سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:104
The Cow · Verse 104 of 286
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا وَقُولُوا انْظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُوا ۗ وَلِلْكَافِرِينَ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
O you who believe! say not (while addressing the Prophet), `Râ`inâ!´ (listen to us - a word used also for showing disrespect for the person addressed), rather say (an equivocal phrase), `Unzurna!´ (- we beg your attention), and listen to him attentively, (that you stand not in need of any such phrases that have double meanings, one in a good sense, the other in a bad one). Indeed there awaits the disbelievers a grievous punishment.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
O ye of Faith! Say not (to the Messenger) words of ambiguous import, but words of respect; and hearken (to him): To those without Faith is a grievous punishment.
Ali Unal
O you who believe! Do not say (in your relationship and conversations with God’s Messenger,) ra‘ina (please attend to us), but say, unzurna (favor us with your attention), and pay heed to him. (And be assured that) for the unbelievers (who are disrespectful to God’s Messenger) is a painful punishment.
11 more translations
Daryabadi
O O Ye who believe! say not: Ra´ina, but say: Unzurna, and hearken; and unto the infidel shall be a torment afflictive.
Faridul Haque
O People who Believe, do not say (to the Prophet Mohammed- peace and blessings be upon him), "Raena (Be considerate towards us)" but say, "Unzurna (Look mercifully upon us)", and listen attentively from the start; and for the disbelievers is a painful punishment. (To disrespect the Holy Prophet – peace and blessings be upon him – is blasphemy.)
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O you who believe, say not Raina and say Unzur-na, and listen. And for the disbelievers there is a painful chastisement.
Maulvi Sher Ali
O ye who believe, say not to the Prophet `Ra'ina,' but say `Unzurna' and hearken unto him. And for the disbelievers is a painful punishment.
Muhammad Asad
O YOU who have attained to faith! Do not say [to the Prophet], "Listen to us," but rather say, "Have patience with us," and hearken [unto him], since grievous suffering awaits those who deny the truth.
Muhammad Musin Khan
O you who believe! Say not (to the Messenger Peace be upon him ) Ra'ina but say Unzurna (Do make us understand) and hear. And for the disbelievers there is a painful torment. (See Verse 4:46)
Muhammad Pickthall
O ye who believe, say not (unto the Prophet): "Listen to us
Muhammad Sarwar
Believers, do not address the Prophet as ra'ina (whereby the Jews, in their own accent, meant: Would that you would never hear, but call him unzurna) (meaning: Please speak to us slowly so that we understand), and then listen. The unbelievers will face a painful torment.
Muhammed ali Shakir
O you who believe! do not say Raina and say Unzurna and listen, and for the unbelievers there is a painful chastisement.
Rashad Khalifa
O you who believe, do not say, "Raa`ena" (be our shepherd). Instead, you should say, "Unzurna" (watch over us), and listen. The disbelievers have incurred a painful retribution.
Shabbir Ahmed
O You who have chosen to be graced with belief! Never say to the Prophet, "Raa’ina - listen to us.” Instead, say, "Unzurna!” (Grant us attention). And then listen intently. There is a painful consequence for the rejecters of Divine Commands.
Commentary 2:104 Râ‘ina رَاعِنَا was used by the Muslims for the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to say, “please listen to us, be attentive to us”. Râina is a compound word of…
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَاوَقُولُوا انظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُوا ۗ
2:104 Râ‘ina رَاعِنَا was used by the Muslims for the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to say, “please listen to us, be attentive to us”. Râina is a compound word of Râ‘رَاعِand nâ نَا is a pronoun meaning “us”. This word was pronounced by the Israelites with a twist of the tongue that gave it an insulting meaning. Therefore an unambiguous word Unzurnâ انظُرْنَا with the same meaning of, “please listen to us, look to us, have regard for us”, without any pejorative overtones was suggested. The general lesson imparted is to beware of others using words that sound outwardly complimentary, but have a hidden barb in them.
After describing the intrigues and secret plots of certain Jewish tribes, the Holy Qur’ân then shows the machinations to which they resorted in order to deprecate the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and how their enmity towards him affected their observation of even the ordinary rules of decency; for instance, their ruse of addressing the Holy Prophet (pbuh) with words out of harmony with the spirit of discipline and respect, or that bore a twofold sense, one good and another bad. The verse contains one of the many moral injunctions laid down in the Qur’ân.