Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 207 (2:207)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ

Quran 2:207 is ayah 207 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 2, on page 32 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:207
وَمِنَٱلنَّاسِمَنيَشْرِىنَفْسَهُٱبْتِغَآءَمَرْضَاتِٱللَّهِ ۗوَٱللَّهُرَءُوفٌۢبِٱلْعِبَادِ٢٠٧
wamina l-nāsi man yashrī nafsahu ib'tighāa marḍāti l-lahi wal-lahu raūfun bil-ʿibādi

And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants.(207)

Word by word

  1. وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
  2. ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsithe people
  3. مَنman(is the one) who
  4. يَشْرِىyashrīsells
  5. نَفْسَهُnafsahuhis own self
  6. ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
  7. مَرْضَاتِmarḍātipleasure
  8. ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahi(of) Allah
  9. وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
  10. رَءُوفٌۢraūfun(is) full of Kindness
  11. بِٱلْعِبَادِbil-ʿibādito His servants

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