Surah Al-Baqara 2:21 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 21 / 286 · Page 4
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
Word by Word
يَا أَيُّهَا
yaayyuha
O you
النَّاسُ
al-nasu
mankind
اعْبُدُوا
u'budu
worship
رَبَّكُمُ
rabbakumu
your Lord
الَّذِي
alladhi
the One Who
خَلَقَكُمْ
khalaqakum
created you
وَالَّذِينَ
wa-alladhina
and those [who]
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِكُمْ
qablikum
before you
لَعَلَّكُمْ
la'allakum
so that you may
تَتَّقُونَ
tattaquna
become righteous
Transliteration
Yaaa aiyuhan naasu'budoo Rabbakumul lazee khalaqakum wallazeena min qablikum la'allakum tattaqoon
Translation
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O people, worship no one other than your Lord, because He created you and the people before you, so that you may save yourselves from suffering, by following His instructions and keeping away from what He has prohibited.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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