Surah Al-Baqara 2:128 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 128 / 286 · Page 20

ۖ رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Word by Word

ۖ
رَبَّنَا
rabbana
Our Lord!
وَاجْعَلْنَا
wa-ij'alna
[and] Make us
مُسْلِمَيْنِ
mus'limayni
both submissive
لَكَ
laka
to You
وَمِن
wamin
And from
ذُرِّيَّتِنَا
dhurriyyatina
our offspring
أُمَّةً
ummatan
a community
مُّسْلِمَةً
mus'limatan
submissive
لَّكَ
laka
to You
وَأَرِنَا
wa-arina
And show us
مَنَاسِكَنَا
manasikana
our ways of worship
وَتُبْ
watub
and turn
عَلَيْنَا
alayna
to us
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed You!
أَنتَ
anta
[You] (are)
التَّوَّابُ
al-tawabu
the Oft-returning
الرَّحِيمُ
al-rahimu
the Most Merciful

Transliteration

Rabbanaa waj'alnaa muslimaini laka wa min zurriyyatinaaa ummatam muslimatal laka wa arinaa manaasikanaa wa tub 'alainaa innaka antat Tawwaabur Raheem

Translation

Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They asked Allah to make them surrender in devotion to His command, humble towards Him, not worshipping anyone besides Him; and to make their children and their descendants a nation who also surrendered in devotion to Him. They also asked Allah to teach them how to worship Him, to forgive them for their faults and shortcomings in doing what He instructed them. He turns to those who ask for forgiveness and is compassionate towards His creation.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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