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2. Surah Al-Baqarah
The Cow · Madani · 286 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
ذَٰلِكَ That ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ (is) the book لَا no رَيْبَ ۛ doubt فِيهِ ۛ in it هُدًۭى a Guidance لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ for the God-conscious ٢
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allāh -
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ٱلَّذِينَ Those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِٱلْغَيْبِ in the unseen وَيُقِيمُونَ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer وَمِمَّا and out of what رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ We have provided them يُنفِقُونَ they spend ٣
Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them,
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وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who يُؤْمِنُونَ believe بِمَآ in what أُنزِلَ (is) sent down إِلَيْكَ to you وَمَآ and what أُنزِلَ was sent down مِن from قَبْلِكَ before you وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ and in the Hereafter هُمْ they يُوقِنُونَ firmly believe ٤
And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter they are certain [in faith].
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those عَلَىٰ (are) on هُدًۭى Guidance مِّن from رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ their Lord وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ and those هُمُ they ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ (are) the successful ones ٥
Those are upon [right] guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful.
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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve[d] سَوَآءٌ (it) is same عَلَيْهِمْ to them ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ whether you warn them أَمْ or لَمْ not تُنذِرْهُمْ you warn them لَا not يُؤْمِنُونَ they believe ٦
Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe.
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خَتَمَ Has set a seal ٱللَّهُ Allah عَلَىٰ on قُلُوبِهِمْ their hearts وَعَلَىٰ and on سَمْعِهِمْ ۖ their hearing وَعَلَىٰٓ and on أَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ their vision غِشَـٰوَةٌۭ ۖ (is) a veil وَلَهُمْ And for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment عَظِيمٌۭ great ٧
Allāh has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.
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وَمِنَ And of ٱلنَّاسِ the people مَن (are some) who يَقُولُ say ءَامَنَّا We believed بِٱللَّهِ in Allah وَبِٱلْيَوْمِ and in the Day ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ [the] Last وَمَا but not هُم they بِمُؤْمِنِينَ (are) believers (at all) ٨
And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allāh and the Last Day," but they are not believers.
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يُخَـٰدِعُونَ They seek to deceive ٱللَّهَ Allah وَٱلَّذِينَ and those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] وَمَا and not يَخْدَعُونَ they deceive إِلَّآ except أَنفُسَهُمْ themselves وَمَا and not يَشْعُرُونَ they realize (it) ٩
They [think to] deceive Allāh and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
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فِى In قُلُوبِهِم their hearts مَّرَضٌۭ (is) a disease فَزَادَهُمُ so has increased them ٱللَّهُ Allah مَرَضًۭا ۖ (in) disease وَلَهُمْ and for them عَذَابٌ (is) a punishment أَلِيمٌۢ painful بِمَا because كَانُوا۟ they used to يَكْذِبُونَ [they] lie ١٠
In their hearts is disease, so Allāh has increased their disease; and for them is a painful punishment because they [habitually] used to lie.
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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them لَا (Do) not تُفْسِدُوا۟ spread corruption فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّمَا Only نَحْنُ we مُصْلِحُونَ (are) reformers ١١
And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers."
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أَلَآ Beware إِنَّهُمْ indeed they هُمُ themselves ٱلْمُفْسِدُونَ (are) the ones who spread corruption وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا not يَشْعُرُونَ they realize (it) ١٢
Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.
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وَإِذَا And when قِيلَ it is said لَهُمْ to them ءَامِنُوا۟ Believe كَمَآ as ءَامَنَ believed ٱلنَّاسُ the people قَالُوٓا۟ they say أَنُؤْمِنُ Should we believe كَمَآ as ءَامَنَ believed ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ ۗ the fools أَلَآ Beware إِنَّهُمْ certainly they هُمُ themselves ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ (are) the fools وَلَـٰكِن [and] but لَّا not يَعْلَمُونَ they know ١٣
And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.
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وَإِذَا And when لَقُوا۟ they meet ٱلَّذِينَ those who ءَامَنُوا۟ believe[d] قَالُوٓا۟ they say ءَامَنَّا We believe[d] وَإِذَا But when خَلَوْا۟ they are alone إِلَىٰ with شَيَـٰطِينِهِمْ their evil ones قَالُوٓا۟ they say إِنَّا Indeed, we مَعَكُمْ (are) with you إِنَّمَا only نَحْنُ we مُسْتَهْزِءُونَ (are) mockers ١٤
And when they meet those who believe, they say, "We believe"; but when they are alone with their evil ones, they say, "Indeed, we are with you; we were only mockers."
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ٱللَّهُ Allah يَسْتَهْزِئُ mocks بِهِمْ at them وَيَمُدُّهُمْ and prolongs them فِى in طُغْيَـٰنِهِمْ their transgression يَعْمَهُونَ they wander blindly ١٥
[But] Allāh mocks them and prolongs them in their transgression [while] they wander blindly.
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أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ Those ٱلَّذِينَ (are) the ones who ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ bought ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ [the] astraying بِٱلْهُدَىٰ for [the] guidance فَمَا So not رَبِحَت profited تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمْ their commerce وَمَا and not كَانُوا۟ were they مُهْتَدِينَ guided-ones ١٦
Those are the ones who have purchased error [in exchange] for guidance, so their transaction has brought no profit, nor were they guided.
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مَثَلُهُمْ Their example كَمَثَلِ (is) like (the) example ٱلَّذِى (of) the one who ٱسْتَوْقَدَ kindled نَارًۭا a fire فَلَمَّآ then, when أَضَآءَتْ it illuminated مَا what حَوْلَهُۥ (was) around him ذَهَبَ took away ٱللَّهُ Allah بِنُورِهِمْ their light وَتَرَكَهُمْ and left them فِى in ظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ darkness[es] لَّا (so) not يُبْصِرُونَ (do) they see ١٧
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allāh took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
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صُمٌّۢ Deaf بُكْمٌ dumb عُمْىٌۭ blind فَهُمْ so they لَا not يَرْجِعُونَ [they] will not return ١٨
Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].
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أَوْ Or كَصَيِّبٍۢ like a rainstorm مِّنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky فِيهِ in it (are) ظُلُمَـٰتٌۭ darkness[es] وَرَعْدٌۭ and thunder وَبَرْقٌۭ and lightning يَجْعَلُونَ They put أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْ their fingers فِىٓ in ءَاذَانِهِم their ears مِّنَ from ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ the thunderclaps حَذَرَ (in) fear (of) ٱلْمَوْتِ ۚ [the] death وَٱللَّهُ And Allah مُحِيطٌۢ (is) [the One Who] encompasses بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ the disbelievers ١٩
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allāh is encompassing of the disbelievers.
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يَكَادُ Almost ٱلْبَرْقُ the lightning يَخْطَفُ snatches away أَبْصَـٰرَهُمْ ۖ their sight كُلَّمَآ Whenever أَضَآءَ it flashes لَهُم for them مَّشَوْا۟ they walk فِيهِ in it وَإِذَآ and when أَظْلَمَ it darkens عَلَيْهِمْ on them قَامُوا۟ ۚ they stand (still) وَلَوْ And if شَآءَ had willed ٱللَّهُ Allah لَذَهَبَ He would certainly have taken away بِسَمْعِهِمْ their hearing وَأَبْصَـٰرِهِمْ ۚ and their sight إِنَّ Indeed ٱللَّهَ Allah عَلَىٰ (is) on كُلِّ every شَىْءٍۢ thing قَدِيرٌۭ All-Powerful ٢٠
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
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