سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 83
وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ لَا تَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ وَقُولُوا۟ لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ ثُمَّ تَوَلَّيْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنكُمْ وَأَنتُم مُّعْرِضُونَ ﴿83﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We took a covenant from the Children of Israel, (saying): Worship none but Allâh (Alone) and be dutiful and good to parents, and to kindred, and to orphans and Al-Masâkîn (the poor), and speak good to people [i.e. enjoin righteousness and forbid evil, and say the truth about Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم], and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât. Then you slid back, except a few of you, while you are backsliders. (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
أَخَذْنَا
akhadhnā
We took
مِيثَـٰقَ
mīthāqa
(the) covenant
بَنِىٓ
banī
(from the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
لَا
lā
Not
تَعْبُدُونَ
taʿbudūna
you will worship
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ
wabil-wālidayni
and with [the] parents
إِحْسَانًۭا
iḥ'sānan
(be) good
وَذِى
wadhī
and (with)
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ
l-qur'bā
relatives
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ
wal-yatāmā
and [the] orphans
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِ
wal-masākīni
and the needy
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
and speak
لِلنَّاسِ
lilnnāsi
to [the] people
حُسْنًۭا
ḥus'nan
good
وَأَقِيمُوا۟
wa-aqīmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَءَاتُوا۟
waātū
and give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
l-zakata
the zakah
ثُمَّ
thumma
Then
تَوَلَّيْتُمْ
tawallaytum
you turned away
إِلَّا
illā
except
قَلِيلًۭا
qalīlan
a few
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
of you
وَأَنتُم
wa-antum
and you (were)
مُّعْرِضُونَ
muʿ'riḍūna
refusing
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 explanation of this verse has been given along with the previous verse.
