ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ …

Quran 2:268 is ayah 268 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 45 of the Madani Mushaf.

Juz 3
Hizb 5
Page 45
Ruku 37
Revealed Medina

2:268

ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُيَعِدُكُمُٱلْفَقْرَوَيَأْمُرُكُمبِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖوَٱللَّهُيَعِدُكُممَّغْفِرَةًمِّنْهُوَفَضْلًا ۗوَٱللَّهُوَٰسِعٌعَلِيمٌ٢٦٨

al-shayṭānu yaʿidukumu l-faqra wayamurukum bil-faḥshāi wal-lahu yaʿidukum maghfiratan min'hu wafaḍlan wal-lahu wāsiʿun ʿalīmun

Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, while Allāh promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty. And Allāh is all-Encompassing and Knowing.(268)

Word by word

ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُal-shayṭānuThe Shaitaan
يَعِدُكُمُyaʿidukumupromises you
ٱلْفَقْرَl-faqra[the] poverty
وَيَأْمُرُكُمwayamurukumand orders you
بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِ ۖbil-faḥshāito immorality
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuwhile Allah
يَعِدُكُمyaʿidukumpromises you
مَّغْفِرَةًmaghfiratanforgiveness
مِّنْهُmin'hufrom Him
وَفَضْلًا ۗwafaḍlanand bounty
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
وَٰسِعٌwāsiʿun(is) All-Encompassing
عَلِيمٌʿalīmunAll-Knowing

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