Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 8-20وَ مِنَAnd ofالنَّاسِthe peopleمَنْ(are some) whoیَّقُوْلُsayاٰمَنَّاWe believedبِاللّٰهِin Allahوَ بِالْیَوْمِand in the Dayالْاٰخِرِ[the] Lastوَ مَاbut notهُمْtheyبِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ ۘ(are) believers (at all) یُخٰدِعُوْنَThey seek to deceiveاللّٰهَAllahوَ الَّذِیْنَand those whoاٰمَنُوْا ۚbelieve[d]وَ مَاand notیَخْدَعُوْنَthey deceiveاِلَّاۤexceptاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَ مَاand notیَشْعُرُوْنَ ؕthey realize (it) فِیْInقُلُوْبِهِمْtheir heartsمَّرَضٌ ۙ(is) a diseaseفَزَادَهُمُso has increased themاللّٰهُAllahمَرَضًا ۚ(in) diseaseوَ لَهُمْand for themعَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentاَلِیْمٌۢ ۙ۬painfulبِمَاbecauseكَانُوْاthey used (to)یَكْذِبُوْنَ [they] lie وَ اِذَاAnd whenقِیْلَit is saidلَهُمْto themلَا(Do) notتُفْسِدُوْاspread corruptionفِیinالْاَرْضِ ۙthe earthقَالُوْۤاthey sayاِنَّمَاOnlyنَحْنُweمُصْلِحُوْنَ (are) reformers اَلَاۤBewareاِنَّهُمْindeed theyهُمُthemselvesالْمُفْسِدُوْنَ(are) the ones who spread corruptionوَ لٰكِنْ[and] butلَّاnotیَشْعُرُوْنَ they realize (it) وَ اِذَاAnd whenقِیْلَit is saidلَهُمْto themاٰمِنُوْاBelieveكَمَاۤasاٰمَنَbelievedالنَّاسُthe peopleقَالُوْۤاthey sayاَنُؤْمِنُShould we believeكَمَاۤasاٰمَنَbelievedالسُّفَهَآءُ ؕthe foolsاَلَاۤBewareاِنَّهُمْcertainly theyهُمُthemselvesالسُّفَهَآءُ(are) the foolsوَ لٰكِنْ[and] butلَّاnotیَعْلَمُوْنَ they know وَ اِذَاAnd whenلَقُواthey meetالَّذِیْنَthose whoاٰمَنُوْاbelieve[d]قَالُوْۤاthey sayاٰمَنَّا ۖۚWe believe[d]وَ اِذَاBut whenخَلَوْاthey are aloneاِلٰیwithشَیٰطِیْنِهِمْ ۙtheir evil onesقَالُوْۤاthey sayاِنَّاIndeed, weمَعَكُمْ ۙ(are) with youاِنَّمَاonlyنَحْنُweمُسْتَهْزِءُوْنَ (are) mockers اَللّٰهُAllahیَسْتَهْزِئُmocksبِهِمْat themوَ یَمُدُّهُمْand prolongs themفِیْinطُغْیَانِهِمْtheir transgressionیَعْمَهُوْنَ they wander blindly اُولٰٓىِٕكَThoseالَّذِیْنَ(are) the ones whoاشْتَرَوُاboughtالضَّلٰلَةَ[the] astrayingبِالْهُدٰی ۪for [the] guidanceفَمَاSo notرَبِحَتْprofitedتِّجَارَتُهُمْtheir commerceوَ مَاand notكَانُوْاwere theyمُهْتَدِیْنَ guided-ones 2. Al-Baqarah Page 4مَثَلُهُمْTheir exampleكَمَثَلِ(is) like (the) exampleالَّذِی(of) the one whoاسْتَوْقَدَkindledنَارًا ۚa fireفَلَمَّاۤthen, whenاَضَآءَتْit lightedمَاwhatحَوْلَهٗhis surroundingsذَهَبَtook awayاللّٰهُAllahبِنُوْرِهِمْtheir lightوَ تَرَكَهُمْand left themفِیْinظُلُمٰتٍdarkness[es]لَّا(so) notیُبْصِرُوْنَ (do) they see صُمٌّۢDeafبُكْمٌdumbعُمْیٌblindفَهُمْso theyلَاnotیَرْجِعُوْنَ ۙ[they] will not return اَوْOrكَصَیِّبٍlike a rainstormمِّنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyفِیْهِin it (are)ظُلُمٰتٌdarkness[es]وَّ رَعْدٌand thunderوَّ بَرْقٌ ۚand lightningیَجْعَلُوْنَThey putاَصَابِعَهُمْtheir fingersفِیْۤinاٰذَانِهِمْtheir earsمِّنَfromالصَّوَاعِقِthe thunderclapsحَذَرَ(in) fear (of)الْمَوْتِ ؕ[the] deathوَ اللّٰهُAnd Allahمُحِیْطٌۢ(is) [the One Who] encompassesبِالْكٰفِرِیْنَ the disbelievers یَكَادُAlmostالْبَرْقُthe lightningیَخْطَفُsnatches awayاَبْصَارَهُمْ ؕtheir sightكُلَّمَاۤWheneverاَضَآءَit flashesلَهُمْfor themمَّشَوْاthey walkفِیْهِ ۙۗin itوَ اِذَاۤand whenاَظْلَمَit darkensعَلَیْهِمْon themقَامُوْا ؕthey stand (still)وَ لَوْAnd ifشَآءَhad willedاللّٰهُAllahلَذَهَبَHe would certainly have taken awayبِسَمْعِهِمْtheir hearingوَ اَبْصَارِهِمْ ؕand their sightاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahعَلٰی(is) onكُلِّeveryشَیْءٍthingقَدِیْرٌ ۠All-Powerful

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Translation of Verse 8-20

8. And there are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," yet they are not ˹true˺ believers.

9. They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it.

10. There is sickness in their hearts, and Allah ˹only˺ lets their sickness increase. They will suffer a painful punishment for their lies.

11. When they are told, "Do not spread corruption in the land," they reply, "We are only peace-makers!" ⁸

12. Indeed, it is they who are the corruptors, but they fail to perceive it.

13. And when they are told, "Believe as others believe," they reply, "Will we believe as the fools believe?" Indeed, it is they who are fools, but they do not know.

14. When they meet the believers they say, "We believe." But when alone with their evil associates they say, "We are definitely with you; we were only mocking."

15. Allah will throw their mockery back at them, leaving them to continue wandering blindly in their defiance.

16. They are the ones who trade guidance for misguidance. But this trade is profitless, and they are not ˹rightly˺ guided.

17. Their example is that of someone who kindles a fire, but when it lights up all around them, Allah takes away their light, leaving them in complete darkness-unable to see.

18. They are ˹wilfully˺ deaf, dumb, and blind, so they will never return ˹to the Right Path˺.

19. Or ˹those caught in˺ a rainstorm from the sky with darkness, thunder, and lightning. They press their fingers into their ears at the sound of every thunder-clap for fear of death. And Allah encompasses the disbelievers ˹by His might˺.

20. It is as if the lightning were about to snatch away their sight. Whenever lightning strikes, they walk in its light, but when darkness covers them, they stand still. Had Allah willed, He could have taken away their hearing and sight. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything.

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Commentary

8. When they were criticized for their close association with the pagans who were hostile to Muslims, they would argue that they only wanted to make peace between Muslims and their enemies.