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Al-Baqarah 211

Ayah 211 of 286 · Medinan

سَلۡ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مِّنۡ ءَايَةِۭ بَيِّنَةٖۗ وَمَن يُبَدِّلۡ نِعۡمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَتۡهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ ٢١١

Ask the Children of Israel how many a sign of evidence We have given them. And whoever exchanges the favor of Allāh [for disbelief] after it has come to him - then indeed, Allāh is severe in penalty.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. سَلۡAsksal
  2. بَنِيٓ(the) Childrenbanī
  3. إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ(of) Israelis'rāīla
  4. كَمۡhow manykam
  5. ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمWe gave themātaynāhum
  6. مِّنۡofmin
  7. ءَايَةِۭ(the) Sign(s)āyatin
  8. بَيِّنَةٖۗclearbayyinatin
  9. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  10. يُبَدِّلۡchangesyubaddil
  11. نِعۡمَةَFavorniʿ'mata
  12. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  13. مِنۢfrommin
  14. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  15. مَا[what]mā
  16. جَآءَتۡهُit (has) come to him jāathu
  17. فَإِنَّthen indeedfa-inna
  18. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  19. شَدِيدُ(is) severeshadīdu
  20. ٱلۡعِقَابِin [the] chastisingl-ʿiqābi

Tafsir

O Prophet, ask the Jews about how many clear signs proving the truthfulness of the messengers were given to them by Allah. Despite this they disbelieved and turned away from them. If anyone changes the favour of Allah into disbelief and denial after being aware of it and after it has become obvious, then Allah is strong in punishing the disbelievers and the deniers.

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