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Al-Baqarah 268

Ayah 268 of 286 · Medinan

ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلۡفَقۡرَ وَيَأۡمُرُكُم بِٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغۡفِرَةٗ مِّنۡهُ وَفَضۡلٗاۗ وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٞ ٢٦٨

Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allāh promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُThe Shaitaanal-shayṭānu
  2. يَعِدُكُمُpromises youyaʿidukumu
  3. ٱلۡفَقۡرَ[the] povertyl-faqra
  4. وَيَأۡمُرُكُمand orders youwayamurukum
  5. بِٱلۡفَحۡشَآءِۖto immoralitybil-faḥshāi
  6. وَٱللَّهُwhile Allahwal-lahu
  7. يَعِدُكُمpromises youyaʿidukum
  8. مَّغۡفِرَةٗforgivenessmaghfiratan
  9. مِّنۡهُfrom Himmin'hu
  10. وَفَضۡلٗاۗand bountywafaḍlan
  11. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  12. وَٰسِعٌ(is) All-Encompassingwāsiʿun
  13. عَلِيمٞAll-Knowingʿalīmun

Tafsir

Satan makes you afraid of poverty by encouraging you to be stingy, and he invites you to commit sins. Allah, on the other hand, promises you forgiveness for your sins and much provision. Allah is very bountiful and He knows the condition of His servants.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran