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Al-Baqarah 168

Ayah 168 of 286 · Medinan

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَٰلٗا طَيِّبٗا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٌ 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.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. يَٰٓأَيُّهَاOyāayyuhā
  2. ٱلنَّاسُmankindl-nāsu
  3. كُلُواْEatkulū
  4. مِمَّاof whatmimmā
  5. فِي(is) infī
  6. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe earthl-arḍi
  7. حَلَٰلٗاlawfulḥalālan
  8. طَيِّبٗا(and) goodṭayyiban
  9. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  10. تَتَّبِعُواْfollowtattabiʿū
  11. خُطُوَٰتِ(the) footsteps (of)khuṭuwāti
  12. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚthe Shaitaanl-shayṭāni
  13. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  14. لَكُمۡ(is) to youlakum
  15. عَدُوّٞan enemyʿaduwwun
  16. مُّبِينٌclearmubīnun

Tafsir

O people, eat from the meat, vegetables and fruits of the earth which are lawful and good, and not harmful. Do not follow the actions of Satan and his evil whisperings: he is a clear enemy who is hostile to you – anyone with sense would not follow an enemy who wants to harm and mislead them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran