Surah Al-Baqara 2:207 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 207 / 286 · Page 32
ۗ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ
Word by Word
ۗ
وَمِنَ
wamina
And of
النَّاسِ
al-nasi
the people
مَن
man
(is the one) who
يَشْرِي
yashri
sells
نَفْسَهُ
nafsahu
his own self
ابْتِغَاءَ
ib'tighaa
seeking
مَرْضَاتِ
mardati
pleasure
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(of) Allah
وَاللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
رَءُوفٌ
raufun
(is) full of Kindness
بِالْعِبَادِ
bil-'ibadi
to His servants
Transliteration
Wa minan naasi mai yashree nafsahub tighaaa'a mardaatil laah; wallaahu ra'oofum bil'ibaad
Translation
And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allah. And Allah is kind to [His] servants.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
There is another type of person who is a believer, who will sell and give up his soul to follow his Lord and to strive in His path seeking His pleasure. Allah’s mercy for His servants is vast and He is Kind to them.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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