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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 280 (2:280)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَرَةٍ ۚ وَأَن تَصَدَّقُوا۟ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ …

Quran 2:280 is ayah 280 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 3, on page 47 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:280
وَإِنكَانَذُوعُسْرَةٍفَنَظِرَةٌإِلَىٰمَيْسَرَةٍ ۚوَأَنتَصَدَّقُوا۟خَيْرٌلَّكُمْ ۖإِنكُنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ٢٨٠
wa-in kāna dhū ʿus'ratin fanaẓiratun ilā maysaratin wa-an taṣaddaqū khayrun lakum in kuntum taʿlamūna

And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew.(280)

Word by word

  1. وَإِنwa-inAnd if
  2. كَانَkānais
  3. ذُوdhūthe (debtor)
  4. عُسْرَةٍʿus'ratinin difficulty
  5. فَنَظِرَةٌfanaẓiratunthen postponement
  6. إِلَىٰilāuntil
  7. مَيْسَرَةٍ ۚmaysaratinease
  8. وَأَنwa-anAnd if
  9. تَصَدَّقُوا۟taṣaddaqūyou remit as charity
  10. خَيْرٌkhayrun(it is) better
  11. لَّكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
  12. إِنinIf
  13. كُنتُمْkuntumyou
  14. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow

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