Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:224

2:224

وَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عُرْضَةً لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَتُصْلِحُوا۟ بَيْنَ ٱلنَّاسِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

walā tajʿalū l-laha ʿur'ḍatan li-aymānikum an tabarrū watattaqū watuṣ'liḥū bayna l-nāsi wal-lahu samīʿun ʿalīmun

And do not make [your oath by] Allāh an excuse against being righteous and fearing Allāh and making peace among people. And Allāh is Hearing and Knowing.

— Saheeh International

[Believers], do not allow your oaths in God’s name to hinder you from doing good, being mindful of God and making peace between people. God hears and knows everything:

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And make not Allâh’s (Name) an excuse in your oaths against your doing good and acting piously, and making peace among mankind. And Allâh is All-Hearer, All-Knower (i.e. do not swear much and if you have sworn against doing something good then give an expiation for the oath and do good).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَجْعَلُوا۟tajʿalūmake
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah's (name)
عُرْضَةًۭʿur'ḍatanan excuse
لِّأَيْمَـٰنِكُمْli-aymānikumin your oaths
أَنanthat
تَبَرُّوا۟tabarrūyou do good
وَتَتَّقُوا۟watattaqūand be righteous
وَتُصْلِحُوا۟watuṣ'liḥūand make peace
بَيْنَbaynabetween
ٱلنَّاسِۗl-nāsi[the] people
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
سَمِيعٌsamīʿun(is) All-Hearing
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing