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Al-Baqarah 207

Ayah 207 of 286 · Medinan

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡرِي نَفۡسَهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ ٢٠٧

And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَمِنَAnd ofwamina
  2. ٱلنَّاسِthe peoplel-nāsi
  3. مَن(is the one) whoman
  4. يَشۡرِيsellsyashrī
  5. نَفۡسَهُhis own selfnafsahu
  6. ٱبۡتِغَآءَseekingib'tighāa
  7. مَرۡضَاتِpleasuremarḍāti
  8. ٱللَّهِۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  9. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  10. رَءُوفُۢ(is) full of Kindnessraūfun
  11. بِٱلۡعِبَادِto His servantsbil-ʿibādi

Tafsir

There is another type of person who is a believer, who will sell and give up his soul to follow his Lord and to strive in His path seeking His pleasure. Allah’s mercy for His servants is vast and He is Kind to them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran