Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:269

2:269

يُؤْتِى ٱلْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِىَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

yu'tī l-ḥik'mata man yashāu waman yu'ta l-ḥik'mata faqad ūtiya khayran kathīran wamā yadhakkaru illā ulū l-albābi

He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much good. And none will remember except those of understanding.

— Saheeh International

and He gives wisdom to whoever He will. Whoever is given wisdom has truly been given much good, but only those with insight bear this in mind.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

He grants Hikmah to whom He pleases, and he, to whom Hikmah is granted, is indeed granted abundant good. But none remember (will receive admonition) except men of understanding.

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

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Word by Word

يُؤْتِىyu'tīHe grants
ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata[the] wisdom
مَنman(to) whom
يَشَآءُۚyashāuHe wills
وَمَنwamanand whoever
يُؤْتَyu'tais granted
ٱلْحِكْمَةَl-ḥik'mata[the] wisdom
فَقَدْfaqadthen certainly
أُوتِىَūtiyahe is granted
خَيْرًۭاkhayrangood
كَثِيرًۭاۗkathīranabundant
وَمَاwamāAnd none
يَذَّكَّرُyadhakkaruremembers
إِلَّآillāexcept
أُو۟لُوا۟ulūthose
ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِl-albābi(of) understanding