سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 286
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿286﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh burdens not a person beyond his scope. He gets reward for that (good) which he has earned, and he is punished for that (evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error, our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maulâ (Patron, Supporter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَا
lā
(Does) not
يُكَلِّفُ
yukallifu
burden
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
نَفْسًا
nafsan
any soul
إِلَّا
illā
except
وُسْعَهَا ۚ
wus'ʿahā
its capacity
لَهَا
lahā
for it
مَا
mā
what
كَسَبَتْ
kasabat
it earned
وَعَلَيْهَا
waʿalayhā
and against it
مَا
mā
what
ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ
ik'tasabat
it earned
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
لَا
lā
(Do) not
تُؤَاخِذْنَآ
tuākhidh'nā
take us to task
إِن
in
if
نَّسِينَآ
nasīnā
we forget
أَوْ
aw
or
أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ
akhṭanā
we err
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَحْمِلْ
taḥmil
lay
عَلَيْنَآ
ʿalaynā
upon us
إِصْرًۭا
iṣ'ran
a burden
كَمَا
kamā
like that
حَمَلْتَهُۥ
ḥamaltahu
(which) You laid [it]
عَلَى
ʿalā
on
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِنَا ۚ
qablinā
before us
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
وَلَا
walā
[And] (do) not
تُحَمِّلْنَا
tuḥammil'nā
lay on us
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
طَاقَةَ
ṭāqata
(the) strength
لَنَا
lanā
we have
بِهِۦ ۖ
bihi
[of it] (to bear)
وَٱعْفُ
wa-uʿ'fu
And pardon
عَنَّا
ʿannā
[from] us
وَٱغْفِرْ
wa-igh'fir
and forgive
لَنَا
lanā
[for] us
وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ
wa-ir'ḥamnā
and have mercy on us
أَنتَ
anta
You (are)
مَوْلَىٰنَا
mawlānā
our Protector
فَٱنصُرْنَا
fa-unṣur'nā
so help us
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
l-kāfirīna
[the] disbelievers
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
