Surah Al-Baqara 2:47 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 47 / 286 · Page 7
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ
Word by Word
يَا بَنِي
yabani
O Children
إِسْرَائِيلَ
is'raila
(of) Israel!
اذْكُرُوا
udh'kuru
Remember
نِعْمَتِيَ
ni'matiya
My Favor
الَّتِي
allati
which
أَنْعَمْتُ
an'amtu
I bestowed
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
upon you
وَأَنِّي
wa-anni
and that I
فَضَّلْتُكُمْ
faddaltukum
[I] preferred you
عَلَى
ala
over
الْعَالَمِينَ
al-'alamina
the worlds
Transliteration
Yaa Baneee Israaa'eelaz kuroo ni'matiyal lateee an'amtu 'alaikum wa annee faddaltukum 'alal 'aalameen
Translation
O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
O Israelites, remember the sacred and worldly blessings which I gave to you, and that I favoured you over all those of your time in terms of prophethood and power.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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