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Al-Baqarah 127

Ayah 127 of 286 · Medinan

وَإِذۡ يَرۡفَعُ إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُ ٱلۡقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلۡبَيۡتِ وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ١٢٧

And [mention] when Abraham was raising the foundations of the House and [with him] Ishmael, [saying], "Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing,1 the Knowing.2

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Who hears every sound, distinguishes every voice, understands every word, and accepts and responds to supplications.

2 Refer to footnote in 2:32.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَإِذۡAnd whenwa-idh
  2. يَرۡفَعُ(was) raisingyarfaʿu
  3. إِبۡرَٰهِـۧمُIbrahimib'rāhīmu
  4. ٱلۡقَوَاعِدَthe foundationsl-qawāʿida
  5. مِنَofmina
  6. ٱلۡبَيۡتِthe Housel-bayti
  7. وَإِسۡمَٰعِيلُand Ishmaelwa-is'māʿīlu
  8. رَبَّنَا(saying), "Our Lordrabbanā
  9. تَقَبَّلۡAccepttaqabbal
  10. مِنَّآۖfrom usminnā
  11. إِنَّكَIndeed Youinnaka
  12. أَنتَ[You] (are)anta
  13. ٱلسَّمِيعُthe All-Hearingl-samīʿu
  14. ٱلۡعَلِيمُthe All-Knowingl-ʿalīmu

Tafsir

Remember, O Prophet, when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the Kaaba. As they did so, they asked with humility for Allah to accept all they did, including building the Kaaba. Allah hears what we say and knows our intentions and everything that we do.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran