سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:40
The Cow · Verse 40 of 286
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا بِعَهْدِي أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ
Abdul Mannan Omar
O Children of Israel! remember My blessings which I bestowed upon you and fulfill the covenant (you made) with Me, I shall fulfill the covenant (I made) with you, and Me alone you should hold in awe.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me.
Ahmed Ali
O children of Israel, remember the favours I bestowed on you. So keep your pledge to Me, and I will mine to you, and be fearful of Me,
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Ali Unal
O Children of Israel! Remember My favor that I bestowed upon you, and fulfill My covenant (which I made with you through your Prophets), so that I fulfill your covenant, and of Me alone be in awe and fear (in awareness of My Power and of your being My servants).
Daryabadi
Children of Israel! remember My favour wherewith favoured you, and fulfil My covenant, and shall fulfil your covenant, and Me alone shall ye dread.
Faridul Haque
O Descendants of Israel (Jacob)! Remember My favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant towards Me, I shall fulfil My covenant towards you; and fear Me alone.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O Children of Israel, call to mind My favour which I bestowed on you and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I shall fulfil (My) covenant with you; and Me, Me alone, should you fear.
Maulvi Sher Ali
O Children of Israel ! remember MY favours which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your covenant with ME, I will fulfill MY covenant with you, and ME alone should you fear.
Muhammad Asad
O CHILDREN of Israel! Remember those blessings of Mine with which I graced you, and fulfil your promise unto Me, [whereupon] I shall fulfil My promise unto you; and of Me, of Me stand in awe!
Muhammad Musin Khan
O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill (your obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I fulfill (My Obligations to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me.
Muhammad Pickthall
O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you, and fulfil your (part of the) covenant, I shall fulfil My (part of the) covenant, and fear Me.
Muhammad Sarwar
Children of Israel, recall My favors which you enjoyed. Fulfill your covenant with Me and I shall fulfill Mine. Revere only Me.
Muhammed ali Shakir
O children of Israel! call to mind My favor which I bestowed on you and be faithful to (your) covenant with Me, I will fulfill (My) covenant with you; and of Me, Me alone, should you be afraid.
Rashad Khalifa
O Children of Israel, remember My favor, which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your part of the covenant, that I fulfill My part of the covenant, and reverence Me.
Shabbir Ahmed
(One example is that of the Israelites.) O Children of Israel! Remember My blessings that I bestowed upon you (when you were following My commandments). Fulfill your promise to Me and I will fulfill My promise to you. And fear none but Me.
Commentary 2:40 Isrâ‘îl إِسْرَءِيلَ is another name of Jacob. According to the Bible, God bestowed this name on him later in his life (Gen. 32.28). The original Hebrew…
يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَوْفُوا۟ بِعَهْدِىٓ أُوفِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَإِيَّـٰىَ فَٱرْهَبُونِ
2:40 Isrâ‘îl إِسْرَءِيلَ is another name of Jacob. According to the Bible, God bestowed this name on him later in his life (Gen. 32.28). The original Hebrew word is a compound of Yisra and Ail, (בני ישראל, Bnai Yisraʾel) and means Gods warrior or soldier. In this and the following verses, the Holy Qur’ân now draws the readers attention to a nation to whom favours of Divine Revelations were granted. Many Prophets were raised among the Children of Israel (5:20). An appeal is made to them by referring to those Divine favours, and subjectively to their own traditions. As for the covenants (بِعَهْدِىٓ) spoken of here, see Gen. 17.4-14; Ex. 20, Dt. 5,18,26. The verses are at the same time a clear warning to Muslims to take a lesson from the history of the Israelites (73:15).