیْهَاۤ اِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَنْ یَّتَّبِعُ الرَّسُوْلَ مِمَّنْ یَّنْقَلِبُ عَلٰی عَقِبَیْهِ ؕ وَاِنْ كَانَتْ لَكَبِیْرَةً اِلَّا عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ هَدَی اللّٰهُ ؕ وَمَا كَانَ اللّٰهُ لِیُضِیْعَ اِیْمَانَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوْفٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika jaʻalnaakum ʹUmmatañw Waṣatal litakoonoo Shuhadaaʹa ʻalan naasi wa-yakoonar Rasoolu ʻalaykum Shaheedaa. Wa-maa jaʻalnal Q̣iblatal latee kuñta ʻalayhaaa ʹillaa linaʻlama mañy yattabiʻur Rasoola mimmañy yañq̣alibu ʻalaa ʻaq̣ibayh. Wa-ʹiñ kaanat lakabeeratan ʹillaa ʻalal laẓeena hadal laah. Wa-maa Kaanal laahu liyuḍeeʻa ʹeemaanakum. ʹInnal laaha binnaasi la-Raʹoofur Raḥeem.

And so We have made you ˹believers˺ an upright community so that you may be witnesses over humanity and that the Messenger may be a witness over you. We assigned your former direction of prayer only to distinguish those who would remain faithful to the Messenger from those who would lose faith. It was certainly a difficult test except for those ˹rightly˺ guided by Allah. And Allah would never discount your ˹previous acts of˺ faith. Surely Allah is Ever Gracious and Most Merciful to humanity.

Verse 2:144

قَدْ نَرٰی تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِی السَّمَآءِ ۚ فَلَنُوَلِّیَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضٰىهَا ۪ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ؕ وَحَیْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ شَطْرَهٗ ؕ وَاِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ لَیَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّهِمْ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا یَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Q̣ad naraa taq̣alluba wajhika fis samaaaʹie: falanuwalliyannaka Q̣iblatañ tarḍaahaa. Fawalli wajhaka shaṭral Masjidil Ḥaraam. Waḥays̤u maa- kuñtum fawalloo wujoohakum shaṭrah. Wa-ʹinnal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba layaʻlamoona ʹannahul ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbihim. Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa yaʻmaloon.

Indeed, We see you ˹O Prophet˺ turning your face towards heaven. Now We will make you turn towards a direction ˹of prayer˺ that will please you. So turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque ˹in Mecca˺—wherever you are, turn your faces towards it. Those who were given the Scripture certainly know this to be the truth from their Lord. And Allah is never unaware of what they do.

Verse 2:145

وَلَىِٕنْ اَتَیْتَ الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوا الْكِتٰبَ بِكُلِّ اٰیَةٍ مَّا تَبِعُوْا قِبْلَتَكَ ۚ وَمَاۤ اَنْتَ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَتَهُمْ ۚ وَمَا بَعْضُهُمْ بِتَابِعٍ قِبْلَةَ بَعْضٍ ؕ وَلَىِٕنِ اتَّبَعْتَ اَهْوَآءَهُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ ۙ اِنَّكَ اِذًا لَّمِنَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۘ

Wa-laʹin ʹataytal laẓeena ʹootul Kitaaba bikulli ʹAayatim maa tabiʻoo Q̣iblatak; wa-maaaʹ añta bitaabiʻin Q̣iblatahum; wa-maa baʻḍuhum̃ bitaabiʻiñ Q̣iblata baʻḍ. Wa-laʹinit tabaʻta ʹahwaaaʹahum mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹaka minal ʻilmi ʹinnaka ʹiḍal laminaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Even if you were to bring every proof to the People of the Book, they would not accept your direction ˹of prayer˺, nor would you accept theirs; nor would any of them accept the direction ˹of prayer˺ of another. And if you were to follow their desires after ˹all˺ the knowledge that has come to you, then you would certainly be one of the wrongdoers.

Verse 2:146

اَلَّذِیْنَ اٰتَیْنٰهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ یَعْرِفُوْنَهٗ كَمَا یَعْرِفُوْنَ اَبْنَآءَهُمْ ؕ وَاِنَّ فَرِیْقًا مِّنْهُمْ لَیَكْتُمُوْنَ الْحَقَّ وَهُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ؔ

ʹAllaẓeena ʹaataynaahumul kitaaba yaʻrifoonahoo kamaa yaʹrifoona ʹabnaaʹahum: wa-ʹinna fareeq̣am minhum layaktumoonal Ḥaq̣q̣a wa-hum yaʻlamoon.

Those We have given the Scripture recognize this ˹Prophet˺ as they recognize their own children. Yet a group of them hides the truth knowingly.

Verse 2:147

اَلْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ فَلَا تَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِیْنَ ۟۠

ʹAl-Ḥaq̣q̣u mir Rabbika falaa takoonanna minal mumtareen.

˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord, so do not ever be one of those who doubt.

Verse 2:148

وَلِكُلٍّ وِّجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّیْهَا فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَیْرٰتِ ؔؕ اَیْنَ مَا تَكُوْنُوْا یَاْتِ بِكُمُ اللّٰهُ جَمِیْعًا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-likulliñw wijhatun huwa muwalleehaa fastabiq̣ul khayraat. ʹAyna maa- takoonoo yaʹti bikumul laahu Jameeʻaa. ʹInnal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Everyone turns to their own direction ˹of prayer˺. So compete with one another in doing good. Wherever you are, Allah will bring you all together ˹for judgment˺. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 2:149

وَمِنْ حَیْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ؕ وَاِنَّهٗ لَلْحَقُّ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ ؕ وَمَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-min ḥays̤u kharajta fawalli wajhaka shaṭral Masjidil Ḥaraam; wa-ʹinnahoo lalḥaq̣q̣u mir rabbik. Wa-mal laahu big̣aafilin ʻammaa taʻmaloon.

Wherever you are ˹O Prophet˺, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. This is certainly the truth from your Lord. And Allah is never unaware of what you ˹all˺ do.

Verse 2:150

وَمِنْ حَیْثُ خَرَجْتَ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ؕ وَحَیْثُ مَا كُنْتُمْ فَوَلُّوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ شَطْرَهٗ ۙ لِئَلَّا یَكُوْنَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَیْكُمْ حُجَّةٌ ۙۗ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ ۗ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَوْنِیْ ۗ وَلِاُتِمَّ نِعْمَتِیْ عَلَیْكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟ۙۛ

Wa-min ḥays̤u kharajta fawalli wajhaka shaṭral Masjidil haraam; waḥays̤u maa- kuntum fawalloo Wujoohakum shaṭrahoo liʹallaa yakoona linnaasi ʻalaykum hujjatun ʹillal laẓeena z̤̣alamoo minhum; falaaa takhshawhum wakhshawnee; wa-liʹutimma niʻmatee ʻalaykum Wa-laʻallakum tahtadoon.

Wherever you are ˹O Prophet˺, turn your face towards the Sacred Mosque. And wherever you ˹believers˺ are, face towards it, so that people will have no argument against you, except the wrongdoers among them. Do not fear them; fear Me, so that I may ˹continue to˺ perfect My favour upon you and so you may be ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 2:151

كَمَاۤ اَرْسَلْنَا فِیْكُمْ رَسُوْلًا مِّنْكُمْ یَتْلُوْا عَلَیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِنَا وَیُزَكِّیْكُمْ وَیُعَلِّمُكُمُ الْكِتٰبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَیُعَلِّمُكُمْ مَّا لَمْ تَكُوْنُوْا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟ؕۛ

Kamaaa ʹarsalnaa feekum Rasoolam miñkum yatloo ʻalaykum ʹAayaatinaa wa-yuzakkikum wa-yuʻalli-mukumul Kitaaba wal-Ḥikmata wa-yuʻAllimukum maa lam takoonoo taʻlamoon.

Since We have sent you a messenger from among yourselves—reciting to you Our revelations, purifying you, teaching you the Book and wisdom, and teaching you what you never knew—

Verse 2:152

فَاذْكُرُوْنِیْۤ اَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لِیْ وَلَا تَكْفُرُوْنِ ۟۠

Faẓkurooneee ʹaẓkurkum washkuroo lee wa-laa takfuroon.

remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me, and never be ungrateful.

Verse 2:153

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اسْتَعِیْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanus taʻeenoo biṣ-Ṣabri was-Ṣalaah; ʹInnal laaha maʻaṣ ṣaabreeen.

O believers! Seek comfort in patience and prayer. Allah is truly with those who are patient.

Verse 2:154

وَلَا تَقُوْلُوْا لِمَنْ یُّقْتَلُ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ اَمْوَاتٌ ؕ بَلْ اَحْیَآءٌ وَّلٰكِنْ لَّا تَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟

Wa-laa taq̣ooloo limañy yuq̣talu fee Sabeelil laahi ʹamwaat. Bal ʹaḥyaaaʹuñw Wa laakil laa tashʻuroon

Never say that those martyred in the cause of Allah are dead—in fact, they are alive! But you do not perceive it.

Verse 2:155

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَیْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوْعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْاَمْوَالِ وَالْاَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرٰتِ ؕ وَبَشِّرِ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟ۙ

Wa-lanablu-wannakum̃ bishayʹim minal khawfi waljooʻi wa-naq̣ṣim minal ʹamwaali wal-ʹañfusi was̤-s̤amaraat: wa-bashshiris̤ S̤aabireen,

We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure—

Verse 2:156

الَّذِیْنَ اِذَاۤ اَصَابَتْهُمْ مُّصِیْبَةٌ ۙ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّا لِلّٰهِ وَاِنَّاۤ اِلَیْهِ رٰجِعُوْنَ ۟ؕ

ʹAllaẓeena ʹiẓaaa ʹaṣaabathum muṣeebatuñ q̣alooo ʹinnaa lillaahi wa-ʹinnaaa ʹilayhi raajiʻoon.

who, when faced with a disaster, say, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will ˹all˺ return.”

Verse 2:157

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ عَلَیْهِمْ صَلَوٰتٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ ۫ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

ʹUlaaaʻika ʻalayhim ṣalawaatum mir Rabbihim wa-raḥmah: wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul Muhtadoon.

They are the ones who will receive Allah’s blessings and mercy. And it is they who are ˹rightly˺ guided.

Verse 2:158

اِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَآىِٕرِ اللّٰهِ ۚ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَیْتَ اَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْهِ اَنْ یَّطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا ؕ وَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَیْرًا ۙ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnaṣ S̤afaa wal-Marwata miñ Shaʻaaʹiril laah. Faman ḥajjal Bayta ʹawiʻ tamara falaa Junaaḥa ʻalayhi ʻany yaṭṭawwafa bihimaa. Wa-mañ taṭawwaʻa khayrañ faʹinnal laha Shaakirun ʻAleem.

Indeed, ˹the hills of˺ Ṣafa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever performs the pilgrimage or minor pilgrimage, let them walk between ˹the two hills˺. And whoever does good willingly, Allah is truly Appreciative, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:159

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَكْتُمُوْنَ مَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَیِّنٰتِ وَالْهُدٰی مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا بَیَّنّٰهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِی الْكِتٰبِ ۙ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یَلْعَنُهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَیَلْعَنُهُمُ اللّٰعِنُوْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena yaktumoona maaa ʹañzalnaa minal bayyinaati walhudaa mim baʻdi maa- bayyannaahu linnaasi fil Kitaabi ʹulaaaʹika yalʻanuhumul laahu wa-yalʻanuhumul laa-ʻinoon,

Those who hide the clear proofs and guidance that We have revealed—after We made it clear for humanity in the Book—will be condemned by Allah and ˹all˺ those who condemn.

Verse 2:160

اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ تَابُوْا وَاَصْلَحُوْا وَبَیَّنُوْا فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَتُوْبُ عَلَیْهِمْ ۚ وَاَنَا التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

ʹIllal laẓeena taaboo wa-ʹaṣlaḥoo wa-bayyanoo faʹulaaaʹika ʹatoobu ʻalayhim; wa-ʹAnat Tawwaabur Raḥeem.

As for those who repent, mend their ways, and let the truth be known, they are the ones to whom I will turn ˹in forgiveness˺, for I am the Accepter of Repentance, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:161

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا وَمَاتُوْا وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ عَلَیْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ اللّٰهِ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ اَجْمَعِیْنَ ۟ۙ

ʹInnal laẓeena kafaroo wa-maatoo wa-hum kuffaarun ʹulaaaʹika ʻalayhim laʻnatul laahi walmalaaaʹikati wannaasi ʹajmaʻeen,

Surely those who disbelieve and die as disbelievers are condemned by Allah, the angels, and all of humanity.

Verse 2:162

خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ۚ لَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمْ یُنْظَرُوْنَ ۟

Khaalideena feehaa: laa- yukhaffafu ʻanhumul ʻaẓaabu wa-laa hum yuñz̤̣aroon.

They will be in Hell forever. Their punishment will not be lightened, nor will they be delayed ˹from it˺.

Verse 2:163

وَاِلٰهُكُمْ اِلٰهٌ وَّاحِدٌ ۚ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمٰنُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟۠

Wa-ʹIlaahukum Ilaahuñw Waaḥid: Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Huwar Raḥmaanur Raḥeem.

Your God is ˹only˺ One God. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:164

اِنَّ فِیْ خَلْقِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَالْفُلْكِ الَّتِیْ تَجْرِیْ فِی الْبَحْرِ بِمَا یَنْفَعُ النَّاسَ وَمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مِنْ مَّآءٍ فَاَحْیَا بِهِ الْاَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ ۪ وَّتَصْرِیْفِ الرِّیٰحِ وَالسَّحَابِ الْمُسَخَّرِ بَیْنَ السَّمَآءِ وَالْاَرْضِ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ یَّعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

ʹInna fee khalq̣is samaawaati wal-ʹarḍi Wakhtilaafil layli wannahaari walfulkil latee tajree fil baḥri bimaa yañfaʻun naasa wa-maaa ʻañzalal aahu minas samaaaʹi mim maaaʹiñ faʹaḥyaa bihil ʹarẓa baʻda mawtihaa wa-bas̤s̤a feehaa miñ kulli daabbah: wa-taṣreefir riyaaḥi was-saḥaabil musakhkhari baynas samaaaʹi wal-ʹarḍi laʹAayaatil liq̣awmiñy yaʻq̣iloon.

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth; the alternation of the day and the night; the ships that sail the sea for the benefit of humanity; the rain sent down by Allah from the skies, reviving the earth after its death; the scattering of all kinds of creatures throughout; the shifting of the winds; and the clouds drifting between the heavens and the earth—˹in all of this˺ are surely signs for people of understanding.

Verse 2:165

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَّتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُوْنِ اللّٰهِ اَنْدَادًا یُّحِبُّوْنَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَشَدُّ حُبًّا لِّلّٰهِ ؕ وَلَوْ یَرَی الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْۤا اِذْ یَرَوْنَ الْعَذَابَ ۙ اَنَّ الْقُوَّةَ لِلّٰهِ جَمِیْعًا ۙ وَّاَنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِیْدُ الْعَذَابِ ۟

Wa-minan naasi mañy yattakhiẓu miñ doonil laahi ʹañdaadañy yuḥibboonahum kaḥubbil laah. Wallaẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹashaddu ḥubbal lillaah. Wa-law yaral laẓeena z̤̣alamooo ʹiẓ yarawnal ʻaẓaaba ʹannal Q̣uwwata lillaahi jameeʻañw waʹannal laaha Shadeedul ʻaẓaab.

Still there are some who take others as Allah’s equal—they love them as they should love Allah—but the ˹true˺ believers love Allah even more. If only the wrongdoers could see the ˹horrible˺ punishment ˹awaiting them˺, they would certainly realize that all power belongs to Allah and that Allah is indeed severe in punishment.

Verse 2:166

اِذْ تَبَرَّاَ الَّذِیْنَ اتُّبِعُوْا مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّبَعُوْا وَرَاَوُا الْعَذَابَ وَتَقَطَّعَتْ بِهِمُ الْاَسْبَابُ ۟

ʹIẓ tabarraʹal laẓeenat tubiʻoo minal laẓeenat tabaʻoo wa-raʹawul ʻaẓaaba wa-taq̣aṭṭaʻat bihimul ʹasbaab.

˹Consider the Day˺ when those who misled others will disown their followers—when they face the torment—and the bonds that united them will be cut off.

Verse 2:167

وَقَالَ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّبَعُوْا لَوْ اَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّاَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوْا مِنَّا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُرِیْهِمُ اللّٰهُ اَعْمَالَهُمْ حَسَرٰتٍ عَلَیْهِمْ ؕ وَمَا هُمْ بِخٰرِجِیْنَ مِنَ النَّارِ ۟۠

Wa-q̣aalal laẓeenat tabaʻoo law ʹanna lanaa karratañ fanatabarraʹa minhum kamaa tabarraʹoo minnaa. Kaẓaalika yureehimul laahu ʹaʻmaalahum ḥasaraatin ʻalayhim. Wa-maa hum̃ bikhaarijeena minan Naar.

The ˹misled˺ followers will cry, “If only we could have a second chance, we would disown them as they disowned us.” And so Allah will make them remorseful of their misdeeds. And they will never ˹be able to˺ leave the Fire.

Verse 2:168

یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوْا مِمَّا فِی الْاَرْضِ حَلٰلًا طَیِّبًا ۖؗ وَّلَا تَتَّبِعُوْا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّیْطٰنِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhan naasu kuloo mimmaa fil ʹarḍi Ḥalaalañ ṭayyibaa; wa-laa tattabiʻoo Khuṭuwaatish Shayṭaan. ʹInnahoo lakum ʻaduwwum mubeen.

O humanity! Eat from what is lawful and good on the earth and do not follow Satan’s footsteps. He is truly your sworn enemy.

Verse 2:169

اِنَّمَا یَاْمُرُكُمْ بِالسُّوْٓءِ وَالْفَحْشَآءِ وَاَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnamaa yaʹmurukum̃ bis-soooʹi walfaḥshaaaʹi wa-ʹañ taq̣ooloo ʻalal laahi maa- laa- taʻlamoon.

He only incites you to commit evil and indecency, and to claim against Allah what you do not know.

Verse 2:170

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوْا مَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ قَالُوْا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَاۤ اَلْفَیْنَا عَلَیْهِ اٰبَآءَنَا ؕ اَوَلَوْ كَانَ اٰبَآؤُهُمْ لَا یَعْقِلُوْنَ شَیْـًٔا وَّلَا یَهْتَدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahumut tabiʻoo maaa ʹañzalal laahu q̣aaloo bal nattabiʻu maaa ʹalfaynaa ʻalayhi ʹaabaaaʹanaa. ʹAwa-law kaana ʹaabaaaʹuhum laa- yaʻq̣iloona shayʹañw walaa yahtadoon?

When it is said to them, “Follow what Allah has revealed,” they reply, “No! We ˹only˺ follow what we found our forefathers practicing.” ˹Would they still do so,˺ even if their forefathers had ˹absolutely˺ no understanding or guidance?

Verse 2:171

وَمَثَلُ الَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْا كَمَثَلِ الَّذِیْ یَنْعِقُ بِمَا لَا یَسْمَعُ اِلَّا دُعَآءً وَّنِدَآءً ؕ صُمٌّۢ بُكْمٌ عُمْیٌ فَهُمْ لَا یَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟

Wa-mas̤alul laẓeena kafaroo kamas̤alil laẓee yanʻiq̣u bimaa laa- yasmaʻu ʹillaa duʻaaaʹañw wanidaaaʹaa. S̤ummum̃ bukmun ʻumyuñ fahum laa- yaʻq̣iloon.

The example of the disbelievers ˹not responding to the Messenger’s warning˺ is like a flock not comprehending the calls and cries of the shepherd. ˹They are wilfully˺ deaf, dumb and blind so they have no understanding.

Verse 2:172

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوْا لِلّٰهِ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ اِیَّاهُ تَعْبُدُوْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo kuloo miñ ṭayyibaati maa- razaq̣naakum washkuroo lillahi ʹiñ kuñtum ʹiyyaahu taʻbudoon.

O believers! Eat from the good things We have provided for you. And give thanks to Allah if you ˹truly˺ worship Him ˹alone˺.

Verse 2:173

اِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَیْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِیْرِ وَمَاۤ اُهِلَّ بِهٖ لِغَیْرِ اللّٰهِ ۚ فَمَنِ اضْطُرَّ غَیْرَ بَاغٍ وَّلَا عَادٍ فَلَاۤ اِثْمَ عَلَیْهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnamaa ḥarrama ʻalaykumul maytata waddama wa-laḥmal khiñzeeri wa-maaa ʹuhilla bihee lig̣ayril laah. Famaniḍ ṭurra g̣ayra baag̣iñw walaa ʻaadiñ falaaa ʹis̤ma ʻalayh. ʹInnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

He has only forbidden you ˹to eat˺ carrion, blood, swine, and what is slaughtered in the name of any other than Allah. But if someone is compelled by necessity—neither driven by desire nor exceeding immediate need—they will not be sinful. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:174

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ یَكْتُمُوْنَ مَاۤ اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَیَشْتَرُوْنَ بِهٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا ۙ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ مَا یَاْكُلُوْنَ فِیْ بُطُوْنِهِمْ اِلَّا النَّارَ وَلَا یُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللّٰهُ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وَلَا یُزَكِّیْهِمْ ۖۚ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeeena yaktumoona maaa ʹañzalal laahu minal Kitaabi wa-yashtaroona bihee s̤amanañ q̣aleelan ʹulaaaʹika maa- yaʹkuloona fee buṭoonihim illan Naara wa-laa yukallimuhumul laahu Yawmal Q̣iyaamati wa-laa yuzakkeehim wa-lahum ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

Indeed, those who hide Allah’s revelations, trading them for a fleeting gain consume nothing but fire into their bellies. Allah will neither speak to them on the Day of Judgment, nor will He purify them. And they will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 2:175

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ اشْتَرَوُا الضَّلٰلَةَ بِالْهُدٰی وَالْعَذَابَ بِالْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ فَمَاۤ اَصْبَرَهُمْ عَلَی النَّارِ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹikal lazeenash tarawuḍ ḍalaalata bilhudaa walʻaẓaaba bilmag̣firah. Famaaa ʹaṣbarahum ʻalan Naar!

They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance and forgiveness for punishment. How persistent are they in pursuit of the Fire!

Verse 2:176

ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّ اللّٰهَ نَزَّلَ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَاِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اخْتَلَفُوْا فِی الْكِتٰبِ لَفِیْ شِقَاقٍ بَعِیْدٍ ۟۠

Ẓaalika biʹannal laaha nazzalal Kitaba bil-Ḥaq̣q̣. Wa-ʹinnal laẓeenakh talafoo fil Kitaabi lafee shiq̣aaq̣im baʻeed.

That is because Allah has revealed the Book in truth. And surely those who differ regarding it are totally engrossed in opposition.

Verse 2:177

لَیْسَ الْبِرَّ اَنْ تُوَلُّوْا وُجُوْهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ وَالْكِتٰبِ وَالنَّبِیّٖنَ ۚ وَاٰتَی الْمَالَ عَلٰی حُبِّهٖ ذَوِی الْقُرْبٰی وَالْیَتٰمٰی وَالْمَسٰكِیْنَ وَابْنَ السَّبِیْلِ ۙ وَالسَّآىِٕلِیْنَ وَفِی الرِّقَابِ ۚ وَاَقَامَ الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَی الزَّكٰوةَ ۚ وَالْمُوْفُوْنَ بِعَهْدِهِمْ اِذَا عٰهَدُوْا ۚ وَالصّٰبِرِیْنَ فِی الْبَاْسَآءِ وَالضَّرَّآءِ وَحِیْنَ الْبَاْسِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ الَّذِیْنَ صَدَقُوْا ؕ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْمُتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Laysal birra ʹañ tuwalloo wujoohakum q̣ibalal Mashriq̣i wal-Mag̣ribi wa-laakinnal birra man ʹaamana billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhiri wal-malaaaʹikati wal-Kitaabi wan-nabiyyeen: wa-ʹaatal maala ʻalaa ḥubbihee ẓawil q̣urbaa walyataamaa walmasaakeena wabnas sabeeli wassaaaʹileena wa-fir riq̣aab: wa-ʹaq̣aamaṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaataz Zakaah; walmoofoona biʻahdihim iẓaa ʻaahadoo; waṣ-Ṣaabireena fil baʹsaaaʹi waḍḍarraaaʹi waḥeenal baʹas. ʹUlaaaʹikal laẓeena ṣadaq̣oo: wa-ʹulaaaʹika humul Muttaq̣oon.

Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 2:178

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُتِبَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْقِصَاصُ فِی الْقَتْلٰی ؕ اَلْحُرُّ بِالْحُرِّ وَالْعَبْدُ بِالْعَبْدِ وَالْاُ بِالْاُ ؕ فَمَنْ عُفِیَ لَهٗ مِنْ اَخِیْهِ شَیْءٌ فَاتِّبَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَاَدَآءٌ اِلَیْهِ بِاِحْسَانٍ ؕ ذٰلِكَ تَخْفِیْفٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ ؕ فَمَنِ اعْتَدٰی بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ فَلَهٗ عَذَابٌ اَلِیْمٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo kutiba ʻalaykumul Q̣iṣaaṣu fil q̣atlaa: ʹalḥurru bilḥurri walʻabdu bilʻabdi wal-ʹuñs̤aa bil-ʹuñs̤aa. Faman ʻufiya lahoo min ʹakheehi shayʹuñ fattibaaʻum bilmaʻroofi wa-ʹadaaaʹun ʹilayhi biʹiḥsaan. Ẓaalika takhfeefum mir Rabbikum wa-raḥmah. Famaniʻ tadaa baʻda ẓaalika falahoo ʻaẓaabun ʹaleem.

O believers! ˹The law of˺ retaliation is set for you in cases of murder—a free man for a free man, a slave for a slave, and a female for a female. But if the offender is pardoned by the victim’s guardian, then blood-money should be decided fairly and payment should be made courteously. This is a concession and a mercy from your Lord. But whoever transgresses after that will suffer a painful punishment.

Verse 2:179

وَلَكُمْ فِی الْقِصَاصِ حَیٰوةٌ یّٰۤاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

Wa-lakum fil Q̣iṣaaṣi Ḥayaatuñy yaaaʹulil ʹalbaabi laʻallakum tattaq̣oon.

There is ˹security of˺ life for you in ˹the law of˺ retaliation, O people of reason, so that you may become mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 2:180

كُتِبَ عَلَیْكُمْ اِذَا حَضَرَ اَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ اِنْ تَرَكَ خَیْرَا ۖۚ لْوَصِیَّةُ لِلْوَالِدَیْنِ وَالْاَقْرَبِیْنَ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ۚ حَقًّا عَلَی الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Kutiba ʻalaykum ʹiẓaa ḥaḍara ʹaḥadakumul mawtu ʹiñ taraka khayranil waṣiyyatu lilwaalidayni wal-ʹaq̣rabeena bil-maʻroof; ḥaq̣q̣an ʻalal Muttaq̣een.

It is prescribed that when death approaches any of you—if they leave something of value—a will should be made in favour of parents and immediate family with fairness. ˹This is˺ an obligation on those who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 2:181

فَمَنْ بَدَّلَهٗ بَعْدَ مَا سَمِعَهٗ فَاِنَّمَاۤ اِثْمُهٗ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ یُبَدِّلُوْنَهٗ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ؕ

Famam baddalahoo baʻdamaa samiʻahoo faʹinnamaaa ʹis̤muhoo ʻalal laẓeena yubaddiloonah. ʹInnal laaha Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

But whoever changes the will after hearing it, the blame will only be on those who made the change. Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:182

فَمَنْ خَافَ مِنْ مُّوْصٍ جَنَفًا اَوْ اِثْمًا فَاَصْلَحَ بَیْنَهُمْ فَلَاۤ اِثْمَ عَلَیْهِ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟۠

Faman khaafa mim mooṣiñ janafan ʹaw ʹis̤mañ faʹaṣlaḥa baynahum falaaa ʹis̤ma ʻalayh: ʹInnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Whoever suspects an error or an injustice in the will and brings about a ˹fair˺ settlement among the parties will not be sinful. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:183

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا كُتِبَ عَلَیْكُمُ الصِّیَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yaaa-ʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanoo kutiba ʻalaykumuṣ Ṣiyaamu kamaa kutiba ʻalal laẓeena miñ q̣ablikum laʻallakum tattaq̣oon.

O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you—as it was for those before you—so perhaps you will become mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 2:184

اَیَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ ؕ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَّرِیْضًا اَوْ عَلٰی سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ اَیَّامٍ اُخَرَ ؕ وَعَلَی الَّذِیْنَ یُطِیْقُوْنَهٗ فِدْیَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِیْنٍ ؕ فَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَیْرًا فَهُوَ خَیْرٌ لَّهٗ ؕ وَاَنْ تَصُوْمُوْا خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

ʹAyyaamam maʻdoodaat; famañ kaana miñkum mareeḍan ʹaw ʻalaa safariñ faʻiddatum min ʹayyaamin ʹukhar. Wa-ʻalal laẓeena yuṭeeq̣oonahoo fidyatuñ ṭaʻaamu miskeen. Famañ taṭawwaʻa khayrañ fahuwa khayrul lah. Wa-ʹañ taṣoomoo khayrul lakum ʹiñ Kuñtum taʻlamoon.

˹Fast a˺ prescribed number of days. But whoever of you is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. For those who can only fast with extreme difficulty, compensation can be made by feeding a needy person ˹for every day not fasted˺. But whoever volunteers to give more, it is better for them. And to fast is better for you, if only you knew.

Verse 2:185

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِیْۤ اُنْزِلَ فِیْهِ الْقُرْاٰنُ هُدًی لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَیِّنٰتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدٰی وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْیَصُمْهُ ؕ وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِیْضًا اَوْ عَلٰی سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ اَیَّامٍ اُخَرَ ؕ یُرِیْدُ اللّٰهُ بِكُمُ الْیُسْرَ وَلَا یُرِیْدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ ؗ وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللّٰهَ عَلٰی مَا هَدٰىكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

Shahru Ramaḍaanal laẓeee ʹuñzila feehil Q̣urʹaanu hudal linnaasi wa-bayyinaatim minal hudaa wal-furq̣aan. Famañ shahida miñkumush Shahra fal-yaṣumh. Wa-mañ kaana mareeḍan ʹaw ʻalaa safariñ faʻiddatum min ʹayyaamin ʹukhar. Yureedul laahu bikumul yusra wa-laa yureedu bikumul ʻusr. Wa-litukmilul ʻiddata wa-litukabbirul laaha ʻalaa maa- hadaakum wa-laʻallakum tashkuroon.

Ramaḍân is the month in which the Quran was revealed as a guide for humanity with clear proofs of guidance and the standard ˹to distinguish between right and wrong˺. So whoever is present this month, let them fast. But whoever is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramaḍân˺. Allah intends ease for you, not hardship, so that you may complete the prescribed period and proclaim the greatness of Allah for guiding you, and perhaps you will be grateful.

Verse 2:186

وَاِذَا سَاَلَكَ عِبَادِیْ عَنِّیْ فَاِنِّیْ قَرِیْبٌ ؕ اُجِیْبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِ ۙ فَلْیَسْتَجِیْبُوْا لِیْ وَلْیُؤْمِنُوْا بِیْ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْشُدُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa saʹalaka ʻibaadee ʻannee faʹinnee Q̣areeb: ʹujeebu daʻwatad daaʻi ʹiẓaa daʻaani falyastajeeboo lee wal-yuʹminoo bee laʻallahum yarshudoon.

When My servants ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about Me: I am truly near. I respond to one’s prayer when they call upon Me. So let them respond ˹with obedience˺ to Me and believe in Me, perhaps they will be guided ˹to the Right Way˺.

Verse 2:187

اُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَیْلَةَ الصِّیَامِ الرَّفَثُ اِلٰی نِسَآىِٕكُمْ ؕ هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ ؕ عَلِمَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ تَخْتَانُوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْ وَعَفَا عَنْكُمْ ۚ فَالْـٰٔنَ بَاشِرُوْهُنَّ وَابْتَغُوْا مَا كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ ۪ وَكُلُوْا وَاشْرَبُوْا حَتّٰی یَتَبَیَّنَ لَكُمُ الْخَیْطُ الْاَبْیَضُ مِنَ الْخَیْطِ الْاَسْوَدِ مِنَ الْفَجْرِ ۪ ثُمَّ اَتِمُّوا الصِّیَامَ اِلَی الَّیْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوْهُنَّ وَاَنْتُمْ عٰكِفُوْنَ ۙ فِی الْمَسٰجِدِ ؕ تِلْكَ حُدُوْدُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَقْرَبُوْهَا ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ اٰیٰتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَّقُوْنَ ۟

ʹUḥilla lakum laylataṣ Ṣiyaamir rafas̤u ʹilaa nisaaaʹikum. Hunna libaasul lakum wa-ʹañtum libaasul lahunn. ʻAlimal laahu ʹannaakum kuñtum takhtaanoona ʹañfusakum fataaba ʻalaykum wa-ʻafaa ʻañkum; falʹaana baashiroohunna wabtag̣oo maa- katabal laahu lakum, wa-kuloo washraboo ḥattaa yatabayyana lakumul khayṭul ʹabyaḍu minal khayṭil ʹaswadi minal Fajr. S̤umma ʹatimmuṣ ṣiyaama ʹilal layl; wa-laa tubaashiroohunna wa-ʹañtum ʻaakifoona fil masaajid. Tilka ḥudoodul laahi falaa taq̣raboohaa. Kaẓaalika yubayyinul laahu ʹAayaatihee linnaasi laʻallaahum yattaq̣oon.

It has been made permissible for you to be intimate with your wives during the nights preceding the fast. Your spouses are a garment for you as you are for them. Allah knows that you were deceiving yourselves. So He has accepted your repentance and pardoned you. So now you may be intimate with them and seek what Allah has prescribed for you. ˹You may˺ eat and drink until you see the light of dawn breaking the darkness of night, then complete the fast until nightfall. Do not be intimate with your spouses while you are meditating in the mosques. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not exceed them. This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to people, so they may become mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 2:188

وَلَا تَاْكُلُوْۤا اَمْوَالَكُمْ بَیْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَتُدْلُوْا بِهَاۤ اِلَی الْحُكَّامِ لِتَاْكُلُوْا فَرِیْقًا مِّنْ اَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ بِالْاِثْمِ وَاَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laa taʹkulooo ʹamwaalakum̃ baynakum̃ bilbaaṭili wa-tudloo bihaaa ʹilal ḥukkaami litaʹkuloo fareeq̣am min ʹamwaalin naasi bil-ʹis̤mi wa-ʹañtum taʻlamoon.

Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly, nor deliberately bribe authorities in order to devour a portion of others’ property, knowing that it is a sin.

Verse 2:189

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْاَهِلَّةِ ؕ قُلْ هِیَ مَوَاقِیْتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَجِّ ؕ وَلَیْسَ الْبِرُّ بِاَنْ تَاْتُوا الْبُیُوْتَ مِنْ ظُهُوْرِهَا وَلٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقٰی ۚ وَاْتُوا الْبُیُوْتَ مِنْ اَبْوَابِهَا ۪ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُوْنَ ۟

Yasʹaloonaka ʻanil ʹAhillah. Q̣ul hiya mawaaq̣eetu linnaasi wal-Ḥajj. Wa-laysal birru biʹañ taʹtul buyoota miñ z̤̣uhoorihaa wa-laakinnal birra manit taq̣aa. Waʹtul buyoota min ʹabwaabihaa wattaq̣ul laaha laʻallakum tufliḥoon.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the phases of the moon. Say, “They are a means for people to determine time and pilgrimage.” Righteousness is not in entering your houses from the back doors. Rather, righteousness is to be mindful ˹of Allah˺. So enter your homes through their ˹proper˺ doors, and be mindful of Allah so you may be successful.

Verse 2:190

وَقَاتِلُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِیْنَ یُقَاتِلُوْنَكُمْ وَلَا تَعْتَدُوْا ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا یُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aatiloo fee sabeelil laahil laẓeena yuq̣aatiloonakum wa-laa taʻtadoo; ʹinnal laaha laa- yuḥibbul muʻtadeen.

Fight in the cause of Allah ˹only˺ against those who wage war against you, but do not exceed the limits. Allah does not like transgressors.

Verse 2:191

وَاقْتُلُوْهُمْ حَیْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوْهُمْ وَاَخْرِجُوْهُمْ مِّنْ حَیْثُ اَخْرَجُوْكُمْ وَالْفِتْنَةُ اَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ ۚ وَلَا تُقٰتِلُوْهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتّٰی یُقٰتِلُوْكُمْ فِیْهِ ۚ فَاِنْ قٰتَلُوْكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْهُمْ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Waq̣-tuloohum ḥays̤u s̤aq̣iftumoohum wa-ʹakhrijoohum min ḥays̤u ʹakhrajookum walfitnatu ʹashaddu minal q̣atl. Wa-laa tuq̣aatiloohum ʻiñdal Masjidil Ḥaraami ḥattaa yuq̣aatilookum feeh; faʹiñ q̣aatalookum faq̣-tuloohum. Kaẓaalika jazaaaʹul kaafireen.

Kill them wherever you come upon them and drive them out of the places from which they have driven you out. For persecution is far worse than killing. And do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they attack you there. If they do so, then fight them—that is the reward of the disbelievers.

Verse 2:192

فَاِنِ انْتَهَوْا فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Faʹiniñ tahaw faʹinnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

But if they cease, then surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:193

وَقٰتِلُوْهُمْ حَتّٰی لَا تَكُوْنَ فِتْنَةٌ وَّیَكُوْنَ الدِّیْنُ لِلّٰهِ ؕ فَاِنِ انْتَهَوْا فَلَا عُدْوَانَ اِلَّا عَلَی الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

Wa-q̣aatiloohum ḥattaa laa- takoona fitnatuñw wayakoonad Deenu lillaah; faʹiniñ tahaw falaa ʻudwaana ʹillaa ʻalaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Fight against them ˹if they persecute you˺ until there is no more persecution, and ˹your˺ devotion will be to Allah ˹alone˺. If they stop ˹persecuting you˺, let there be no hostility except against the aggressors.

Verse 2:194

اَلشَّهْرُ الْحَرَامُ بِالشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ وَالْحُرُمٰتُ قِصَاصٌ ؕ فَمَنِ اعْتَدٰی عَلَیْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوْا عَلَیْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدٰی عَلَیْكُمْ ۪ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ مَعَ الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

ʹAsh-Shahrul Ḥaraamu bish-Shahril Ḥaraami wal-ḥurumaatu q̣iṣaaṣ. Famaniʻ tadaa ʻalaykum faʻtadoo ʻalayhi bimis̤li maʻ tadaa ʻalaykum. Wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha maʻal Muttaq̣een.

˹There will be retaliation in˺ a sacred month for ˹an offence in˺ a sacred month, and all violations will bring about retaliation. So, if anyone attacks you, retaliate in the same manner. ˹But˺ be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah is with those mindful ˹of Him˺.

Verse 2:195

وَاَنْفِقُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوْا بِاَیْدِیْكُمْ اِلَی التَّهْلُكَةِ ۛۖۚ وَاَحْسِنُوْا ۛۚ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Wa-ʻañfiq̣oo fee sabeelil laahi wa-laa tulq̣oo biʹaydeekum ʹilat tahlukah. Wa-ʹaḥsinooo ʹinnal laaha yuḥibbul Muḥsineen.

Spend in the cause of Allah and do not let your own hands throw you into destruction ˹by withholding˺. And do good, for Allah certainly loves the good-doers.

Verse 2:196

وَاَتِمُّوا الْحَجَّ وَالْعُمْرَةَ لِلّٰهِ ؕ فَاِنْ اُحْصِرْتُمْ فَمَا اسْتَیْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْیِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْلِقُوْا رُءُوْسَكُمْ حَتّٰی یَبْلُغَ الْهَدْیُ مَحِلَّهٗ ؕ فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَّرِیْضًا اَوْ بِهٖۤ اَذًی مِّنْ رَّاْسِهٖ فَفِدْیَةٌ مِّنْ صِیَامٍ اَوْ صَدَقَةٍ اَوْ نُسُكٍ ۚ فَاِذَاۤ اَمِنْتُمْ ۥ فَمَنْ تَمَتَّعَ بِالْعُمْرَةِ اِلَی الْحَجِّ فَمَا اسْتَیْسَرَ مِنَ الْهَدْیِ ۚ فَمَنْ لَّمْ یَجِدْ فَصِیَامُ ثَلٰثَةِ اَیَّامٍ فِی الْحَجِّ وَسَبْعَةٍ اِذَا رَجَعْتُمْ ؕ تِلْكَ عَشَرَةٌ كَامِلَةٌ ؕ ذٰلِكَ لِمَنْ لَّمْ یَكُنْ اَهْلُهٗ حَاضِرِی الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ ۟۠

Wa-ʹatimmul Ḥajja wal-ʻumrata lillaah. Faʹin ʹuḥṣirtum famas taysara minal hadyi, wa-laa taḥliq̣oo ruʹoosakum ḥattan yablug̣al hadyu maḥillah. Famañ kaana miñkum mareeḍan ʹaw biheee ʹaẓam mir raʹsihee fafidyatum miñ ṣiyaamin ʹaw ṣadaq̣atin ʹaw nusuk. Faʹiẓaaa ʹamiñtum, famañ tamattaʻa bil-Umrati ʹilal Ḥajji famas taysara minal hadyi. Famal lam yajid faṣiyaamu s̤alaas̤ati ʹayyaamiñ fil Ḥajji wa-sabʻatin ʹiẓaa rajaʻtum. Tilka ʹasharatuñ kaamilah. Ẓaalika limal lam yakun ʹahluhoo ḥaaḍiril Masjidil Ḥaraam. Wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha Shadeedul ʻiq̣aab.

Complete the pilgrimage and minor pilgrimage for Allah. But if prevented ˹from proceeding˺, then ˹offer˺ whatever sacrificial animals you can afford. And do not shave your heads until the sacrificial animal reaches its destination. But if any of you is ill or has a scalp ailment ˹requiring shaving˺, then compensate either by fasting, charity, or a sacrificial offering. In times of peace, you may combine the pilgrimage and minor pilgrimage then make the sacrificial offering you can afford. Whoever cannot afford that ˹offering˺, let them fast three days during pilgrimage and seven after returning ˹home˺—completing ten. These offerings are for those who do not live near the Sacred House. And be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah is severe in punishment.

Verse 2:197

اَلْحَجُّ اَشْهُرٌ مَّعْلُوْمٰتٌ ۚ فَمَنْ فَرَضَ فِیْهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَثَ وَلَا فُسُوْقَ ۙ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِی الْحَجِّ ؕ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ یَّعْلَمْهُ اللّٰهُ ؔؕ وَتَزَوَّدُوْا فَاِنَّ خَیْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوٰی ؗ وَاتَّقُوْنِ یٰۤاُولِی الْاَلْبَابِ ۟

ʹAl-Ḥajju ʹashhurum maʻ-loomaat. Famañ faraḍa feehinnal Ḥajja falaa rafas̤a wa-laa fusooq̣a wa-laa jidaala fil Ḥajj. Wa-maa tafʻaloo min khayriñy yaʻlamhul laah. Wa-tazawwadoo faʹinna khayraz zaadit taq̣waa. Wattaq̣ooni yaaaʹulil ʹalbaab.

˹Commitment to˺ pilgrimage is made in appointed months. Whoever commits to ˹performing˺ pilgrimage, let them stay away from intimate relations, foul language, and arguments during pilgrimage. Whatever good you do, Allah ˹fully˺ knows of it. Take ˹necessary˺ provisions ˹for the journey˺—surely the best provision is righteousness. And be mindful of Me, O people of reason!

Verse 2:198

لَیْسَ عَلَیْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَنْ تَبْتَغُوْا فَضْلًا مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ؕ فَاِذَاۤ اَفَضْتُمْ مِّنْ عَرَفٰتٍ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ عِنْدَ الْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ ۪ وَاذْكُرُوْهُ كَمَا هَدٰىكُمْ ۚ وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَمِنَ الضَّآلِّیْنَ ۟

Laysa ʻalaykum junaaḥun ʹañ tabtag̣oo faḍ-lam mir Rabbikum. Faʹiẓaaa ʹafaḍtum min ʻArafaatiñ faẓkurul laaha ʻiñdal Mashʻaril Ḥaraam. Waẓ-kuroohu kamaa hadaakum. wa-ʹiñ kuñtum miñ q̣ablihee laminaḍ ḍaaalleeen.

There is no blame on you for seeking the bounty of your Lord ˹during this journey˺. When you return from ’Arafât, praise Allah near the sacred place and praise Him for having guided you, for surely before this ˹guidance˺ you were astray.

Verse 2:199

ثُمَّ اَفِیْضُوْا مِنْ حَیْثُ اَفَاضَ النَّاسُ وَاسْتَغْفِرُوا اللّٰهَ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

S̤umma ʹafeeḍoo min ḥays̤u ʹafaaḍan naasu wastag̣firul laah. ʹInnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Then go forth with the rest of the pilgrims. And seek Allah’s forgiveness. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:200

فَاِذَا قَضَیْتُمْ مَّنَاسِكَكُمْ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ اٰبَآءَكُمْ اَوْ اَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا ؕ فَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَّقُوْلُ رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا وَمَا لَهٗ فِی الْاٰخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَاقٍ ۟

Faʹiẓaa q̣adaytum manaasikakum faẓkurul laaha kazikrikum, ʹaabaaaʹakum ʹaw ʹashadda ẓikraa. Faminan naasi mañy yaq̣oolu Rabbanaaa ʹaatinaa fid dunyaa wa-maa lahoo fil ʹAakhirati min khalaaq̣.

When you have fulfilled your sacred rites, praise Allah as you used to praise your forefathers ˹before Islam˺, or even more passionately. There are some who say, “Our Lord! Grant us ˹Your bounties˺ in this world,” but they will have no share in the Hereafter.

Verse 2:201

وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ یَّقُوْلُ رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِنَا فِی الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِی الْاٰخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ۟

Wa-minhum mañy yaq̣oolu Rabanaaa ʹaatinaa fid dunyaa ḥasanatañw wa-fil ʹAakhirati ḥasanatañw wa-q̣inaa ʻaẓaaban Naar.

Yet there are others who say, “Our Lord! Grant us the good of this world and the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.”

Verse 2:202

اُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمْ نَصِیْبٌ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوْا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَرِیْعُ الْحِسَابِ ۟

ʹUlaaaʹika lahum naṣeebum mimmaa kasaboo: wal-laahu Sareeʻul ḥisaab.

It is they who will receive a ˹heavenly˺ reward for the good they have done. Surely Allah is swift in reckoning.

Verse 2:203

وَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ فِیْۤ اَیَّامٍ مَّعْدُوْدٰتٍ ؕ فَمَنْ تَعَجَّلَ فِیْ یَوْمَیْنِ فَلَاۤ اِثْمَ عَلَیْهِ ۚ وَمَنْ تَاَخَّرَ فَلَاۤ اِثْمَ عَلَیْهِ ۙ لِمَنِ اتَّقٰی ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّكُمْ اِلَیْهِ تُحْشَرُوْنَ ۟

Waẓkurul laaha feee ʹayyaamim maʻdoodaat. Famañ taʻajjala fee yawmayni falaaa ʹis̤ma ʻalayh. Wa-mañ taʹakhkhara falaaa ʹis̤ma ʻalayhi limanit taq̣aa. Wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannakum ʹilayhi tuḥsharoon.

And remember Allah during ˹these˺ appointed days. Whoever departs swiftly on the second day is not sinful, neither are those who stay behind ˹till the third—seeking additional reward˺, so long as they are mindful ˹of their Lord˺. And be mindful of Allah, and know that to Him you will ˹all˺ be gathered.

Verse 2:204

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یُّعْجِبُكَ قَوْلُهٗ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا وَیُشْهِدُ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی مَا فِیْ قَلْبِهٖ ۙ وَهُوَ اَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ ۟

Wa-minan naasi mañy yuʻjibuka q̣awluhoo fil ḥayaatid dunyaa wa-yushhidul laaha ʻalaa maa- fee q̣albihee wa-huwa ʹaladdul khis̤aam.

There are some ˹hypocrites˺ who impress you with their views regarding worldly affairs and openly call upon Allah to witness what is in their hearts, yet they are your worst adversaries.

Verse 2:205

وَاِذَا تَوَلّٰی سَعٰی فِی الْاَرْضِ لِیُفْسِدَ فِیْهَا وَیُهْلِكَ الْحَرْثَ وَالنَّسْلَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یُحِبُّ الْفَسَادَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa tawallaa saʻaa fil ʹarḍi liyufsida fihaa wa-yuhlikal ḥars̤a wannasl. Wal-laahu laa- yuḥibbul fasaad.

And when they leave ˹you˺, they strive throughout the land to spread mischief in it and destroy crops and cattle. Allah does not like mischief.

Verse 2:206

وَاِذَا قِیْلَ لَهُ اتَّقِ اللّٰهَ اَخَذَتْهُ الْعِزَّةُ بِالْاِثْمِ فَحَسْبُهٗ جَهَنَّمُ ؕ وَلَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa q̣eela lahut taq̣il laaha ʹakhaẓathul ʻizzatu bil-ʹis̤mi faḥasbuhoo Jahannam; wa-labiʹsal mihaad!

When it is said to them, “Fear Allah,” pride carries them off to sin. Hell will be their proper place. What an evil place to rest!

Verse 2:207

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ یَّشْرِیْ نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ رَءُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ ۟

Wa-minan naasi mañy yashree nafsahub tig̣aaaʹa Marḍaatil laah: wallaahu Raʹoofum bilʻibaad.

And there are those who would dedicate their lives to Allah’s pleasure. And Allah is Ever Gracious to ˹His˺ servants.

Verse 2:208

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا ادْخُلُوْا فِی السِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً ۪ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوْا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّیْطٰنِ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanud khuloo fis Silmi kaaaffah; wa-laa tattabiʻoo khuṭuwaatish Shaytaan. ʹInnahoo lakum ʻaduwwum mubeen.

O believers! Enter into Islam wholeheartedly and do not follow Satan’s footsteps. Surely he is your sworn enemy.

Verse 2:209

فَاِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْكُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ فَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟

Faʹiñ zalaltum mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹatkumul Bayyinaatu faʻlamooo ʹannal laaha ʻAzeezun Ḥakeem.

If you falter after receiving the clear proofs, then know that Allah is indeed Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 2:210

هَلْ یَنْظُرُوْنَ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَهُمُ اللّٰهُ فِیْ ظُلَلٍ مِّنَ الْغَمَامِ وَالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ وَقُضِیَ الْاَمْرُ ؕ وَاِلَی اللّٰهِ تُرْجَعُ الْاُمُوْرُ ۟۠

Hal yañz̤̣uroona ʹillaaa ʹañy yaʹtiyahumul laahu fee z̤̣ulalim minal g̣amaami walmalaaaʹikatu wa-q̣uḍiyal ʹamr? Wa-ʹilal laahi turjaʻul ʹumoor.

Are they waiting for Allah ˹Himself˺ to come to them in the shade of clouds, along with the angels? ˹If He did˺, then the matter would be settled ˹at once˺. And to Allah ˹all˺ matters will be returned ˹for judgment˺.

Verse 2:211

سَلْ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ كَمْ اٰتَیْنٰهُمْ مِّنْ اٰیَةٍۭ بَیِّنَةٍ ؕ وَمَنْ یُّبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ شَدِیْدُ الْعِقَابِ ۟

Sal Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela kam ʹaataynaahum min ʹAayatim bayyinah. Wa-mañy yubaddil niʻmatal laa-hi mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹathu faʹinnal laaha Shadeedul ʻiq̣aab.

Ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We have given them. And whoever trades Allah’s favour—after receiving it—˹for disbelief˺ should know that Allah is indeed severe in punishment.

Verse 2:212

زُیِّنَ لِلَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوا الْحَیٰوةُ الدُّنْیَا وَیَسْخَرُوْنَ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ۘ وَالَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَرْزُقُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ بِغَیْرِ حِسَابٍ ۟

Zuyyina lillaẓeena kafarul ḥayaatud dunyaa wa-yas-kharoona minal laẓeena ʹaamanoo. Wallaẓeenat taq̣aw fawq̣ahum Yawmal Q̣iyaamah. Wallaahu yarzuq̣u mañy yashaaaʹu big̣ayri ḥisaab.

The life of this world has been made appealing to the disbelievers, and they mock the believers. Those who are mindful ˹of Allah˺ will rank above them on the Day of Judgment. And Allah provides for whoever He wills without limit.

Verse 2:213

كَانَ النَّاسُ اُمَّةً وَّاحِدَةً ۫ فَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ النَّبِیّٖنَ مُبَشِّرِیْنَ وَمُنْذِرِیْنَ ۪ وَاَنْزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتٰبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِیَحْكُمَ بَیْنَ النَّاسِ فِیْمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ ؕ وَمَا اخْتَلَفَ فِیْهِ اِلَّا الَّذِیْنَ اُوْتُوْهُ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ بَغْیًا بَیْنَهُمْ ۚ فَهَدَی اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لِمَا اخْتَلَفُوْا فِیْهِ مِنَ الْحَقِّ بِاِذْنِهٖ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ اِلٰی صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِیْمٍ ۟

Kaanan naasu ʹummatañw waaḥidah; fabaʻas̤al laahun nabiyyeena Mubashshireena wa-Muñẓireen: wa-ʹañzala maʻahumul Kitaaba bilḥaq̣q̣i liyaḥkuma baynan naasi feemakh talafooo feeh. Wa-makh talafa feehi ʹillal laẓeena ʹootoohu mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹathumul bayyinaatu bag̣yam baynahum. Fahadal lahul laẓeena ʹaamanoo limakh talafoo feehi minal Ḥaq̣q̣i biʹiẓnih. Wallaahu yahdee mañy yashaaaʹu ʹilaa Ṣiraaṭim Mustaq̣eem.

Humanity had once been one community ˹of believers before they lost faith˺. Then Allah raised prophets as deliverers of good news and as warners, and revealed to them the Scriptures in truth to judge among people regarding their disputes. And no one disputed the Scriptures except the very people who received them after clear proofs had come to them—out of jealousy. Then Allah, by His grace, has guided the believers to the truth regarding those disputes. And Allah guides whoever He wills to the Straight Path.

Verse 2:214

اَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ اَنْ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا یَاْتِكُمْ مَّثَلُ الَّذِیْنَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ ؕ مَسَّتْهُمُ الْبَاْسَآءُ وَالضَّرَّآءُ وَزُلْزِلُوْا حَتّٰی یَقُوْلَ الرَّسُوْلُ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَهٗ مَتٰی نَصْرُ اللّٰهِ ؕ اَلَاۤ اِنَّ نَصْرَ اللّٰهِ قَرِیْبٌ ۟

ʹAm ḥasibtum ʹañ tadkhulul Jannata wa-lammaa yaʹ-tikum mas̤alul laẓeena khalaw miñ q̣ablikum? Massathumul baʹsaaaʹu waḍḍarraaaʹu wa-zulziloo ḥattaa yaq̣oolar Rasoolu wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo maʻahoo mataa naṣrul laah? ʹAlaaa ʹinna naṣral laahi q̣areeb!

Do you think you will be admitted into Paradise without being tested like those before you? They were afflicted with suffering and adversity and were so ˹violently˺ shaken that ˹even˺ the Messenger and the believers with him cried out, “When will Allah’s help come?” Indeed, Allah’s help is ˹always˺ near.

Verse 2:215

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ مَاذَا یُنْفِقُوْنَ ؕ۬ قُلْ مَاۤ اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِّنْ خَیْرٍ فَلِلْوَالِدَیْنِ وَالْاَقْرَبِیْنَ وَالْیَتٰمٰی وَالْمَسٰكِیْنِ وَابْنِ السَّبِیْلِ ؕ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِهٖ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Yasʹaloonaka maa-ẓaa yuñfiq̣oon. Q̣ul maaa ʹañfaq̣tum min khayriñ falilwaalidayni wal-ʹaq̣rabeena walyataamaa wal-masaakeeni wabnis sabeel. Wa-maa tafʻaloo min khayriñ faʹinnal laaha bihee ʻAleem.

They ask you ˹O Prophet in˺ what ˹way˺ they should donate. Say, “Whatever donations you give are for parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, and ˹needy˺ travellers. Whatever good you do is certainly well known to Allah.”

Verse 2:216

كُتِبَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَعَسٰۤی اَنْ تَكْرَهُوْا شَیْـًٔا وَّهُوَ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۚ وَعَسٰۤی اَنْ تُحِبُّوْا شَیْـًٔا وَّهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Kutiba ʻalaykumul q̣itaalu wa-huwa kurhul lakum. Wa-ʻasaaa ʹañ takrahoo shayʹañw wahuwa khayrul lakum. Wa-ʻasaaa ʹañ tuḥibboo shayʹañw wahuwa sharrul lakum. Wallaahu yaʻlamu wa-ʹañtum laa- taʻlamoon.

Fighting has been made obligatory upon you ˹believers˺, though you dislike it. Perhaps you dislike something which is good for you and like something which is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know.

Verse 2:217

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ قِتَالٍ فِیْهِ ؕ قُلْ قِتَالٌ فِیْهِ كَبِیْرٌ ؕ وَصَدٌّ عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَكُفْرٌ بِهٖ وَالْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ ۗ وَاِخْرَاجُ اَهْلِهٖ مِنْهُ اَكْبَرُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ ۚ وَالْفِتْنَةُ اَكْبَرُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ ؕ وَلَا یَزَالُوْنَ یُقَاتِلُوْنَكُمْ حَتّٰی یَرُدُّوْكُمْ عَنْ دِیْنِكُمْ اِنِ اسْتَطَاعُوْا ؕ وَمَنْ یَّرْتَدِدْ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِیْنِهٖ فَیَمُتْ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ حَبِطَتْ اَعْمَالُهُمْ فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ۚ وَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

Yasʹaloonaka ʻanish shahril Ḥaraami q̣itaaliñ feeh. Q̣ul q̣itaaluñ feehi kabeer. Wa-ṣaddun ʻañ sabeelil laahi wa-kufrum bihee wal-Masjidil Ḥaraami wa-ʹikhraaju ʹahlihee minhu ʹakbaru ʻiñdal laah. Wal-fitnatu ʹakbaru minal q̣atl. Wa-laa yazaaloona yuq̣aatiloonakum ḥattaa yaruddookum ʻañ Deenikum ʹinis taṭaaʻoo. Wa-mañy yartadid miñkum ʻañ Deenihee fayamut wa-huwa kaafiruñ faʹulaaaʹika ḥabiṭat ʹaʻmaaluhum fid dunyaa wal-ʹAakhirah. Wa-ʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about fighting in the sacred months. Say, “Fighting during these months is a great sin. But hindering ˹others˺ from the Path of Allah, rejecting Him, and expelling the worshippers from the Sacred Mosque is ˹a˺ greater ˹sin˺ in the sight of Allah. For persecution is far worse than killing. And they will not stop fighting you until they turn you away from your faith—if they can. And whoever among you renounces their own faith and dies a disbeliever, their deeds will become void in this life and in the Hereafter. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.”

Verse 2:218

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَالَّذِیْنَ هَاجَرُوْا وَجٰهَدُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ۙ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یَرْجُوْنَ رَحْمَتَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wallaẓeena haajaroo wa-jaahadoo fee Sabeelil laahi ʹulaaaʹika yarjoona Raḥmatal laah: wallaahu G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Surely those who have believed, emigrated, and struggled in the Way of Allah—they can hope for Allah’s mercy. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:219

یَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَیْسِرِ ؕ قُلْ فِیْهِمَاۤ اِثْمٌ كَبِیْرٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ ؗ وَاِثْمُهُمَاۤ اَكْبَرُ مِنْ نَّفْعِهِمَا ؕ وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ مَاذَا یُنْفِقُوْنَ ؕ۬ قُلِ الْعَفْوَؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟ۙ

Yasʹaloonaka ʻanil khamri walmaysir. Q̣ul feehimaaa ʹis̤muñ kabeeruñw wamanaafiʻu linnaas: Wa-ʹis̤muhumaaa ʹakbaru min nafʻihimaa. Wa-Yasʹaloonaka maaẓaa yuñfiq̣oon. Q̣ulil ʻafw. Kaẓaalika yubayyinul laahu lakumul ʹaayaati laʻallakum tatafakkaroon

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about intoxicants and gambling. Say, “There is great evil in both, as well as some benefit for people—but the evil outweighs the benefit.” They ˹also˺ ask you ˹O Prophet˺ what they should donate. Say, “Whatever you can spare.” This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you ˹believers˺, so perhaps you may reflect

Verse 2:220

فِی الدُّنْیَا وَالْاٰخِرَةِ ؕ وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْیَتٰمٰی ؕ قُلْ اِصْلَاحٌ لَّهُمْ خَیْرٌ ؕ وَاِنْ تُخَالِطُوْهُمْ فَاِخْوَانُكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ الْمُفْسِدَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَاَعْنَتَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟

Fid dunyaa wal-ʹAakhirah. Wa-yasʹaloonaka ʻanil yataamaa. Q̣ul ʹiṣlaaḥul lahum khayr. Wa-ʹiñ tukhaaliṭoohum faʹikhwaanukum. Wallaahu yaʻlamul mufsida minal muṣliḥ. Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu laʹaʻnatakum: ʹInnal laaha ʻAzeezun Ḥakeem.

upon this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you ˹O Prophet˺ concerning orphans. Say, “Improving their condition is best. And if you partner with them, they are bonded with you ˹in faith˺. And Allah knows who intends harm and who intends good. Had Allah willed, He could have made it difficult for you. Surely Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.”

Verse 2:221

وَلَا تَنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكٰتِ حَتّٰی یُؤْمِنَّ ؕ وَلَاَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَّلَوْ اَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۚ وَلَا تُنْكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِیْنَ حَتّٰی یُؤْمِنُوْا ؕ وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ مُّشْرِكٍ وَّلَوْ اَعْجَبَكُمْ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ یَدْعُوْنَ اِلَی النَّارِ ۖۚ وَاللّٰهُ یَدْعُوْۤا اِلَی الْجَنَّةِ وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ بِاِذْنِهٖ ۚ وَیُبَیِّنُ اٰیٰتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَذَكَّرُوْنَ ۟۠

Wa-laa tañkiḥul mushrikaati ḥattaa yuʹminn: wa-laʹamatum muʹminatun khayrum mim mushrikatiñw walaw ʹaʻjabatkum. Wa-laa tuñkiḥul mushrikeena ḥattaa yuʹminoo: wa-laʻabdum muʹminun khayrum mim mushrikiñw wa law ʹaʻjabakum. ʹUlaaaʹika yadʻoona ʹilan Naar. Wallaahu yadʻoo ʹilal Jannati wal-mag̣firati biʹiẓnih, wa-yubayyinu ʹaayaatihee linnaasi laʻallahum yataẓakkaroon.

Do not marry polytheistic women until they believe; for a believing slave-woman is better than a free polytheist, even though she may look pleasant to you. And do not marry your women to polytheistic men until they believe, for a believing slave-man is better than a free polytheist, even though he may look pleasant to you. They invite ˹you˺ to the Fire while Allah invites ˹you˺ to Paradise and forgiveness by His grace. He makes His revelations clear to the people so perhaps they will be mindful.

Verse 2:222

وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِیْضِ ؕ قُلْ هُوَ اَذًی ۙ فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَآءَ فِی الْمَحِیْضِ ۙ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوْهُنَّ حَتّٰی یَطْهُرْنَ ۚ فَاِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَاْتُوْهُنَّ مِنْ حَیْثُ اَمَرَكُمُ اللّٰهُ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِیْنَ وَیُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِیْنَ ۟

Wa-yasʹaloonaka ʻanil maḥeeḍ. Q̣ul huwa ʹaẓañ faʻtazilun nisaaaʹa fil maḥeeḍi wa-laa taq̣raboohunna ḥattaa yaṭhurn. Faʹiẓaa taṭahharna faʹtoohunna min ḥays̤u ʹamarakumul laah. ʹInnal laaha yuḥibbut Tawwaabeena wa-yuḥibbul Mutaṭahhireen.

They ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about menstruation. Say, “Beware of its harm! So keep away, and do not have intercourse with your wives during their monthly cycles until they are purified. When they purify themselves, then you may approach them in the manner specified by Allah. Surely Allah loves those who always turn to Him in repentance and those who purify themselves.”

Verse 2:223

نِسَآؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ ۪ فَاْتُوْا حَرْثَكُمْ اَنّٰی شِئْتُمْ ؗ وَقَدِّمُوْا لِاَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّكُمْ مُّلٰقُوْهُ ؕ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Nisaaaʹukum ḥars̤ul lakum: faʹtoo ḥars̤akum ʹannaa shiʹtum; wa-q̣addimoo liʹañfusikum; wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannakum mulaaq̣ooh: Wa-bash-shiril Muʹmineen.

Your wives are like farmland for you, so approach them ˹consensually˺ as you please. And send forth something good for yourselves. Be mindful of Allah, and know that you will meet Him. And give good news to the believers.

Verse 2:224

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا اللّٰهَ عُرْضَةً لِّاَیْمَانِكُمْ اَنْ تَبَرُّوْا وَتَتَّقُوْا وَتُصْلِحُوْا بَیْنَ النَّاسِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-laa tajʻalul laaha ʻurḍatal liʹaymaanikum ʹañ tabarroo wa-tattaq̣oo wa-tuṣliḥoo baynan naas; Wallaahu Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

Do not use Allah’s Name in your oaths as an excuse for not doing good, not guarding against evil, or not making peace between people. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:225

لَا یُؤَاخِذُكُمُ اللّٰهُ بِاللَّغْوِ فِیْۤ اَیْمَانِكُمْ وَلٰكِنْ یُّؤَاخِذُكُمْ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَفُوْرٌ حَلِیْمٌ ۟

Laa- yuʹaakhiẓukumul laahu billag̣wi fee ʹaymaanikum wa-laakiñy yuʹaakhiẓukum̃ bimaa kasabat q̣uloobukum; wallaahu G̣afoorun Ḥaleem.

Allah will not hold you accountable for unintentional oaths, but for what you intended in your hearts. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

Verse 2:226

لِلَّذِیْنَ یُؤْلُوْنَ مِنْ نِّسَآىِٕهِمْ تَرَبُّصُ اَرْبَعَةِ اَشْهُرٍ ۚ فَاِنْ فَآءُوْ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ رَّحِیْمٌ ۟

Lillaẓeena yuʹloona min nisaaaʹihim tarabbuṣu ʹarbaʻati ʹashhur! faʹiñ faaaʹoo faʹinnal laaha G̣afoorur Raḥeem.

Those who swear not to have intercourse with their wives must wait for four months. If they change their mind, then Allah is certainly All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

Verse 2:227

وَاِنْ عَزَمُوا الطَّلَاقَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-ʹin ʻazamuṭ ṭalaaq̣a faʹinnal laaha Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

But if they settle on divorce, then Allah is indeed All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:228

وَالْمُطَلَّقٰتُ یَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِاَنْفُسِهِنَّ ثَلٰثَةَ قُرُوْٓءٍ ؕ وَلَا یَحِلُّ لَهُنَّ اَنْ یَّكْتُمْنَ مَا خَلَقَ اللّٰهُ فِیْۤ اَرْحَامِهِنَّ اِنْ كُنَّ یُؤْمِنَّ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ ؕ وَبُعُوْلَتُهُنَّ اَحَقُّ بِرَدِّهِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ اِنْ اَرَادُوْۤا اِصْلَاحًا ؕ وَلَهُنَّ مِثْلُ الَّذِیْ عَلَیْهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ۪ وَلِلرِّجَالِ عَلَیْهِنَّ دَرَجَةٌ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟۠

Walmuṭallaq̣aatu yatarabbaṣna biʹañfusihinna s̤alaas̤ata q̣uroooʹ. Wa-laa yaḥillu lahunna ʹañy yaktumna maa- khalaq̣al laahu feee ʹarḥaamihinna ʹiñ kunna yuʹminna bil-laahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhir. Wa-buʻoola-tuhunna ʹaḥaq̣q̣u biraddihinna fee ẓaalika ʹin ʹaraadooo ʹiṣlaaḥaa. Wa-lahunna mis̤lul laẓee ʻalayhinna bilmaʻroof: wa-lir-rijaali ʻalayhinna darajah. Wallaahu ʻAzeezun Ḥakeem.

Divorced women must wait three monthly cycles ˹before they can re-marry˺. It is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs, if they ˹truly˺ believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands reserve the right to take them back within that period if they desire reconciliation. Women have rights similar to those of men equitably, although men have a degree ˹of responsibility˺ above them. And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 2:229

اَلطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتٰنِ ۪ فَاِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوْفٍ اَوْ تَسْرِیْحٌ بِاِحْسَانٍ ؕ وَلَا یَحِلُّ لَكُمْ اَنْ تَاْخُذُوْا مِمَّاۤ اٰتَیْتُمُوْهُنَّ شَیْـًٔا اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّخَافَاۤ اَلَّا یُقِیْمَا حُدُوْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ فَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ اَلَّا یُقِیْمَا حُدُوْدَ اللّٰهِ ۙ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْهِمَا فِیْمَا افْتَدَتْ بِهٖ ؕ تِلْكَ حُدُوْدُ اللّٰهِ فَلَا تَعْتَدُوْهَا ۚ وَمَنْ یَّتَعَدَّ حُدُوْدَ اللّٰهِ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

ʹAṭṭalaaq̣u marrataan: faʹimsaakum bimaʻroofin ʹaw tasreeḥum biʹiḥsaan. Wa-laa yaḥillu lakum ʹañ taʹkhuẓoo mimmaaa ʹaataytumoohunna shayʹan ʹillaaa ʹañy yakhaafaaa ʹallaa yuq̣eemaa Ḥudoodal laah. Faʹin khiftum ʹallaa yuq̣eemaa Ḥudoodal laahi falaa junaaḥa ʻalayhimaa feemaf tadat bih. Tilka Ḥudoodul laahi falaa taʻtadoohaa. Wa-mañy yataʻadda Ḥudoodal laahi faʹulaaaʹika humuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon.

Divorce may be retracted twice, then the husband must retain ˹his wife˺ with honour or separate ˹from her˺ with grace. It is not lawful for husbands to take back anything of the dowry given to their wives, unless the couple fears not being able to keep within the limits of Allah. So if you fear they will not be able to keep within the limits of Allah, there is no blame if the wife compensates the husband to obtain divorce. These are the limits set by Allah, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allah, they are the ˹true˺ wrongdoers.

Verse 2:230

فَاِنْ طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهٗ مِنْ بَعْدُ حَتّٰی تَنْكِحَ زَوْجًا غَیْرَهٗ ؕ فَاِنْ طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْهِمَاۤ اَنْ یَّتَرَاجَعَاۤ اِنْ ظَنَّاۤ اَنْ یُّقِیْمَا حُدُوْدَ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَتِلْكَ حُدُوْدُ اللّٰهِ یُبَیِّنُهَا لِقَوْمٍ یَّعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Faʹiñ ṭallaq̣ahaa falaa taḥillu lahu mim baʻdu ḥattaa ṭañkiḥa zawjan g̣ayrah: faʹiñ ṭallaq̣ahaa falaa junaaha ʻalayhimaaa ʹañy yataraajaʻaaa ʹiñ z̤̣annaaa ʹañy yuq̣eemaa Ḥudoodal laah. Wa-tilka Ḥudoodul laahi yubayyinuhaa liq̣awmiñy yaʻlamoon.

So if a husband divorces his wife ˹three times˺, then it is not lawful for him to remarry her until after she has married another man and then is divorced. Then it is permissible for them to reunite, as long as they feel they are able to maintain the limits of Allah. These are the limits set by Allah, which He makes clear for people of knowledge.

Verse 2:231

وَاِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَاَمْسِكُوْهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوْفٍ اَوْ سَرِّحُوْهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوْفٍ ۪ وَلَا تُمْسِكُوْهُنَّ ضِرَارًا لِّتَعْتَدُوْا ۚ وَمَنْ یَّفْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فَقَدْ ظَلَمَ نَفْسَهٗ ؕ وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوْۤا اٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ هُزُوًا ؗ وَاذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ وَمَاۤ اَنْزَلَ عَلَیْكُمْ مِّنَ الْكِتٰبِ وَالْحِكْمَةِ یَعِظُكُمْ بِهٖ ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

Wa-ʹiẓaa ṭallaq̣tumun nisaaaʹa fabalag̣na ʹajalahunna faʹamsikoohunna bimaʻroofin ʹaw sarriḥoohunna bimaʻroof. Wa-laa tumsikoohunna ḍiraaral litaʻtadoo. Wa-mañy yafʻal ẓaalika faq̣ad z̤̣alama naf-sah. Wa-laa tat-takhiẓooo ʹAayaatil laahi huzuwaa, waẓkuroo niʻmatal laahi ʻalaykum wa-maaa ʹañzala ʻalaykum minal Kitaabi wal-Ḥikmati yaʻi-Z̤̣ukum̃ bih Wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha bikulli shayʹin ʻAleem.

When you divorce women and they have ˹almost˺ reached the end of their waiting period, either retain them honourably or let them go honourably. But do not retain them ˹only˺ to harm them ˹or˺ to take advantage ˹of them˺. Whoever does that surely wrongs his own soul. Do not take Allah’s revelations lightly. Remember Allah’s favours upon you as well as the Book and wisdom He has sent down for your guidance. Be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 2:232

وَاِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَآءَ فَبَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا تَعْضُلُوْهُنَّ اَنْ یَّنْكِحْنَ اَزْوَاجَهُنَّ اِذَا تَرَاضَوْا بَیْنَهُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ یُوْعَظُ بِهٖ مَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ یُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ اَزْكٰی لَكُمْ وَاَطْهَرُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَعْلَمُ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiẓaa ṭallaq̣tumun nisaaaʹa fabalag̣na ʹajalahunna falaa taʻḍuloohunna ʹañy yañkiḥna ʹazwaajahunna ʹiẓaa taraaḍaw baynahum̃ bilmaʻroof. Ẓaalika yooʻaz̤̣u bihee mañ kaana miñkum yuʹminu billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhir. Ẓaalikum ʹazkaa lakum wa-ʹaṭ-har. Wallaahu yaʻlamu waʹañtum laa- taʻlamoon.

When you have divorced women and they have reached the end of their waiting period, do not prevent them from re-marrying their ex-husbands if they come to an honourable agreement. This is enjoined on whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day. This is purer and more dignifying for you. Allah knows and you do not know.

Verse 2:233

وَالْوَالِدٰتُ یُرْضِعْنَ اَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَیْنِ كَامِلَیْنِ لِمَنْ اَرَادَ اَنْ یُّتِمَّ الرَّضَاعَةَ ؕ وَعَلَی الْمَوْلُوْدِ لَهٗ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ؕ لَا تُكَلَّفُ نَفْسٌ اِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَا تُضَآرَّ وَالِدَةٌ بِوَلَدِهَا وَلَا مَوْلُوْدٌ لَّهٗ بِوَلَدِهٖ ۗ وَعَلَی الْوَارِثِ مِثْلُ ذٰلِكَ ۚ فَاِنْ اَرَادَا فِصَالًا عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِّنْهُمَا وَتَشَاوُرٍ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْهِمَا ؕ وَاِنْ اَرَدْتُّمْ اَنْ تَسْتَرْضِعُوْۤا اَوْلَادَكُمْ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ اِذَا سَلَّمْتُمْ مَّاۤ اٰتَیْتُمْ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Walwaalidaatu yurḍiʻna ʹawlaadahunna ḥawlayni kaamilayni liman ʹaraada ʹañy yutimmar raḍaaʻah. Wa-ʻalal mawloodi lahoo rizq̣uhunna wa-kiswatuhunna bilmaʻroof. Laa- tukallafu nafsun ʹillaa wusʻahaa. Laa- tuḍaaarra waalidatum biwaladihaa wa-laa mawloodul lahoo biwaladihee wa-ʻalal waaris̤i mis̤lu ẓaalik. Faʹin ʹaraadaa fiṣaalan ʻañ taraaḍim minhumaa wa-tashaawuriñ falaa junaaḥa ʻalayhimaa. Wa-ʹin ʹarattum ʹañ tastarḍiʻooo ʹawlaadakum falaa junaaḥa ʻalaykum ʹiẓaa sallamtum maaa ʹaataytum̃ bilmaʻroof. Wattaq̣ul laaha waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

˹Divorced˺ mothers will breastfeed their offspring for two whole years, for those who wish to complete the nursing ˹of their child˺. The child’s father will provide reasonable maintenance and clothing for the mother ˹during that period˺. No one will be charged with more than they can bear. No mother or father should be made to suffer for their child. The ˹father’s˺ heirs are under the same obligation. But if both sides decide—after mutual consultation and consent—to wean a child, then there is no blame on them. If you decide to have your children nursed by a wet-nurse, it is permissible as long as you pay fairly. Be mindful of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 2:234

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَیَذَرُوْنَ اَزْوَاجًا یَّتَرَبَّصْنَ بِاَنْفُسِهِنَّ اَرْبَعَةَ اَشْهُرٍ وَّعَشْرًا ۚ فَاِذَا بَلَغْنَ اَجَلَهُنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ فِیْمَا فَعَلْنَ فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِیْرٌ ۟

Wallaẓeena yutawaffawna miñkumwa yaẓaroona ʹazwaajañy yatarabbaṣna biʹañfusihinna ʹarbaʻata ʹashhuriñw Waʻashraa. Faʹiẓaa balag̣na ʹajalahunna falaa juñaḥa ʻalaykum feemaa faʻalna feee ʹañfusihinna bilmaʻroof. Wallaahu bimaa taʻmaloona Khabeer.

As for those of you who die and leave widows behind, let them observe a waiting period of four months and ten days. When they have reached the end of this period, then you are not accountable for what they decide for themselves in a reasonable manner. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Verse 2:235

وَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ فِیْمَا عَرَّضْتُمْ بِهٖ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَآءِ اَوْ اَكْنَنْتُمْ فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ عَلِمَ اللّٰهُ اَنَّكُمْ سَتَذْكُرُوْنَهُنَّ وَلٰكِنْ لَّا تُوَاعِدُوْهُنَّ سِرًّا اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَقُوْلُوْا قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوْفًا ؕ۬ وَلَا تَعْزِمُوْا عُقْدَةَ النِّكَاحِ حَتّٰی یَبْلُغَ الْكِتٰبُ اَجَلَهٗ ؕ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوْهُ ۚ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ غَفُوْرٌ حَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

Wa-laa junaaḥa ʻalaykum fimaa ʻarraḍtum̃ bihee min khiṭbatin nisaaaʹi ʹaw ʹaknañtum feee ʹañfusikum. ʻAlimal laahu ʹannakum sataẓkuroonahunna wa-laakil laa tuwaaʻidoohunna sirran ʹillaa ʹan taq̣uloo q̣awlam maʻroofaa. Wa-laa taʻzimoo ʻuq̣datan Nikaaḥi ḥattaa Yablug̣al Kitaabu ʹajalah. Waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha yaʻlamu maa- feee ʹañfusikum faḥ-ẓarooh; Waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha G̣afoorun Ḥaleem.

There is no blame on you for subtly showing interest in ˹divorced or widowed˺ women or for hiding ˹the intention˺ in your hearts. Allah knows that you are considering them ˹for marriage˺. But do not make a secret commitment with them—you can only show interest in them appropriately. Do not commit to the bond of marriage until the waiting period expires. Know that Allah is aware of what is in your hearts, so beware of Him. And know that Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

Verse 2:236

لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ اِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَآءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوْهُنَّ اَوْ تَفْرِضُوْا لَهُنَّ فَرِیْضَةً ۖۚ وَّمَتِّعُوْهُنَّ ۚ عَلَی الْمُوْسِعِ قَدَرُهٗ وَعَلَی الْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهٗ ۚ مَتَاعًا بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ۚ حَقًّا عَلَی الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ ۟

Laa- junaaḥa ʻalaykum ʹiñ ṭallaq̣tumun nisaaaʹa maa- lam tamassoohunna ʹaw tafriḍoo lahunna fareeḍah. Wa-mattiʻoohunna, ʻalal moosiʻi q̣adaruhoo wa-ʻalal muq̣tiri q̣adaruh. Mataaʻam bil-maʻroofi: Ḥaq̣q̣an ʻalal Muḥsineen.

There is no blame if you divorce women before the marriage is consummated or the dowry is settled. But give them a ˹suitable˺ compensation—the rich according to his means and the poor according to his. A reasonable compensation is an obligation on the good-doers.

Verse 2:237

وَاِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُوْهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ تَمَسُّوْهُنَّ وَقَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِیْضَةً فَنِصْفُ مَا فَرَضْتُمْ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ یَّعْفُوْنَ اَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِیْ بِیَدِهٖ عُقْدَةُ النِّكَاحِ ؕ وَاَنْ تَعْفُوْۤا اَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوٰی ؕ وَلَا تَنْسَوُا الْفَضْلَ بَیْنَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-ʹiñ ṭallaq̣tumoohunna miñ q̣abli ʹañ tamassoohunna wa-q̣ad faraḍtum lahunna fareeḍatañ faniṣfu maa- faraḍtum ʹillaaa ʹañy yaʻfoona ʹaw yaʻfuwal laẓee biyadihee ʻuq̣datun Nikaaḥ. Wa-ʹañ taʻfoo ʹaq̣rabu littaq̣waa. Wa-laa tañsawul faḍla baynakum. ʹInnal laaha bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

And if you divorce them before consummating the marriage but after deciding on a dowry, pay half of the dowry, unless the wife graciously waives it or the husband graciously pays in full. Graciousness is closer to righteousness. And do not forget kindness among yourselves. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 2:238

حٰفِظُوْا عَلَی الصَّلَوٰتِ وَالصَّلٰوةِ الْوُسْطٰی ۗ وَقُوْمُوْا لِلّٰهِ قٰنِتِیْنَ ۟

Ḥaafiz̤̣oo ʻalaṣ Ṣalawaati waṣ-Ṣalaatil wusṭaa; wa-q̣oomoo lillaahi q̣aaniteen.

Observe the ˹five obligatory˺ prayers—especially the middle prayer—and stand in true devotion to Allah.

Verse 2:239

فَاِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا اَوْ رُكْبَانًا ۚ فَاِذَاۤ اَمِنْتُمْ فَاذْكُرُوا اللّٰهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُمْ مَّا لَمْ تَكُوْنُوْا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Faʹin khiftum farijaalan ʹaw rukbaanaa. Faʹiẓaaa ʹamiñtum faẓkurul laaha kamaa ʻallamakum maa lam takoonoo taʻlamoon.

If you are in danger, pray on foot or while riding. But when you are safe, ˹take time to˺ remember Allah for teaching you what you did not know.

Verse 2:240

وَالَّذِیْنَ یُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنْكُمْ وَیَذَرُوْنَ اَزْوَاجًا ۖۚ وَّصِیَّةً لِّاَزْوَاجِهِمْ مَّتَاعًا اِلَی الْحَوْلِ غَیْرَ اِخْرَاجٍ ۚ فَاِنْ خَرَجْنَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَیْكُمْ فِیْ مَا فَعَلْنَ فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِنَّ مِنْ مَّعْرُوْفٍ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟

Wallaẓeena yutawaffawna miñkum wa-yaẓaroona ʹazwaajañw waṣiyyatal liʹazwaajihim mataaʻan ʹilal ḥawli g̣ayra ʹikhraaj. Faʹin kharajna falaa junaaḥa ʻalaykum Fee maa- faʻalna feee ʹañfusihinna mim maʻroof. Wal-laahu ʻAzeezun Ḥakeem.

Those of you who die leaving widows should bequeath for them a year’s maintenance without forcing them out. But if they choose to leave, you are not accountable for what they reasonably decide for themselves. And Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

Verse 2:241

وَلِلْمُطَلَّقٰتِ مَتَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ ؕ حَقًّا عَلَی الْمُتَّقِیْنَ ۟

Wa-lilmuṭallaq̣aati mataaʻum bil-maʻroof. Ḥaq̣q̣an ʻalal Muttaq̣een.

Reasonable provisions must be made for divorced women—a duty on those mindful ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 2:242

كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ ۟۠

Kaẓalika yubayyinul laahu lakum ʹAayaatihee laʻallakum taʻq̣iloon.

This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will understand.

Verse 2:243

اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیْنَ خَرَجُوْا مِنْ دِیَارِهِمْ وَهُمْ اُلُوْفٌ حَذَرَ الْمَوْتِ ۪ فَقَالَ لَهُمُ اللّٰهُ مُوْتُوْا ۫ ثُمَّ اَحْیَاهُمْ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَی النَّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ اَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا یَشْكُرُوْنَ ۟

ʹAlam tara ʹilal laẓeena kharajoo miñ diyaarihim wa-hum ʹuloofun ḥaẓaral mawti faq̣aala lahumul laahu mootoo: s̤umma ʹaḥyaahum. ʹInnal laaha la-Ẓoo Faḍlin ʻalan naasi wa-lakinna ʹaks̤aran naasi laa- yashkuroon.

Have you ˹O Prophet˺ not seen those who fled their homes in the thousands for fear of death? Allah said to them, “Die!” then He gave them life. Surely Allah is ever Bountiful to humanity, but most people are ungrateful.

Verse 2:244

وَقَاتِلُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Waq̣aatiloo fee sabeelil laahi waʻlamoo ʹannal laaha Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

Fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:245

مَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یُقْرِضُ اللّٰهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا فَیُضٰعِفَهٗ لَهٗۤ اَضْعَافًا كَثِیْرَةً ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یَقْبِضُ وَیَبْصُۜطُ ۪ وَاِلَیْهِ تُرْجَعُوْنَ ۟

Mañ ẓal laẓee yuq̣riḍul laaha Q̣arḍan Ḥasanañ fayuḍaaʻifahoo lahooo ʹaḍʻaafañ kas̤eerah? Wallaahu yaq̣biḍu wa-yabṣuṭ. Wa-ʹilayhi turjaʻoon.

Who will lend to Allah a good loan which Allah will multiply many times over? It is Allah ˹alone˺ who decreases and increases ˹wealth˺. And to Him you will ˹all˺ be returned.

Verse 2:246

اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الْمَلَاِ مِنْ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُوْسٰی ۘ اِذْ قَالُوْا لِنَبِیٍّ لَّهُمُ ابْعَثْ لَنَا مَلِكًا نُّقَاتِلْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ؕ قَالَ هَلْ عَسَیْتُمْ اِنْ كُتِبَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ اَلَّا تُقَاتِلُوْا ؕ قَالُوْا وَمَا لَنَاۤ اَلَّا نُقَاتِلَ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ وَقَدْ اُخْرِجْنَا مِنْ دِیَارِنَا وَاَبْنَآىِٕنَا ؕ فَلَمَّا كُتِبَ عَلَیْهِمُ الْقِتَالُ تَوَلَّوْا اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّنْهُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلِیْمٌ بِالظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟

ʹAlam tara ʹilal malaʹi mim Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela mim baʻdi Moosa? ʹIẓ q̣aaloo linabiyyil lahumub ʻas̤ lanaa Malikan nuq̣aatil fee Sabeelil laah. Q̣aala hal ʻasaytum ʹiñ kutiba ʻalaykumul q̣itaalu ʹallaa tuq̣aatiloo? Q̣aaloo wa-maa lanaaa ʹallaa nuq̣aatila fee Sabeelil laahi wa-q̣ad ʹukhrijnaa miñ diyaarinna wa-ʹabnaaaʹinaa? Falammaa kutiba ʻalayhimul q̣itaalu tawallaw ʹillaa q̣aleelam minhum. Wallaahu ʻAleemum biz̤̣z̤̣aalimeen.

Have you not seen those chiefs of the Children of Israel after Moses? They said to one of their prophets, “Appoint for us a king, ˹and˺ we will fight in the cause of Allah.” He said, “Are you not going to cower if ordered to fight?” They replied, “How could we refuse to fight in the cause of Allah, while we were driven out of our homes and ˹separated from˺ our children?” But when they were ordered to fight, they fled, except for a few of them. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of the wrongdoers.

Verse 2:247

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِیُّهُمْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ قَدْ بَعَثَ لَكُمْ طَالُوْتَ مَلِكًا ؕ قَالُوْۤا اَنّٰی یَكُوْنُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ عَلَیْنَا وَنَحْنُ اَحَقُّ بِالْمُلْكِ مِنْهُ وَلَمْ یُؤْتَ سَعَةً مِّنَ الْمَالِ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ اصْطَفٰىهُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَزَادَهٗ بَسْطَةً فِی الْعِلْمِ وَالْجِسْمِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُؤْتِیْ مُلْكَهٗ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Wa-q̣aala lahum Nabiyyuhum ʹinnal laaha q̣ad baʻas̤a lakum Ṭaaloota Malikaa. Q̣aalooo ʹannaa yakoonu lahul mulku ʻalaynaa wa-naḥnu ʹaḥaq̣q̣u bilmulki minhu wa-lam yuʹta saʻatam minal maal? Q̣aala ʹinnal laahaṣ ṭafaahu ʻalaykum wa-zaadahoo basṭatañ fil ʻilmi waljism. Wallaahu yuʹtee mulkahoo mañy yashaaaʹ. Wallaahu Waasiʻun ʻAleem.

Their prophet told them, “Allah has appointed Saul to be your king.” They protested, “How can he be our king when some of us are more deserving of kingship than he, and he has not been blessed with vast riches?” He replied, “Allah has chosen him over you and blessed him with knowledge and stature. Allah grants kingship to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.”

Verse 2:248

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ نَبِیُّهُمْ اِنَّ اٰیَةَ مُلْكِهٖۤ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَكُمُ التَّابُوْتُ فِیْهِ سَكِیْنَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ وَبَقِیَّةٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ اٰلُ مُوْسٰی وَاٰلُ هٰرُوْنَ تَحْمِلُهُ الْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةُ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیَةً لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟۠

Wa-q̣aala lahum Nabiyyuhum ʹinna ʹaayata Mulkiheee ʹañy yaʹtiyakumut Taabootu feehi sakeenatum mir Rabbikum wa-baq̣iyyatum mimmaa taraka ʹAalu Moosaa wa-ʹAalu Haaroona taḥmiluhul malaaaʹikah. ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹaayatal lakum ʹiñ kuñtum Muʹmineen.

Their prophet further told them, “The sign of Saul’s kingship is that the Ark will come to you—containing reassurance from your Lord and relics of the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, which will be carried by the angels. Surely in this is a sign for you, if you ˹truly˺ believe.”

Verse 2:249

فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوْتُ بِالْجُنُوْدِ ۙ قَالَ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ مُبْتَلِیْكُمْ بِنَهَرٍ ۚ فَمَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَیْسَ مِنِّیْ ۚ وَمَنْ لَّمْ یَطْعَمْهُ فَاِنَّهٗ مِنِّیْۤ اِلَّا مَنِ اغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِیَدِهٖ ۚ فَشَرِبُوْا مِنْهُ اِلَّا قَلِیْلًا مِّنْهُمْ ؕ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهٗ هُوَ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَهٗ ۙ قَالُوْا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا الْیَوْمَ بِجَالُوْتَ وَجُنُوْدِهٖ ؕ قَالَ الَّذِیْنَ یَظُنُّوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّلٰقُوا اللّٰهِ ۙ كَمْ مِّنْ فِئَةٍ قَلِیْلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِیْرَةً بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ مَعَ الصّٰبِرِیْنَ ۟

Falammaa faṣala Ṭaalootu biljunoodi q̣aala ʹinnal laaha mub-taleekum̃ binahr. Famañ shariba minhu falaysa minnee: Wa-mal lam yaṭʻamhu faʹinnahoo minneee ʹillaa manig̣h tarafa g̣urfatam biyadih. Fashariboo minhu ʹillaa q̣aleelam minhum. Falammaa jaawazahoo huwa wallaẓeena ʹaamanoo maʻahoo q̣aaloo laa- ṭaaq̣ata lanal Yawma bi-Jaaloota wa-junoodih. Q̣aalal laẓeena ya-Z̤̣unnoona ʹannahum mulaaq̣ul laahi kam miñ fiʹatiñ q̣aleelatin g̣halabat fiʹatañ kas̤eeratam biʹiẓnil laah? Wallaahu maʻaṣ Ṣaabireen.

When Saul marched forth with his army, he cautioned: “Allah will test you with a river. So whoever drinks ˹his fill˺ from it is not with me, and whoever does not taste it—except a sip from the hollow of his hands—is definitely with me.” They all drank ˹their fill˺ except for a few! When he and the ˹remaining˺ faithful with him crossed the river, they said, “Now we are no match for Goliath and his warriors.” But those ˹believers˺ who were certain they would meet Allah reasoned, “How many times has a small force vanquished a mighty army by the Will of Allah! And Allah is ˹always˺ with the steadfast.”

Verse 2:250

وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوْا لِجَالُوْتَ وَجُنُوْدِهٖ قَالُوْا رَبَّنَاۤ اَفْرِغْ عَلَیْنَا صَبْرًا وَّثَبِّتْ اَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟ؕ

Wa-lammaa barazoo li-Jaaloota wa-junoodihee q̣aaloo Rabbanaaa ʹafrig̣h ʻalaynaa ṣabrañw was̤abbit ʹaq̣daamanaa wañs̤urnaa ʻalal Q̣awmil kaafireen.

When they advanced to face Goliath and his warriors, they prayed, “Our Lord! Shower us with perseverance, make our steps firm, and give us victory over the disbelieving people.”

Verse 2:251

فَهَزَمُوْهُمْ بِاِذْنِ اللّٰهِ ۙ۫ وَقَتَلَ دَاوٗدُ جَالُوْتَ وَاٰتٰىهُ اللّٰهُ الْمُلْكَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَّمَهٗ مِمَّا یَشَآءُ ؕ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللّٰهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ ۙ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْاَرْضُ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ ذُوْ فَضْلٍ عَلَی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ ۟

Fahazamoohum̃ biʹiẓnil laahi wa-q̣atala Daawoodu Jaaloota wa-ʹaataahul laahul Mulka wal-Ḥikmata wa-ʻallamahoo mimmaa yashaaaʹ. Wa-law-laa dafʻul laahin naasa baʻḍahum̃ bibaʻḍil lafasadatil ʹarḍu wa-laakinnal laaha Ẓoo Faḍlin ʻalal ʻaalameen.

So they defeated them by Allah’s Will, and David killed Goliath. And Allah blessed David with kingship and wisdom and taught him what He willed. Had Allah not repelled a group of people by ˹the might of˺ another, corruption would have dominated the earth, but Allah is Gracious to all.

Verse 2:252

تِلْكَ اٰیٰتُ اللّٰهِ نَتْلُوْهَا عَلَیْكَ بِالْحَقِّ ؕ وَاِنَّكَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِیْنَ ۟

Tilka ʹAayaatul laahi natloohaa ʻalayka bilḥaq̣q̣; wa-ʹinnaka laminal Mursaleen.

These are Allah’s revelations which We recite to you ˹O Prophet˺ in truth. And you are truly one of the messengers.

Verse 2:253

تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلٰی بَعْضٍ ۘ مِنْهُمْ مَّنْ كَلَّمَ اللّٰهُ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَهُمْ دَرَجٰتٍ ؕ وَاٰتَیْنَا عِیْسَی ابْنَ مَرْیَمَ الْبَیِّنٰتِ وَاَیَّدْنٰهُ بِرُوْحِ الْقُدُسِ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا اقْتَتَلَ الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ مِّنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنٰتُ وَلٰكِنِ اخْتَلَفُوْا فَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ اٰمَنَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ كَفَرَ ؕ وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مَا اقْتَتَلُوْا ۫ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَفْعَلُ مَا یُرِیْدُ ۟۠

Tilkar rusulu faḍḍalnaa baʻḍahum ʻalaa baʻḍ. Minhum mañ kallamal laahu wa-rafaʻa baʻḍahum darajaat. Wa-ʹaataynaa ʻEesab na Maryamal Bayyinaati wa-ʹayyadnaahu birooḥil q̣udus. Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu maq̣ tatalal laẓeena mim baʻdihim mim baʻdi maa- jaaaʹathumul Bayyinaatu wa-laakinikh talafoo faminhum man ʹaamana wa-minhum mañ kafar. Wa-law shaaaʹal laahu maq̣ tataloo; wa-laakinnal laaha yafʻalu maa- yureed.

We have chosen some of those messengers above others. Allah spoke directly to some, and raised some high in rank. To Jesus, son of Mary, We gave clear proofs and supported him with the holy spirit. If Allah had willed, succeeding generations would not have fought ˹among themselves˺ after receiving the clear proofs. But they differed—some believed while others disbelieved. Yet if Allah had willed, they would not have fought one another. But Allah does what He wills.

Verse 2:254

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَنْفِقُوْا مِمَّا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یَّاْتِیَ یَوْمٌ لَّا بَیْعٌ فِیْهِ وَلَا خُلَّةٌ وَّلَا شَفَاعَةٌ ؕ وَالْكٰفِرُوْنَ هُمُ الظّٰلِمُوْنَ ۟

Yaaa-ʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹañfiq̣oo mimmaa razaq̣naakum miñ q̣abli ʹañy yaʹtiya Yawmul laa bayʻuñ feehi walaa khullatuñw walaa shafaaʻah . Wal-kaafiroona humuz̤̣ z̤̣aalimoon.

O believers! Donate from what We have provided for you before the arrival of a Day when there will be no bargaining, friendship, or intercession. Those who disbelieve are ˹truly˺ the wrongdoers.

Verse 2:255

اَللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ۚ اَلْحَیُّ الْقَیُّوْمُ ۚ۬ لَا تَاْخُذُهٗ سِنَةٌ وَّلَا نَوْمٌ ؕ لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِیْ یَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖ ؕ یَعْلَمُ مَا بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۚ وَلَا یُحِیْطُوْنَ بِشَیْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهٖۤ اِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِیُّهُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ ۚ وَلَا یَـُٔوْدُهٗ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِیُّ الْعَظِیْمُ ۟

ʹAllaahu laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa HooʹAl Ḥayyul Q̣ayyoom. Laa- taʹkhuẓuhoo sinatuñw walaa nawm. Lahoo Maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ. Mañ ẓal laẓee yashfaʻu ʻiñdahooo ʹillaa biʹiẓnih? Yaʻlamu Maa- bayna ʹaydeehim wa-maa khalfahum. Wa-laa yuḥeeṭoona bishayʹim min ʻilmiheee ʹillaa bimaa shaaaʹ. Wasiʻa Kursiyyuhus Samaawaati wal-ʹarḍ; wa-laa yaʹooduhoo ḥifz̤̣uhumaa wa-Huwal ʻAliyyul ʻAz̤̣eem.

Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him, the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who could possibly intercede with Him without His permission? He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but no one can grasp any of His knowledge—except what He wills ˹to reveal˺. His Seat encompasses the heavens and the earth, and the preservation of both does not tire Him. For He is the Most High, the Greatest.

Verse 2:256

لَاۤ اِكْرَاهَ فِی الدِّیْنِ ۙ۫ قَدْ تَّبَیَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَیِّ ۚ فَمَنْ یَّكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوْتِ وَیُؤْمِنْ بِاللّٰهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقٰی ۗ لَا انْفِصَامَ لَهَا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ سَمِیْعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Laaa ʹikraaha fid deen. Q̣at tabayyanar Rushdu minal G̣ayy. Famañy yakfur biṭ-Ṭaag̣ooti wa-yuʹmim billaahi faq̣adis tamsaka bilʻurwatil wus̤q̣aa, lañ fiṣaama lahaa. Wallaahu Sameeʻun ʻAleem.

Let there be no compulsion in religion, for the truth stands out clearly from falsehood. So whoever renounces false gods and believes in Allah has certainly grasped the firmest, unfailing hand-hold. And Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:257

اَللّٰهُ وَلِیُّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا ۙ یُخْرِجُهُمْ مِّنَ الظُّلُمٰتِ اِلَی النُّوْرِ ؕ۬ وَالَّذِیْنَ كَفَرُوْۤا اَوْلِیٰٓـُٔهُمُ الطَّاغُوْتُ ۙ یُخْرِجُوْنَهُمْ مِّنَ النُّوْرِ اِلَی الظُّلُمٰتِ ؕ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAllaahu Waliyyul laẓeena ʹaamanoo yukhrijuhum minaz̤̣ z̤̣ulumaati ʹilan noor. Wallaẓeena kafarooo ʹawliyaaaʹuhumuṭ Ṭaag̣ootu yukhrijoonahum minan Noori ʹilaz̤̣ z̤̣ulumaat. ʹUlaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon.

Allah is the Guardian of the believers—He brings them out of darkness and into light. As for the disbelievers, their guardians are false gods who lead them out of light and into darkness. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

Verse 2:258

اَلَمْ تَرَ اِلَی الَّذِیْ حَآجَّ اِبْرٰهٖمَ فِیْ رَبِّهٖۤ اَنْ اٰتٰىهُ اللّٰهُ الْمُلْكَ ۘ اِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ رَبِّیَ الَّذِیْ یُحْیٖ وَیُمِیْتُ ۙ قَالَ اَنَا اُحْیٖ وَاُمِیْتُ ؕ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْتِیْ بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَاْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِیْ كَفَرَ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ ۟ۚ

ʹAlam tara ʹilal laẓee ḥaaajja ʹIbraaheema fee Rabbiheee ʹan ʹaataahul laahul mulk? ʹIẓ q̣aala ʹIbraaheemu Rabbiyal laẓee yuḥyee wa-yumeetu q̣aala ʹana ʹuḥyee wa-ʹumeet. Q̣aala ʹIbraaheemu faʹinnal laha yaʹtee bish-Shamsi minal Mashriq̣i faʹti bihaa minal Mag̣ribi Fabuhital laẓee kafar. Wallaahu laa- yahdil q̣awmaz̤̣ z̤̣aalimeen.

Are you ˹O Prophet˺ not aware of the one who argued with Abraham about his Lord because Allah had granted him kingship? ˹Remember˺ when Abraham said, “My Lord is the One Who has power to give life and cause death.” He argued, “I too have the power to give life and cause death.” Abraham challenged ˹him˺, “Allah causes the sun to rise from the east. So make it rise from the west.” And so the disbeliever was dumbstruck. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Verse 2:259

اَوْ كَالَّذِیْ مَرَّ عَلٰی قَرْیَةٍ وَّهِیَ خَاوِیَةٌ عَلٰی عُرُوْشِهَا ۚ قَالَ اَنّٰی یُحْیٖ هٰذِهِ اللّٰهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۚ فَاَمَاتَهُ اللّٰهُ مِائَةَ عَامٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهٗ ؕ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ ؕ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ یَوْمًا اَوْ بَعْضَ یَوْمٍ ؕ قَالَ بَلْ لَّبِثْتَ مِائَةَ عَامٍ فَانْظُرْ اِلٰی طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ یَتَسَنَّهْ ۚ وَانْظُرْ اِلٰی حِمَارِكَ۫ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ اٰیَةً لِّلنَّاسِ وَانْظُرْ اِلَی الْعِظَامِ كَیْفَ نُنْشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوْهَا لَحْمًا ؕ فَلَمَّا تَبَیَّنَ لَهٗ ۙ قَالَ اَعْلَمُ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

ʹAw kallaẓee marra ʻalaa q̣aryatiñw wa hiya khaawiyatun ʻalaa ʻurooshihaa. Q̣aala ʹannaa yuḥyee haaẓihil laahu baʻda mawtihaa? Faʹamaatahul laahu miʹata ʻaamiñ s̤umma baʻas̤ah. Q̣aala kam labis̤t? Q̣aala Labis̤tu yawman ʹaw baʻḍa yawm. Q̣aala bal labis̤ta miʹata ʻaamiñ fañz̤̣ur ʹilaa ṭaʻaamika wa-sharaabika lam yatasannah. Wañz̤̣ur ʹilaa ḥimaarik! wa-linajʻalaka ʹaayatal linnaasi wañz̤̣ur ʹilal ʻiz̤̣aami kayfa nuñshizuhaa s̤umma naksoohaa laḥmaa. Falammaa tabyyana lahoo q̣aala ʹaʻlamu ʹannal laaha ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

Or ˹are you not aware of˺ the one who passed by a city which was in ruins. He wondered, “How could Allah bring this back to life after its destruction?” So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years then brought him back to life. Allah asked, “How long have you remained ˹in this state˺?” He replied, “Perhaps a day or part of a day.” Allah said, “No! You have remained here for a hundred years! Just look at your food and drink—they have not spoiled. ˹But now˺ look at ˹the remains of˺ your donkey! And ˹so˺ We have made you into a sign for humanity. And look at the bones ˹of the donkey˺, how We bring them together then clothe them with flesh!” When this was made clear to him, he declared, “˹Now˺ I know that Allah is Most Capable of everything.”

Verse 2:260

وَاِذْ قَالَ اِبْرٰهٖمُ رَبِّ اَرِنِیْ كَیْفَ تُحْیِ الْمَوْتٰی ؕ قَالَ اَوَلَمْ تُؤْمِنْ ؕ قَالَ بَلٰی وَلٰكِنْ لِّیَطْمَىِٕنَّ قَلْبِیْ ؕ قَالَ فَخُذْ اَرْبَعَةً مِّنَ الطَّیْرِ فَصُرْهُنَّ اِلَیْكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلٰی كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِّنْهُنَّ جُزْءًا ثُمَّ ادْعُهُنَّ یَاْتِیْنَكَ سَعْیًا ؕ وَاعْلَمْ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ عَزِیْزٌ حَكِیْمٌ ۟۠

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣aala ʹIbraaheemu Rabbi ʹarinee kayfa tuḥyil mawtaa. Q̣aala ʹa-wa-lam tuʹmin? Q̣aala balaa wa-laakil liyaṭmaʹinna q̣albee. Q̣aala fakhuẓ ʹarbaʻatam minaṭ ṭayri fas̤urhunna ʹilayka s̤ummaj ʻal ʻalaaa kulli jabalim minhunna juzʹañ s̤ummad ʻuhunna yaʹteenaka saʻyaa. Waʻlam ʹannal laaha ʻAzeezun Ḥakeem.

And ˹remember˺ when Abraham said, “My Lord! Show me how you give life to the dead.” Allah responded, “Do you not believe?” Abraham replied, “Yes I do, but just so my heart can be reassured.” Allah said, “Then bring four birds, train them to come to you, ˹then cut them into pieces,˺ and scatter them on different hilltops. Then call them back, they will fly to you in haste. And ˹so you will˺ know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.”

Verse 2:261

مَثَلُ الَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ كَمَثَلِ حَبَّةٍ اَنْۢبَتَتْ سَبْعَ سَنَابِلَ فِیْ كُلِّ سُنْۢبُلَةٍ مِّائَةُ حَبَّةٍ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ یُضٰعِفُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Mas̤alul laẓeena yunñfiq̣oona ʹamwaalahum fee Sabeelil laahi kamas̤ali ḥabbatin ʹambatat sabʻa sanaabila fee kulli sumbulatim miʹatu ḥabbah. Wallaahu yuḍaaʻifu limany yashaaaʹ. Wallaahu Waasiʻun ʻAleem.

The example of those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah is that of a grain that sprouts into seven ears, each bearing one hundred grains. And Allah multiplies ˹the reward even more˺ to whoever He wills. For Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:262

اَلَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ لَا یُتْبِعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَنْفَقُوْا مَنًّا وَّلَاۤ اَذًی ۙ لَّهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yuñfiq̣oona ʹamwaalahum fee Sabeelil laahi s̤umma laa- yutbiʻoona maaa ʹañfaq̣oo mannañw walaaa ʹaẓal lahum ʹajruhum ʻiñda Rabbihim; wa-laa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

Those who spend their wealth in the cause of Allah and do not follow their charity with reminders of their generosity or hurtful words—they will get their reward from their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:263

قَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوْفٌ وَّمَغْفِرَةٌ خَیْرٌ مِّنْ صَدَقَةٍ یَّتْبَعُهَاۤ اَذًی ؕ وَاللّٰهُ غَنِیٌّ حَلِیْمٌ ۟

Q̣awlum maʻroofuñw wamag̣firatun khayrum miñ ṣadaq̣atiñ yatbaʻuhaaa ʹaẓaa. Wallaahu G̣aniyyun Ḥaleem.

Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury. And Allah is Self-Sufficient, Most Forbearing.

Verse 2:264

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا لَا تُبْطِلُوْا صَدَقٰتِكُمْ بِالْمَنِّ وَالْاَذٰی ۙ كَالَّذِیْ یُنْفِقُ مَالَهٗ رِئَآءَ النَّاسِ وَلَا یُؤْمِنُ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ ؕ فَمَثَلُهٗ كَمَثَلِ صَفْوَانٍ عَلَیْهِ تُرَابٌ فَاَصَابَهٗ وَابِلٌ فَتَرَكَهٗ صَلْدًا ؕ لَا یَقْدِرُوْنَ عَلٰی شَیْءٍ مِّمَّا كَسَبُوْا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یَهْدِی الْقَوْمَ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena aamanoo laa- tubṭiloo ṣadaq̣aatikum̃ bilmanni wal-ʹaẓaa kallaẓee yuñfiq̣u maa-lahoo riʹaaaʹan naasi wa-laa yuʹminu billaahi wal-Yawmil ʹAakhir. Famas̤aluhoo kamas̤ali ṣafwaanin ʻalayhi turaabuñ faʹaṣaabahoo waabiluñ fatarakahoo ṣaldaa. Laa- yaq̣diroona ʻalaa shayʹim mimmaa kasaboo. Wallaahu laa- yahdil q̣awmal kaafireen.

O believers! Do not waste your charity with reminders ˹of your generosity˺ or hurtful words, like those who donate their wealth just to show off and do not believe in Allah or the Last Day. Their example is that of a hard barren rock covered with a thin layer of soil hit by a strong rain—leaving it just a bare stone. Such people are unable to preserve the reward of their charity. Allah does not guide ˹such˺ disbelieving people.

Verse 2:265

وَمَثَلُ الَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمُ ابْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللّٰهِ وَتَثْبِیْتًا مِّنْ اَنْفُسِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةٍ بِرَبْوَةٍ اَصَابَهَا وَابِلٌ فَاٰتَتْ اُكُلَهَا ضِعْفَیْنِ ۚ فَاِنْ لَّمْ یُصِبْهَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ بَصِیْرٌ ۟

Wa-mas̤alul laẓeena yuñfiq̣oonaʹ amwaalahu mubtig̣aaaʹa marḍaatil laahi wa-tas̤beetam min ʹañfusihim kamas̤ali jannatim birabwatin ʹaṣaabahaa waabiluñ faʹaatat ʹukulahaa ḍiʻfayn. Faʹil lam yuṣibhaa waabiluñ faṭall . Wallaahu bimaa taʻmaloona Baṣeer.

And the example of those who donate their wealth, seeking Allah’s pleasure and believing the reward is certain, is that of a garden on a fertile hill: when heavy rain falls, it yields up twice its normal produce. If no heavy rain falls, a drizzle is sufficient. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.

Verse 2:266

اَیَوَدُّ اَحَدُكُمْ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ لَهٗ جَنَّةٌ مِّنْ نَّخِیْلٍ وَّاَعْنَابٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ ۙ لَهٗ فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ ۙ وَاَصَابَهُ الْكِبَرُ وَلَهٗ ذُرِّیَّةٌ ضُعَفَآءُ ۪ۖ فَاَصَابَهَاۤ اِعْصَارٌ فِیْهِ نَارٌ فَاحْتَرَقَتْ ؕ كَذٰلِكَ یُبَیِّنُ اللّٰهُ لَكُمُ الْاٰیٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُوْنَ ۟۠

ʹAyawaddu ʹaḥadukum ʹañ takoona lahoo jannatum min nakheeliñw waʹaʻnaabiñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaaru lahoo feehaa miñ kullis̤ s̤amaraati wa-ʹaṣaa-bahul kibaru wa-lahoo ẓurriyyatuñ ḍuʻafaaaʹu faʹaṣaabahaaa ʹiʻṣaaruñ feehi naaruñ faḥtaraq̣at? Kaẓaalika yubayyinul laahu lakumul ʹaayaati laʻallakum tatafakkaroon.

Would any of you wish to have a garden with palm trees, grapevines, and all kinds of fruits with rivers flowing underneath and as they grow very old with dependent children, a fiery whirlwind hits the garden, burning it all up? This is how Allah makes His revelations clear to you, so perhaps you will reflect.

Verse 2:267

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اَنْفِقُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّاۤ اَخْرَجْنَا لَكُمْ مِّنَ الْاَرْضِ ۪ وَلَا تَیَمَّمُوا الْخَبِیْثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُوْنَ وَلَسْتُمْ بِاٰخِذِیْهِ اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تُغْمِضُوْا فِیْهِ ؕ وَاعْلَمُوْۤا اَنَّ اللّٰهَ غَنِیٌّ حَمِیْدٌ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanooo ʹañfiq̣oo miñ ṭayyibaati maa- kasabtum wa-mimmaaa ʹakhrajnaa lakum minal ʹarḍ. Wa-laa tayammamul khabees̤a minhu tuñfiq̣oona wa-lastum̃ biʹaakhiẓeehi ʹillaaa ʹañ tug̣miḍoo feeh. Waʻlamooo ʹannal laaha G̣aniyyun Ḥameed.

O believers! Donate from the best of what you have earned and of what We have produced for you from the earth. Do not pick out worthless things for donation, which you yourselves would only accept with closed eyes. And know that Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy.

Verse 2:268

اَلشَّیْطٰنُ یَعِدُكُمُ الْفَقْرَ وَیَاْمُرُكُمْ بِالْفَحْشَآءِ ۚ وَاللّٰهُ یَعِدُكُمْ مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًا ؕ وَاللّٰهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِیْمٌ ۟ۖۙ

ʹAsh-Shayṭaanu yaʻidukumul faq̣ra wa-yaʹmurukum̃ bil-faḥshaaaʹ. Wallaahu yaʻidukum mag̣firatam minhu wa-faḍlaa. Wallaahu Waasiʻun ʻAleem.

The Devil threatens you with ˹the prospect of˺ poverty and bids you to the shameful deed ˹of stinginess˺, while Allah promises you forgiveness and ˹great˺ bounties from Him. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing.

Verse 2:269

یُّؤْتِی الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ۚ وَمَنْ یُّؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ اُوْتِیَ خَیْرًا كَثِیْرًا ؕ وَمَا یَذَّكَّرُ اِلَّاۤ اُولُوا الْاَلْبَابِ ۟

Yuʻtil Ḥikmata mañy yashaaaʹ: Wa-mañy yuʹtal Ḥikmata faq̣ad ʹootiya khayrañ kas̤eeraa. Wa-maa yaẓẓakkaru ʹillaaa ʹulul ʹalbaab.

Allah grants wisdom to whoever He wills. And whoever is granted wisdom is certainly blessed with a great privilege. But none will be mindful ˹of this˺ except people of reason.

Verse 2:270

وَمَاۤ اَنْفَقْتُمْ مِّنْ نَّفَقَةٍ اَوْ نَذَرْتُمْ مِّنْ نَّذْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُهٗ ؕ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِیْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ ۟

Wa-maaa ʹañfaq̣tum min nafaq̣atin ʹaw naẓartum min naẓriñ faʹinnal laaha yaʻlamuh. Wa-maa liz̤̣z̤̣aalimeena min ʹañṣaar.

Whatever charities you give or vows you make are surely known to Allah. And the wrongdoers will have no helpers.

Verse 2:271

اِنْ تُبْدُوا الصَّدَقٰتِ فَنِعِمَّا هِیَ ۚ وَاِنْ تُخْفُوْهَا وَتُؤْتُوْهَا الْفُقَرَآءَ فَهُوَ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ ؕ وَیُكَفِّرُ عَنْكُمْ مِّنْ سَیِّاٰتِكُمْ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِیْرٌ ۟

ʹIñ tubduṣ Ṣadaq̣aati faniʻimmaa hee; Wa-ʹiñ tukhfoohaa wa-tuʹtoohal fuq̣araaaʹa fahuwa khayrul lakum: wa-yukaffiru ʻankum miñ sayyiʹaatikum. Wallaahu bimaa taʻmaloona Khabeer.

To give charity publicly is good, but to give to the poor privately is better for you, and will absolve you of your sins. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.

Verse 2:272

لَیْسَ عَلَیْكَ هُدٰىهُمْ وَلٰكِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَهْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَلِاَنْفُسِكُمْ ؕ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْنَ اِلَّا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ یُّوَفَّ اِلَیْكُمْ وَاَنْتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Laysa ʻalayka hudaahum wa-laakinnal laaha yahdee mañy yashaaaʹ. Wa-maa tuñfiq̣oo min khayriñ faliʹañfusikum: wa-maa tuñfiq̣oona ʹillab tig̣aaaʹa Wajhil laah. Wa-maa tuñfiq̣oo min khayriñy yuwaffa ʹilaykum waʹañtum laa- tuz̤̣lamoon.

You are not responsible for people’s guidance ˹O Prophet˺—it is Allah Who guides whoever He wills. Whatever you ˹believers˺ spend in charity, it is for your own good—as long as you do so seeking the pleasure of Allah. Whatever you donate will be paid back to you in full, and you will not be wronged.

Verse 2:273

لِلْفُقَرَآءِ الَّذِیْنَ اُحْصِرُوْا فِیْ سَبِیْلِ اللّٰهِ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُوْنَ ضَرْبًا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؗ یَحْسَبُهُمُ الْجَاهِلُ اَغْنِیَآءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ ۚ تَعْرِفُهُمْ بِسِيْمٰهُمْۚ لَا یَسْـَٔلُوْنَ النَّاسَ اِلْحَافًا ؕ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوْا مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَاِنَّ اللّٰهَ بِهٖ عَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

Lil-fuq̣araaaʹil laẓeena ʹuḥṣiroo fee Sabeeli laahi laa- yastaṭeeʻoona ḍarbañ fil ʹarḍiyaḥ sabuhumul jaahilu ʹag̣niyaaaʹa minat taʻaffuf. Taʻrifuhum̃ biseemaahum laa- yasʹaloonan naasa ʹilḥaafaa. Wa-maa tuñfiq̣oo min khayriñ faʹinnal laaha bihee ʻAleem.

˹Charity is˺ for the needy who are too engaged in the cause of Allah to move about in the land ˹for work˺. Those unfamiliar with their situation will think they are not in need ˹of charity˺ because they do not beg. You can recognize them by their appearance. They do not beg people persistently. Whatever you give in charity is certainly well known to Allah.

Verse 2:274

اَلَّذِیْنَ یُنْفِقُوْنَ اَمْوَالَهُمْ بِالَّیْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًّا وَّعَلَانِیَةً فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟ؔ

ʹAllaẓeena yuñfiq̣oona ʹamwaalahum̃ billayli wan-nahaari sirrañw waʻalaaniyatañ falahum ʹajruhum ʻiñda Rabbihim: wa-laa khawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

Those who spend their wealth in charity day and night, secretly and openly—their reward is with their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:275

اَلَّذِیْنَ یَاْكُلُوْنَ الرِّبٰوا لَا یَقُوْمُوْنَ اِلَّا كَمَا یَقُوْمُ الَّذِیْ یَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّیْطٰنُ مِنَ الْمَسِّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّمَا الْبَیْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبٰوا ۘ وَاَحَلَّ اللّٰهُ الْبَیْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبٰوا ؕ فَمَنْ جَآءَهٗ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ فَانْتَهٰی فَلَهٗ مَا سَلَفَ ؕ وَاَمْرُهٗۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ؕ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ اَصْحٰبُ النَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِیْهَا خٰلِدُوْنَ ۟

ʹAllaẓeena yaʹkuloonar Ribaa laa- yaq̣oomoona ʹillaa kamaa yaq̣oomul laẓee yatakhabbaṭuhush Shayṭanu minal mass. Ẓaalika biʹannahum q̣alooo ʹinnamal Bayʻu mis̤lur Riba. Wa-ʹaḥallal laahul Bayʻa waḥarramar Riba. Famañ jaaaʹahoo mawʻiz̤̣atum mir Rabbihee fañtahaa falahoo maa- salaf: wa-ʹamruhooo ʹilal laah. Wa-man ʻaada faʹulaaaʹika ʹAṣḥaabun Naar: hum feehaa khaalidoon.

Those who consume interest will stand ˹on Judgment Day˺ like those driven to madness by Satan’s touch. That is because they say, “Trade is no different than interest.” But Allah has permitted trading and forbidden interest. Whoever refrains—after having received warning from their Lord—may keep their previous gains, and their case is left to Allah. As for those who persist, it is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.

Verse 2:276

یَمْحَقُ اللّٰهُ الرِّبٰوا وَیُرْبِی الصَّدَقٰتِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ لَا یُحِبُّ كُلَّ كَفَّارٍ اَثِیْمٍ ۟

Yamḥaq̣ul laahur Ribaa wa-yurbiṣ ṣadaq̣aat. Wallaahu laa- yuḥibbu kulla kaffaarin ʹas̤eem.

Allah has made interest fruitless and charity fruitful. And Allah does not like any ungrateful evildoer.

Verse 2:277

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاٰتَوُا الزَّكٰوةَ لَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ ۟

ʹInnal laẓeena ʹaamanoo wa-ʻamiluṣ ṣaaliḥaati wa-ʹaq̣aamuṣ Ṣalaata wa-ʹaata-wuz Zakaata lahum ʹajruhum ʻiñda Rabbihim: wa-laa kawfun ʻalayhim wa-laa hum yaḥzanoon.

Indeed, those who believe, do good, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax will receive their reward from their Lord, and there will be no fear for them, nor will they grieve.

Verse 2:278

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ وَذَرُوْا مَا بَقِیَ مِنَ الرِّبٰۤوا اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ ۟

Yaaaʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanut taq̣ul laaha waẓaroo maa- baq̣iya minar Ribaaa ʹiñ kuñtum Muʹmineen.

O believers! Fear Allah, and give up outstanding interest if you are ˹true˺ believers.

Verse 2:279

فَاِنْ لَّمْ تَفْعَلُوْا فَاْذَنُوْا بِحَرْبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ وَرَسُوْلِهٖ ۚ وَاِنْ تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوْسُ اَمْوَالِكُمْ ۚ لَا تَظْلِمُوْنَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Faʹil lam tafʻaloo faʹ-ẓanoo biḥarbim minal laahi wa-Rasoolih: wa-ʹiñ tubtum falakum ruʹoosu ʹamwaaalikum: laa- taz̤̣limoona wa-laa tuz̤̣lamoon.

If you do not, then beware of a war with Allah and His Messenger! But if you repent, you may retain your principal—neither inflicting nor suffering harm.

Verse 2:280

وَاِنْ كَانَ ذُوْ عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ اِلٰی مَیْسَرَةٍ ؕ وَاَنْ تَصَدَّقُوْا خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ اِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۟

Wa-ʹiñ kaana ẓoo ʻusratiñ fanaz̤̣iratun ʻilaa maysarah. Wa-ʹañ taṣaddaq̣oo khayrul lakum ʹiñ kuñtum taʻlamoon.

If it is difficult for someone to repay a debt, postpone it until a time of ease. And if you waive it as an act of charity, it will be better for you, if only you knew.

Verse 2:281

وَاتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا تُرْجَعُوْنَ فِیْهِ اِلَی اللّٰهِ ۫ۗ ثُمَّ تُوَفّٰی كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا یُظْلَمُوْنَ ۟۠

Wattaq̣oo Yawmañ turjaʻoona feehi ʹilal laah. S̤umma tuwaffaa kullu nafsim maa kasabat wahum laa- yuz̤̣lamoon.

Be mindful of the Day when you will ˹all˺ be returned to Allah, then every soul will be paid in full for what it has done, and none will be wronged.

Verse 2:282

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِذَا تَدَایَنْتُمْ بِدَیْنٍ اِلٰۤی اَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی فَاكْتُبُوْهُ ؕ وَلْیَكْتُبْ بَّیْنَكُمْ كَاتِبٌ بِالْعَدْلِ ۪ وَلَا یَاْبَ كَاتِبٌ اَنْ یَّكْتُبَ كَمَا عَلَّمَهُ اللّٰهُ فَلْیَكْتُبْ ۚ وَلْیُمْلِلِ الَّذِیْ عَلَیْهِ الْحَقُّ وَلْیَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ رَبَّهٗ وَلَا یَبْخَسْ مِنْهُ شَیْـًٔا ؕ فَاِنْ كَانَ الَّذِیْ عَلَیْهِ الْحَقُّ سَفِیْهًا اَوْ ضَعِیْفًا اَوْ لَا یَسْتَطِیْعُ اَنْ یُّمِلَّ هُوَ فَلْیُمْلِلْ وَلِیُّهٗ بِالْعَدْلِ ؕ وَاسْتَشْهِدُوْا شَهِیْدَیْنِ مِنْ رِّجَالِكُمْ ۚ فَاِنْ لَّمْ یَكُوْنَا رَجُلَیْنِ فَرَجُلٌ وَّامْرَاَتٰنِ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَآءِ اَنْ تَضِلَّ اِحْدٰىهُمَا فَتُذَكِّرَ اِحْدٰىهُمَا الْاُخْرٰی ؕ وَلَا یَاْبَ الشُّهَدَآءُ اِذَا مَا دُعُوْا ؕ وَلَا تَسْـَٔمُوْۤا اَنْ تَكْتُبُوْهُ صَغِیْرًا اَوْ كَبِیْرًا اِلٰۤی اَجَلِهٖ ؕ ذٰلِكُمْ اَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ وَاَقْوَمُ لِلشَّهَادَةِ وَاَدْنٰۤی اَلَّا تَرْتَابُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اَنْ تَكُوْنَ تِجَارَةً حَاضِرَةً تُدِیْرُوْنَهَا بَیْنَكُمْ فَلَیْسَ عَلَیْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ اَلَّا تَكْتُبُوْهَا ؕ وَاَشْهِدُوْۤا اِذَا تَبَایَعْتُمْ ۪ وَلَا یُضَآرَّ كَاتِبٌ وَّلَا شَهِیْدٌ ؕ۬ وَاِنْ تَفْعَلُوْا فَاِنَّهٗ فُسُوْقٌ بِكُمْ ؕ وَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ ؕ وَیُعَلِّمُكُمُ اللّٰهُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِكُلِّ شَیْءٍ عَلِیْمٌ ۟

Yaaa-ʹayyuhal laẓeena ʹaamanooʹ iẓaa tadaayañtum̃ bidaynin ʹilaa ʹajalim musammañ faktubooh. Walyaktub baynakum kaatibum bilʻadl. Wa-laa yaʹba kaatibun ʹañy yaktuba kamaa ʻallamahul laahu falyaktub. Walyumlilil laẓee ʻalayhil ḥaq̣q̣u walyattaq̣il laaha Rabbahoo wa-laa yabkhas minhu shayʹaa. Faʹiñ kaanal lazee ʻalayhil ḥaq̣q̣u safeehan, ʹaw ḍaʻeefan ʹaw laa- yastaṭeeʻu ʹañy yumilla huwa falyumlil waliyyuhoo bilʻadl. Wastashhidu shaheedayni mir rijaalikum: faʹil lam yakoonaa rajulayni farajulunw wamraʹataani mimmañ tarḍawna minash shuhadaaaʹi ʹañ taḍilla ʹiḥdaahumaa fatuẓakkira ʹiḥdaahumal ʹukhraa. Wa-laa yaʹbash shuhadaaaʹu ʹiẓaa maa- duʻoo. Wa-laa tasʹamooo ʹañ taktuboohu ṣag̣eeran ʹaw kabeeran ʹilaa ʹajalih. Ẓaalikum ʹaq̣saṭu ʻiñdal laahi wa-ʹaq̣wamu lishshahaadati wa-ʹadnaaa allaa tartaabooo ʹillaaa ʹañ takoona tijaaratan ḥaaḍiratañ tudeeroonahaa baynakum falaysa ʻalaykum junaaḥun ʹallaa taktuboohaa. Wa-ʹash-hidooo ʹiẓaa tabaayaʻtum. Wa-laa yu-Z̤̣aaarra kaatibuñw walaa shaheed. Wa-ʹiñ tafʻaloo faʹinnahoo fusooq̣um bikum. Wattaq̣ul laah: wa-yuʻallimu-kumul laah. Wallaahu bikulli shayʹin ʻAleem.

O believers! When you contract a loan for a fixed period of time, commit it to writing. Let the scribe maintain justice between the parties. The scribe should not refuse to write as Allah has taught them to write. They will write what the debtor dictates, bearing Allah in mind and not defrauding the debt. If the debtor is incompetent, weak, or unable to dictate, let their guardian dictate for them with justice. Call upon two of your men to witness. If two men cannot be found, then one man and two women of your choice will witness—so if one of the women forgets the other may remind her. The witnesses must not refuse when they are summoned. You must not be against writing ˹contracts˺ for a fixed period—whether the sum is small or great. This is more just ˹for you˺ in the sight of Allah, and more convenient to establish evidence and remove doubts. However, if you conduct an immediate transaction among yourselves, then there is no need for you to record it, but call upon witnesses when a deal is finalized. Let no harm come to the scribe or witnesses. If you do, then you have gravely exceeded ˹your limits˺. Be mindful of Allah, for Allah ˹is the One Who˺ teaches you. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things.

Verse 2:283

وَاِنْ كُنْتُمْ عَلٰی سَفَرٍ وَّلَمْ تَجِدُوْا كَاتِبًا فَرِهٰنٌ مَّقْبُوْضَةٌ ؕ فَاِنْ اَمِنَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضًا فَلْیُؤَدِّ الَّذِی اؤْتُمِنَ اَمَانَتَهٗ وَلْیَتَّقِ اللّٰهَ رَبَّهٗ ؕ وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةَ ؕ وَمَنْ یَّكْتُمْهَا فَاِنَّهٗۤ اٰثِمٌ قَلْبُهٗ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ عَلِیْمٌ ۟۠

Wa-ʹiñ kuñtum ʻalaa safariñw walam tajidoo katibañ farihaanum maq̣booḍah. Faʹin ʹamina baʻḍukum baʻḍañ falyuʹaddil laẓiʹ tumina ʹamaanatahoo wal-yattaq̣il laaha Rabbah. Wa-laa taktumush shahaadah: wa-mañy yaktumhaa faʹinnahooo ʹaas̤imuñ q̣albuh. Wallaahu bimaa taʻmaloona ʻAleem.

If you are on a journey and a scribe cannot be found, then a security can be taken. If you trust one another, then ˹there is no need for a security, but˺ the debtor should honour this trust ˹by repaying the debt˺—and let them fear Allah, their Lord. And do not conceal the testimony, for whoever conceals it, their hearts are indeed sinful. And Allah ˹fully˺ knows what you do.

Verse 2:284

لِلّٰهِ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ ؕ وَاِنْ تُبْدُوْا مَا فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِكُمْ اَوْ تُخْفُوْهُ یُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللّٰهُ ؕ فَیَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ یَّشَآءُ وَیُعَذِّبُ مَنْ یَّشَآءُ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰی كُلِّ شَیْءٍ قَدِیْرٌ ۟

Lillaahi maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍ. Wa-ʹiñ tubdoo ma feee ʹañfusikum ʹaw tukhfoohu yuḥaasibkum̃ bihil laah. Fayag̣firu limañy yashaaaʹ: wa-yuʻazzibu mañy yashaaaʹ: wallaahu ʻalaa kulli shayʹiñ Q̣adeer.

To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Whether you reveal what is in your hearts or conceal it, Allah will call you to account for it. He forgives whoever He wills, and punishes whoever He wills. And Allah is Most Capable of everything.

Verse 2:285

اٰمَنَ الرَّسُوْلُ بِمَاۤ اُنْزِلَ اِلَیْهِ مِنْ رَّبِّهٖ وَالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ؕ كُلٌّ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَمَلٰٓىِٕكَتِهٖ وَكُتُبِهٖ وَرُسُلِهٖ ۫ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَیْنَ اَحَدٍ مِّنْ رُّسُلِهٖ ۫ وَقَالُوْا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَا ؗۗ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَاِلَیْكَ الْمَصِیْرُ ۟

ʹAamanar Rasoolu bimaaa ʹuñzila ʹilayhi mir Rabbihee wal-Muʹminoon. Kullun ʹaamana billaahi wa-malaaaʹikatihee wa-kutubihee warusulih. Laa- nufarriq̣u bayna ʹaḥadim mir rusulih. Wa-q̣aaloo samiʻnaa wa-ʹaṭaʻnaa: G̣ufraanaka Rabbanaa wa-ʹilaykal maṣeer.

The Messenger ˹firmly˺ believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. They ˹all˺ believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His messengers. ˹They proclaim,˺ “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” And they say, “We hear and obey. ˹We seek˺ Your forgiveness, our Lord! And to You ˹alone˺ is the final return.”

Verse 2:286

لَا یُكَلِّفُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسًا اِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ؕ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَیْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ ؕ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَاۤ اِنْ نَّسِیْنَاۤ اَوْ اَخْطَاْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَیْنَاۤ اِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهٗ عَلَی الَّذِیْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهٖ ۚ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا ۥ وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ۥ وَارْحَمْنَا ۥ اَنْتَ مَوْلٰىنَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَی الْقَوْمِ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ ۟۠

Laa- yukalliful laahu nafsan ʹillaa wusʻahaa. Lahaa maa- kasabat wa-ʻalayhaa mak tasabat. Rabbanaa laa- tuʹaakhiẓnaaa ʹin naseenaaa ʹaw ʹakhṭaʹnaa. Rabbanaa wa-laa taḥmil ʻalaynaaa ʹiṣrañ kamaaa ḥamaltahoo ʻalal laẓeena miñ q̣ablinaa. Rabbanaa wa-laa tuḥammilnaa maa laa- ṭaaq̣ata lanaa bih. Waʻfu ʻannaa, wag̣hfir lanaa, warḥamnaa. ʹAñta Mawlaanaa fañṣurnaa ʻalal q̣awmil Kaafireen.

Allah does not require of any soul more than what it can afford. All good will be for its own benefit, and all evil will be to its own loss. ˹The believers pray,˺ “Our Lord! Do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord! Do not place a burden on us like the one you placed on those before us. Our Lord! Do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our ˹only˺ Guardian. So grant us victory over the disbelieving people.”

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