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Al-Baqarah 286

Ayah 286 of 286 · Medinan

لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَعَلَيۡهَا مَا ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٢٨٦

Allāh does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people."1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) concludes this sūrah by directing His servants how to supplicate Him, just as He taught them in Sūrah al-Fātiḥah how to praise Him and ask for guidance.

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Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. لَا(Does) notlā
  2. يُكَلِّفُburdenyukallifu
  3. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  4. نَفۡسًاany soulnafsan
  5. إِلَّاexceptillā
  6. وُسۡعَهَاۚits capacitywus'ʿahā
  7. لَهَاfor itlahā
  8. مَاwhatmā
  9. كَسَبَتۡit earnedkasabat
  10. وَعَلَيۡهَاand against itwaʿalayhā
  11. مَاwhatmā
  12. ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗit earnedik'tasabat
  13. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  14. لَا(Do) notlā
  15. تُؤَاخِذۡنَآtake us to tasktuākhidh'nā
  16. إِنifin
  17. نَّسِينَآwe forgetnasīnā
  18. أَوۡoraw
  19. أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚwe errakhṭanā
  20. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  21. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  22. تَحۡمِلۡlaytaḥmil
  23. عَلَيۡنَآupon usʿalaynā
  24. إِصۡرٗاa burdeniṣ'ran
  25. كَمَاlike thatkamā
  26. حَمَلۡتَهُۥ(which) You laid [it]ḥamaltahu
  27. عَلَىonʿalā
  28. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  29. مِن(were) frommin
  30. قَبۡلِنَاۚbefore usqablinā
  31. رَبَّنَاOur Lordrabbanā
  32. وَلَا[And] (do) notwalā
  33. تُحَمِّلۡنَاlay on ustuḥammil'nā
  34. مَاwhatmā
  35. لَاnotlā
  36. طَاقَةَ(the) strengthṭāqata
  37. لَنَاwe havelanā
  38. بِهِۦۖ[of it] (to bear)bihi
  39. وَٱعۡفُAnd pardonwa-uʿ'fu
  40. عَنَّا[from] usʿannā
  41. وَٱغۡفِرۡand forgivewa-igh'fir
  42. لَنَا[for] uslanā
  43. وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚand have mercy on uswa-ir'ḥamnā
  44. أَنتَYou (are)anta
  45. مَوۡلَىٰنَاour Protectormawlānā
  46. فَٱنصُرۡنَاso help usfa-unṣur'nā
  47. عَلَىagainstʿalā
  48. ٱلۡقَوۡمِthe people l-qawmi
  49. ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ[the] disbelieversl-kāfirīna

Tafsir

Allah only burdens a person with actions that he is able to do. Allah’s religion is based on ease and not difficulty. If any person does good, he will receive the reward for it in full. If any person does evil, he will receive the punishment for the sin he committed and no one will carry it for him. The Messenger and the believers said, ‘O Lord, do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake in doing something or saying something unintentionally. O Lord, do not burden us with that which is difficult for us and which we are unable to do as you had tasked those before us who were punished for their wrongs. Do not give us such instructions and prohibitions which are difficult for us and which we are unable to fulfil. By Your grace, overlook our sins, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our guardian and helper, so give us victory over the disbelievers’.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran