Surah al-Baqarah Recitation, Translation, and Tafseer - The Holy Quran

2:41

وَ اٰمِنُوْا بِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتُ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا مَعَكُمْ وَ لَا تَكُوْنُوْۤا اَوَّلَ كَافِرٍۭ بِهٖ۪-وَ لَا تَشْتَرُوْا بِاٰیٰتِیْ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًا٘-وَّ اِیَّایَ فَاتَّقُوْنِ(۴۱)

And believe in what I have sent down which verifies what is already with you; and do not be the first to deny it, nor part with it for little gain; and beware of Me.

And believe in that I have sent down, confirming that which is with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it. And sell not My signs for a little price; and fear you Me.

2:42

وَ لَا تَلْبِسُوا الْحَقَّ بِالْبَاطِلِ وَ تَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُوْنَ(۴۲)

Do not confuse truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth knowingly.

And do not confound the truth with vanity, and do not conceal the truth wittingly.

2:43

وَ اَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَ اٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ وَ ارْكَعُوْا مَعَ الرّٰكِعِیْنَ(۴۳)

Be firm in devotion; give zakat (the due share of your wealth for the welfare of others), and bow with those who bow (before God).

And perform the prayer, and pay the alms, and bow with those that bow.

2:44

اَتَاْمُرُوْنَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَ تَنْسَوْنَ اَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَتْلُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَؕ-اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ(۴۴)

Will you enjoin good deeds on the others and forget your own selves? You also read the Scriptures, why do you then not understand?

Will you bid others to piety, and forget yourselves while you recite the Book? Do you not understand?

2:45

وَ اسْتَعِیْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلٰوةِؕ-وَ اِنَّهَا لَكَبِیْرَةٌ اِلَّا عَلَى الْخٰشِعِیْنَۙ(۴۵)

Find strength in fortitude and prayer, which is heavy and exacting but for those who are humble and meek,

Seek you help in patience and prayer, for grievous it is, save to the humble

2:46

الَّذِیْنَ یَظُنُّوْنَ اَنَّهُمْ مُّلٰقُوْا رَبِّهِمْ وَ اَنَّهُمْ اِلَیْهِ رٰجِعُوْنَ۠(۴۶)

Who are conscious that they have to meet their Lord, and to Him they have to return.

who reckon that they shall meet their Lord and that unto Him they are returning.

2:47

یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَتِیَ الَّتِیْۤ اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ اَنِّیْ فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعٰلَمِیْنَ(۴۷)

Remember, O children of Israel, the favours I bestowed on you, and made you exalted among the nations of the world.

Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and that I have preferred you above all beings;

2:48

وَ اتَّقُوْا یَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِیْ نَفْسٌ عَنْ نَّفْسٍ شَیْــٴًـا وَّ لَا یُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَّ لَا یُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَّ لَا هُمْ یُنْصَرُوْنَ(۴۸)

Take heed of the day when no man will be useful to man in the least, when no intercession matter nor ransom avail, nor help reach them.

and beware of a day when no soul for another shall give satisfaction, and no intercession shall be accepted from it, nor any counterpoise be taken, neither shall they be helped.

2:49

وَ اِذْ نَجَّیْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ اٰلِ فِرْعَوْنَ یَسُوْمُوْنَكُمْ سُوْٓءَ الْعَذَابِ یُذَبِّحُوْنَ اَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَ یَسْتَحْیُوْنَ نِسَآءَكُمْؕ-وَ فِیْ ذٰلِكُمْ بَلَآءٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِیْمٌ(۴۹)

Remember, We saved you from the Pharaoh´s people who wronged and oppressed you and slew your sons but spared your women: In this was a great favour from your Lord.

And when We delivered you from the folk of Pharaoh who were visiting you with evil chastisement, slaughtering your sons, and sparing your women; and in that was a grievous trial from your Lord.

2:50

وَ اِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَاَنْجَیْنٰكُمْ وَ اَغْرَقْنَاۤ اٰلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ(۵۰)

Remember, We parted the sea and saved you, and drowned the men of Pharaoh before your very eyes.

And when We divided for you the sea and delivered you, and drowned Pharaoh's folk while you were beholding.

2:51

وَ اِذْ وٰعَدْنَا مُوْسٰۤى اَرْبَعِیْنَ لَیْلَةً ثُمَّ اتَّخَذْتُمُ الْعِجْلَ مِنْۢ بَعْدِهٖ وَ اَنْتُمْ ظٰلِمُوْنَ(۵۱)

Yet, remember, as We communed with Moses for forty nights you took the calf in his absence (and worshipped it), and you did wrong.

And when We appointed with Moses forty nights then you took to yourselves the Calf after him and you were evildoers;

2:52

ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنْكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ(۵۲)

Even so, We pardoned you that you may be grateful.

then We pardoned you after that, that haply you should be thankful.

2:53

وَ اِذْ اٰتَیْنَا مُوْسَى الْكِتٰبَ وَ الْفُرْقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُوْنَ(۵۳)

Remember, We gave Moses the Book and Discernment of falsehood and truth, that you may be guided.

And when We gave to Moses the Book and the Salvation, that haply you should be guided.

2:54

وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوْبُوْۤا اِلٰى بَارِىٕكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْؕ-ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِىٕكُمْؕ فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْؕ-اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ(۵۴)

Remember, Moses said: "My people, by taking this calf you have done yourselves harm, so now turn to your Creator in repentance, and kill your pride, which is better with your Lord." And (the Lord) softened towards you, for He is all-forgiving and merciful.

And when Moses said to his people, 'My people, you have done wrong against yourselves by your taking the Calf; now turn to your Creator and slay one another. That will be better for you in your Creator's sight, and He will turn to you; truly He turns, and is All-compassionate.'

2:55

وَ اِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰى لَنْ نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّٰى نَرَى اللّٰهَ جَهْرَةً فَاَخَذَتْكُمُ الصّٰعِقَةُ وَ اَنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُوْنَ(۵۵)

Remember, when you said to Moses: "We shall not believe in you until we see God face to face," lightning struck you as you looked.

And when you said, 'Moses, we will not believe thee till we see God openly'; and the thunderbolt took you while you were beholding.

2:56

ثُمَّ بَعَثْنٰكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ(۵۶)

Even then We revived you after you had become senseless that you might give thanks;

Then We raised you up after you were dead, that haply you should be thankful.

2:57

وَ ظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَ السَّلْوٰىؕ-كُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْؕ-وَ مَا ظَلَمُوْنَا وَ لٰكِنْ كَانُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُوْنَ(۵۷)

And made the cloud spread shade over you, and sent for you manna and quails that you may eat of the good things We have made for you. No harm was done to Us, they only harmed themselves.

And We outspread the cloud to overshadow you, and We sent down manna and quails upon you: 'Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you. And they worked no wrong upon Us, but themselves they wronged.

2:58

وَ اِذْ قُلْنَا ادْخُلُوْا هٰذِهِ الْقَرْیَةَ فَكُلُوْا مِنْهَا حَیْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَّ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَّ قُوْلُوْا حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطٰیٰكُمْؕ-وَ سَنَزِیْدُ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ(۵۸)

And remember, We said to you: "Enter this city, eat wherever you like, as much as you please, but pass through the gates in humility and say: ´May our sins be forgiven.´ We shall forgive your trespasses and give those who do good abundance.

And when We said, 'Enter this township, and eat easefully of it wherever you will, and enter in at the gate, prostrating, and say, Unburdening; We will forgive you your transgressions, and increase the good-doers.'

2:59

فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا قَوْلًا غَیْرَ الَّذِیْ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ فَاَنْزَلْنَا عَلَى الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْسُقُوْنَ۠(۵۹)

But the wicked changed and perverted the word We had spoken to a word distorted, and We sent from heaven retribution on the wicked, for they disobeyed.

Then the evildoers substituted a saying other than that which had been said to them; so We sent down upon the evildoers wrath out of heaven for their ungodliness.

2:60

وَ اِذِ اسْتَسْقٰى مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِّعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَؕ-فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَیْنًاؕ-قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَّشْرَبَهُمْؕ-كُلُوْا وَ اشْرَبُوْا مِنْ رِّزْقِ اللّٰهِ وَ لَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدِیْنَ(۶۰)

And remember, when Moses asked for water for his people, We told him to strike the rock with his staff, and behold, twelve springs of gushing water gushed forth so that each of the tribes came to know its place of drinking. Eat and drink, (enjoy) God´s gifts, and spread no discord in the land.

And when Moses sought water for his people, so We said, 'Strike with thy staff the rock'; and there gushed forth from it twelve fountains; all the people knew now their drinking-place. 'Eat and drink of God's providing, and mischief not in the earth, doing corruption.'

2:61

وَ اِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰى لَنْ نَّصْبِرَ عَلٰى طَعَامٍ وَّاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُخْرِ جْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْۢبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْۢ بَقْلِهَا وَ قِثَّآىٕهَا وَ فُوْمِهَا وَ عَدَسِهَا وَ بَصَلِهَاؕ-قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَ الَّذِیْ هُوَ اَدْنٰى بِالَّذِیْ هُوَ خَیْرٌؕ-اِهْبِطُوْا مِصْرًا فَاِنَّ لَكُمْ مَّا سَاَلْتُمْؕ-وَ ضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَ الْمَسْكَنَةُۗ-وَ بَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَ یَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّؕ-ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَّ كَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ۠(۶۱)

Remember, when you said: "O Moses, we are tired of eating the same food (day after day), ask your Lord to give us fruits of the earth, herbs and cucumbers, grains and lentils and onions;" he said: "Would you rather exchange what is good with what is bad? Go then to the city, you shall have what you ask." So they were disgraced and became indigent, earning the anger of God, for they disbelieved the word of God, and slayed the prophets unjustly, for they transgressed and rebelled.

And when you said, 'Moses, we will not endure one sort of food; pray to thy Lord for us, that He may bring forth for us of that the earth produces - green herbs, cucumbers, corn, lentils, onions.' He said, 'Would you have in exchange what is meaner for what is better? Get you down to Egypt; you shall have there that you demanded.' And abasement and poverty were pitched upon them, and they were laden with the burden of God's anger; that, because they had disbelieved the signs of God and slain the Prophets unrightfully; that, because they disobeyed, and were transgressors.

2:62

اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا وَ النَّصٰرٰى وَ الصّٰبِـٕیْنَ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ الْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْۚ-وَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ(۶۲)

Surely the believers and the Jews, Nazareans and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day, and whosoever does right, shall have his reward with his Lord and will neither have fear nor regret.

Surely they that believe, and those of Jewry, and the Christians, and those Sabaeans, whoso believes in God and the Last Day, and works righteousness -- their wage awaits them with their Lord, and no fear shall be on them; neither shall they sorrow.

2:63

وَ اِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَكُمْ وَ رَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّوْرَؕ-خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَّ اذْكُرُوْا مَا فِیْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ(۶۳)

Remember the day We made the covenant with you and exalted you on the Mount and said: "Hold fast to what We have given you, and remember what is therein that you may take heed."

And when We took compact with you, and raised above you the Mount: 'Take forcefully what We have given you, and remember what is in it; haply you shall be godfearing.'

2:64

ثُمَّ تَوَلَّیْتُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَۚ-فَلَوْ لَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَتُهٗ لَكُنْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ(۶۴)

But you went back (on your word), and but for the mercy and grace of God you were lost.

Then you turned away thereafter, and but for the bounty and mercy of God towards you, you had been of the losers.

2:65

وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنْكُمْ فِی السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُوْنُوْا قِرَدَةً خٰسِـٕیْنَۚ(۶۵)

You know and have known already those among you who had broken the sanctity of the Sabbath, and to whom We had said: "Become (like) apes despised,"

And well you know there were those among you that transgressed the Sabbath, and We said to them, 'Be you apes, miserably slinking!'

2:66

فَجَعَلْنٰهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهَا وَ مَا خَلْفَهَا وَ مَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ(۶۶)

And whom We made an example for the people (of the day) and those after them, and warning for those who fear God.

And We made it a punishment exemplary for all the former times and for the latter, and an admonition to such as are godfearing.

2:67

وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖۤ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوْا بَقَرَةًؕ-قَالُوْۤا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًاؕ-قَالَ اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْجٰهِلِیْنَ(۶۷)

Remember, when Moses said to his people: "God demands that you sacrifice a cow," they said: "Are you making fun of us?" And he said: "God forbid that I be of the ignorant."

And when Moses said to his people, 'God commands you to sacrifice a cow.' They said, 'Dost thou take us in mockery?' He said, 'I take refuge with God, lest I should be one of the ignorant.'

2:68

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَ ؕ-قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَّ لَا بِكْرٌؕ-عَوَانٌۢ بَیْنَ ذٰلِكَؕ-فَافْعَلُوْا مَا تُؤْمَرُوْنَ(۶۸)

"Call on your Lord for us," they said, "that He might inform us what kind she should be." "Neither old nor young, says God, but of age in between," answered Moses. "So do as you are bid."

They said, 'Pray to thy Lord for us, that He may make clear to us what she may be.' He said, 'He says she is a cow neither old, nor virgin, middling between the two; so do that you are bidden.'

2:69

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَاؕ-قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَآءُۙ-فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النّٰظِرِیْنَ(۶۹)

"Call on your Lord," they said, "to tell us the colour of the cow." "God says," answered Moses, "a fawn coloured cow, rich yellow, well pleasing to the eye."

They said, 'Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what her colour may be.' He said, 'He says she shall be a golden cow, bright her colour, gladdening the beholders.'

2:70

قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَۙ-اِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشٰبَهَ عَلَیْنَاؕ-وَ اِنَّاۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَمُهْتَدُوْنَ(۷۰)

"Call on your Lord," they said, "to name its variety, as cows be all alike to us. If God wills we shall be guided aright."

They said, 'Pray to thy Lord for us, that He make clear to us what she may be; cows are much alike to us; and, if God will, we shall then be guided.'

2:71

قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا ذَلُوْلٌ تُثِیْرُ الْاَرْضَ وَ لَا تَسْقِی الْحَرْثَۚ-مُسَلَّمَةٌ لَّا شِیَةَ فِیْهَاؕ-قَالُوا الْـٰٔنَ جِئْتَ بِالْحَقِّؕ-فَذَبَحُوْهَا وَ مَا كَادُوْا یَفْعَلُوْنَ۠(۷۱)

And Moses said: "He says it´s a cow unyoked, nor worn out by ploughing or watering the fields, one in good shape with no mark or blemish." "Now have you brought us the truth," they said; and then, after wavering, they sacrificed the cow.

He said, 'He says she shall be a cow not broken to plough the earth or to water the tillage, one kept secure, with no blemish on her.' They said, 'Now thou hast brought the truth'; and therefore they sacrificed her, a thing they had scarcely done.

2:72

وَ اِذْ قَتَلْتُمْ نَفْسًا فَادّٰرَءْتُمْ فِیْهَاؕ-وَ اللّٰهُ مُخْرِ جٌ مَّا كُنْتُمْ تَكْتُمُوْنَۚ(۷۲)

Remember when you killed a man and blamed each other for the deed, God brought to light what you concealed.

And when you killed a living soul, and disputed thereon -- and God disclosed what you were hiding --

2:73

فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوْهُ بِبَعْضِهَاؕ-كَذٰلِكَ یُحْیِ اللّٰهُ الْمَوْتٰىۙ-وَ یُرِیْكُمْ اٰیٰتِهٖ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُوْنَ(۷۳)

We had pronounced already: "Slay (the murderer) for (taking a life)." Thus God preserves life from death and shows you His signs that you may understand.

so We said, 'Smite him with part of it'; even so God brings to life the dead, and He shows you His signs, that haply you may have understanding.

2:74

ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوْبُكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ فَهِیَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ اَوْ اَشَدُّ قَسْوَةًؕ-وَ اِنَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمَا یَتَفَجَّرُ مِنْهُ الْاَنْهٰرُؕ-وَ اِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَشَّقَّقُ فَیَخْرُ جُ مِنْهُ الْمَآءُؕ-وَ اِنَّ مِنْهَا لَمَا یَهْبِطُ مِنْ خَشْیَةِ اللّٰهِؕ-وَ مَا اللّٰهُ بِغَافِلٍ عَمَّا تَعْمَلُوْنَ(۷۴)

Yet, in spite of this, your hearts only hardened like rocks or even harder, but among rocks are those from which rivers flow; and there are also those which split open and water gushes forth; as well as those that roll down for fear of God. And God is not negligent of all that you do.

Then your hearts became hardened thereafter and are like stones, or even yet harder; for there are stones from which rivers come gushing, and others split, so that water issues from them, and others crash down in the fear of God. And God is not heedless of the things you do.

2:75

اَفَتَطْمَعُوْنَ اَنْ یُّؤْمِنُوْا لَكُمْ وَ قَدْ كَانَ فَرِیْقٌ مِّنْهُمْ یَسْمَعُوْنَ كَلٰمَ اللّٰهِ ثُمَّ یُحَرِّفُوْنَهٗ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مَا عَقَلُوْهُ وَ هُمْ یَعْلَمُوْنَ(۷۵)

How do you expect them to put their faith in you, when you know that some among them heard the word of God and, having understood, perverted it knowingly?

Are you then so eager that they should believe you, seeing there is a party of them that heard God's word, and then tampered with it, and that after they had comprehended it, wittingly?

2:76

وَ اِذَا لَقُوا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا ۚۖ-وَ اِذَا خَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ اِلٰى بَعْضٍ قَالُوْۤا اَتُحَدِّثُوْنَهُمْ بِمَا فَتَحَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْكُمْ لِیُحَآجُّوْكُمْ بِهٖ عِنْدَ رَبِّكُمْؕ-اَفَلَا تَعْقِلُوْنَ(۷۶)

For when they meet the faithful, they say: "We believe;" but when among themselves, they say: "Why do you tell them what the Lord has revealed to you? They will only dispute it in the presence of your Lord. Have you no sense indeed?"

And when they meet those who believe, they say 'We believe'; and when they go privily one to another, they say, 'Do you speak to them of what God has revealed to you, that they may thereby dispute with you before your Lord? Have you no understanding?'

2:77

اَوَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ اَنَّ اللّٰهَ یَعْلَمُ مَا یُسِرُّوْنَ وَ مَا یُعْلِنُوْنَ(۷۷)

Do they not know that God is aware of what they hide and what they disclose?

Know they not that God knows what they keep secret and what they publish?

2:78

وَ مِنْهُمْ اُمِّیُّوْنَ لَا یَعْلَمُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ اِلَّاۤ اَمَانِیَّ وَ اِنْ هُمْ اِلَّا یَظُنُّوْنَ(۷۸)

Among them are heathens who know nothing of the Book but only what they wish to believe, and are only lost in fantasies.

And some there are of them that are common folk not knowing the Book, but only fancies and mere conjectures.

2:79

فَوَیْلٌ لِّلَّذِیْنَ یَكْتُبُوْنَ الْكِتٰبَ بِاَیْدِیْهِمْۗ-ثُمَّ یَقُوْلُوْنَ هٰذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللّٰهِ لِیَشْتَرُوْا بِهٖ ثَمَنًا قَلِیْلًاؕ-فَوَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَ وَیْلٌ لَّهُمْ مِّمَّا یَكْسِبُوْنَ(۷۹)

But woe to them who fake the Scriptures and say: "This is from God," so that they might earn some profit thereby; and woe to them for what they fake, and woe to them for what they earn from it!

So woe to those who write the Book with their hands, then say, 'This is from God,' that they may sell it for a little price; so woe to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for their earnings.

2:80

وَ قَالُوْا لَنْ تَمَسَّنَا النَّارُ اِلَّاۤ اَیَّامًا مَّعْدُوْدَةًؕ-قُلْ اَتَّخَذْتُمْ عِنْدَ اللّٰهِ عَهْدًا فَلَنْ یُّخْلِفَ اللّٰهُ عَهْدَهٗۤ اَمْ تَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ(۸۰)

Yet they say: "The Fire will not touch us for more than a few days." Say.. "Have you so received a promise from God?" "Then surely God will not withdraw His pledge. Or do you impute things to God of which you have no knowledge at all?"

And they say, 'The Fire shall not touch us save a number of days.' Say: 'Have you taken with God a covenant? God will not fail in His covenant; or say you things against God of which you know nothing?