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Surah Al-Baqarah
Verse 153–251

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ Seek help بِٱلصَّبْرِ through patience وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ and the prayer إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah مَعَ (is) with ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ the patient ones ١٥٣

O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allāh is with the patient.

— Come To Light

وَلَا And (do) not تَقُولُوا۟ say لِمَن for (the ones) who يُقْتَلُ are slain فِى in سَبِيلِ (the) way ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚ (They are) dead بَلْ Nay أَحْيَآءٌۭ (they are) alive وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا you (do) not تَشْعُرُونَ perceive ١٥٤

And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.

— Come To Light

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم And surely We will test you بِشَىْءٍۢ with something مِّنَ of ٱلْخَوْفِ [the] fear وَٱلْجُوعِ and [the] hunger وَنَقْصٍۢ and loss مِّنَ of ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ [the] wealth وَٱلْأَنفُسِ and [the] lives وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ and [the] fruits وَبَشِّرِ but give good news ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ (to) the patient ones ١٥٥

And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,

— Come To Light

ٱلَّذِينَ Those who إِذَآ when أَصَـٰبَتْهُم strikes them مُّصِيبَةٌۭ a misfortune قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّا Indeed, we لِلَّهِ belong to Allah وَإِنَّآ and indeed we إِلَيْهِ towards Him رَٰجِعُونَ will return ١٥٦

Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allāh, and indeed to Him we will return."

— Come To Light

أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those عَلَيْهِمْ on them صَلَوَٰتٌۭ (are) blessings مِّن from رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۖ and Mercy وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ And those هُمُ [they] ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ (are) the guided ones ١٥٧

Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.

— Come To Light

۞ إِنَّ Indeed ٱلصَّفَا the Safa وَٱلْمَرْوَةَ and the Marwah مِن (are) from شَعَآئِرِ (the) symbols ٱللَّهِ ۖ (of) Allah فَمَنْ So whoever حَجَّ performs Hajj ٱلْبَيْتَ (of) the House أَوِ or ٱعْتَمَرَ performs Umrah فَلَا so no جُنَاحَ blame عَلَيْهِ on him أَن that يَطَّوَّفَ he walks بِهِمَا ۚ between [both of] them وَمَن And whoever تَطَوَّعَ voluntarily does خَيْرًۭا good فَإِنَّ then indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah شَاكِرٌ (is) All-Appreciative عَلِيمٌ All-Knowing ١٥٨

Indeed, aṣ-Ṣafā and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allāh. So whoever makes ḥajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs ʿumrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allāh is Appreciative and Knowing.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who يَكْتُمُونَ conceal مَآ what أَنزَلْنَا We revealed مِنَ of ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ the clear proofs وَٱلْهُدَىٰ and the Guidance مِنۢ from بَعْدِ after مَا [what] بَيَّنَّـٰهُ We made clear لِلنَّاسِ to the people فِى in ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ ۙ the Book أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those يَلْعَنُهُمُ curses them ٱللَّهُ Allah وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ and curse them ٱللَّـٰعِنُونَ the ones who curse ١٥٩

Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allāh and cursed by those who curse,

— Come To Light

إِلَّا Except ٱلَّذِينَ those تَابُوا۟ who repent[ed] وَأَصْلَحُوا۟ and reform[ed] وَبَيَّنُوا۟ and openly declar[ed] فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Then those أَتُوبُ I will accept repentance عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ from them وَأَنَا and I (am) ٱلتَّوَّابُ the Acceptor of Repentance ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٦٠

Except for those who repent and correct themselves and make evident [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] وَمَاتُوا۟ and die[d] وَهُمْ while they كُفَّارٌ (were) disbelievers أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ those عَلَيْهِمْ on them لَعْنَةُ (is the) curse ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ and the Angels وَٱلنَّاسِ and the mankind أَجْمَعِينَ all together ١٦١

Indeed, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers - upon them will be the curse of Allāh and of the angels and the people, all together,

— Come To Light

خَـٰلِدِينَ (Will) abide forever فِيهَا ۖ in it لَا Not يُخَفَّفُ will be lightened عَنْهُمُ for them ٱلْعَذَابُ the punishment وَلَا and not هُمْ they يُنظَرُونَ will be reprieved ١٦٢

Abiding eternally therein. The punishment will not be lightened for them, nor will they be reprieved.

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وَإِلَـٰهُكُمْ And your God إِلَـٰهٌۭ (is) God وَٰحِدٌۭ ۖ one (only) لَّآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ Him ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious ٱلرَّحِيمُ the Most Merciful ١٦٣

And your god is one God. There is no deity [worthy of worship] except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

— Come To Light

إِنَّ Indeed فِى in خَلْقِ (the) creation ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ and alternation ٱلَّيْلِ of the night وَٱلنَّهَارِ and the day وَٱلْفُلْكِ and the ships ٱلَّتِى which تَجْرِى sail فِى in ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea بِمَا with what يَنفَعُ benefits ٱلنَّاسَ [the] people وَمَآ and what أَنزَلَ (has) sent down ٱللَّهُ Allah مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مِن [of] مَّآءٍۢ water فَأَحْيَا giving life بِهِ thereby ٱلْأَرْضَ (to) the earth بَعْدَ after مَوْتِهَا its death وَبَثَّ and dispersing فِيهَا therein مِن [of] كُلِّ every دَآبَّةٍۢ moving creature وَتَصْرِيفِ and directing ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ (of) the winds وَٱلسَّحَابِ and the clouds ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ [the] controlled بَيْنَ between ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّقَوْمٍۢ for a people يَعْقِلُونَ who use their intellect ١٦٤

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that which benefits people, and what Allāh has sent down from the heavens of rain, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and earth are signs for a people who use reason.

— Come To Light

وَمِنَ And among ٱلنَّاسِ the mankind مَن who يَتَّخِذُ takes مِن from دُونِ besides ٱللَّهِ Allah أَندَادًۭا equals يُحِبُّونَهُمْ They love them كَحُبِّ as (they should) love ٱللَّهِ ۖ Allah وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who ءَامَنُوٓا۟ believe[d] أَشَدُّ (are) stronger حُبًّۭا (in) love لِّلَّهِ ۗ for Allah وَلَوْ And if يَرَى would see ٱلَّذِينَ those who ظَلَمُوٓا۟ wronged إِذْ when يَرَوْنَ they will see ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment أَنَّ that ٱلْقُوَّةَ the power لِلَّهِ (belongs) to Allah جَمِيعًۭا all وَأَنَّ and [that] ٱللَّهَ Allah شَدِيدُ (is) severe ٱلْعَذَابِ (in) [the] punishment ١٦٥

And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allāh as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allāh. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allāh. And if only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allāh and that Allāh is severe in punishment.

— Come To Light

إِذْ When تَبَرَّأَ will disown ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتُّبِعُوا۟ were followed مِنَ [from] ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ followed وَرَأَوُا۟ and they will see ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment وَتَقَطَّعَتْ [and] will be cut off بِهِمُ for them ٱلْأَسْبَابُ the relations ١٦٦

[And they should consider that] when those who have been followed disassociate themselves from those who followed [them], and they [all] see the punishment, and cut off from them are the ties [of relationship],

— Come To Light

وَقَالَ And said ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ followed لَوْ (Only) if أَنَّ [that] لَنَا for us كَرَّةًۭ a return فَنَتَبَرَّأَ then we will disown مِنْهُمْ [from] them كَمَا as تَبَرَّءُوا۟ they disown مِنَّا ۗ [from] us كَذَٰلِكَ Thus يُرِيهِمُ will show them ٱللَّهُ Allah أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ their deeds حَسَرَٰتٍ (as) regrets عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ for them وَمَا And not هُم they بِخَـٰرِجِينَ will come out مِنَ from ٱلنَّارِ the Fire ١٦٧

Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allāh show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O ٱلنَّاسُ mankind كُلُوا۟ Eat مِمَّا of what فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth حَلَـٰلًۭا lawful طَيِّبًۭا (and) good وَلَا And (do) not تَتَّبِعُوا۟ follow خُطُوَٰتِ (the) footsteps (of) ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ the Shaitaan إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَكُمْ (is) to you عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy مُّبِينٌ clear ١٦٨

O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.

— Come To Light

إِنَّمَا Only يَأْمُرُكُم he commands you بِٱلسُّوٓءِ to (do) the evil وَٱلْفَحْشَآءِ and the shameful وَأَن and that تَقُولُوا۟ you say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah مَا what لَا not تَعْلَمُونَ you know ١٦٩

He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allāh what you do not know.

— Come To Light

وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمُ to them ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ Follow مَآ what أَنزَلَ has revealed ٱللَّهُ Allah قَالُوا۟ they said بَلْ Nay نَتَّبِعُ we follow مَآ what أَلْفَيْنَا we found عَلَيْهِ [on it] ءَابَآءَنَآ ۗ our forefathers (following) أَوَلَوْ Even though كَانَ [were] ءَابَآؤُهُمْ their forefathers لَا (did) not يَعْقِلُونَ understand شَيْـًۭٔا anything وَلَا and not يَهْتَدُونَ were they guided ١٧٠

And when it is said to them, "Follow what Allāh has revealed," they say, "Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing." Even though their fathers understood nothing, nor were they guided?

— Come To Light

وَمَثَلُ And (the) example ٱلَّذِينَ (of) those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلَّذِى (of) the one who يَنْعِقُ shouts بِمَا at what لَا not يَسْمَعُ (does) hear إِلَّا except دُعَآءًۭ calls وَنِدَآءًۭ ۚ and cries صُمٌّۢ deaf بُكْمٌ dumb عُمْىٌۭ (and) blind فَهُمْ [so] they لَا (do) not يَعْقِلُونَ understand ١٧١

The example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries [i.e., cattle or sheep] - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.

— Come To Light

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا O you ٱلَّذِينَ who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن from طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good مَا (of) what رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ We have provided you وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ and be grateful لِلَّهِ to Allah إِن if كُنتُمْ you إِيَّاهُ alone تَعْبُدُونَ worship Him ١٧٢

O you who have believed, eat from the good [i.e., lawful] things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allāh if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.

— Come To Light

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