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.

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.

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).

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?

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,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

2:52

ثُمَّ عَفَوْنَا عَنْكُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُوْنَ(۵۲)

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

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.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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,"

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.

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."

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."

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."

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?"

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?

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.

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!

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?"