Surah Al-Baqara 2:38 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 38 / 286 · Page 7

ۖ قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
قُلْنَا
qul'na
We said
اهْبِطُوا
ih'bitu
Go down
مِنْهَا
min'ha
from it
جَمِيعًا
jami'an
all (of you)
فَإِمَّا
fa-imma
and when
يَأْتِيَنَّكُم
yatiyannakum
comes to you
مِّنِّي
minni
from Me
هُدًى
hudan
Guidance
فَمَن
faman
then whoever
تَبِعَ
tabi'a
follows
هُدَايَ
hudaya
My Guidance
فَلَا
fala
[then] no
خَوْفٌ
khawfun
fear
عَلَيْهِمْ
alayhim
(will be) on them
وَلَا
wala
and not
هُمْ
hum
they
يَحْزَنُونَ
yahzanuna
will grieve

Transliteration

Qulnah bitoo minhaa jamee 'an fa immaa yaatiyannakum minnee hudan faman tabi'a hudaaya falaa khawfun 'alaihim wa laa hum yahza noon

Translation

We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Allah told them to go down together from the Garden to the earth, and said that when He sends guidance, through the prophets, those who follow it and have faith in His prophets will have nothing to fear in the world to come, and will not feel sorrow about what passed them by on earth.

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

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