Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:83

2:83

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

wa-idh akhadhnā mīthāqa banī is'rāīla lā taʿbudūna illā l-laha wabil-wālidayni iḥ'sānan wadhī l-qur'bā wal-yatāmā wal-masākīni waqūlū lilnnāsi ḥus'nan wa-aqīmū l-ṣalata waātū l-zakata thumma tawallaytum illā qalīlan minkum wa-antum muʿ'riḍūna

And [recall] when We took the covenant from the Children of Israel, [enjoining upon them], "Do not worship except Allāh; and to parents do good and to relatives, orphans, and the needy. And speak to people good [words] and establish prayer and give zakāh." Then you turned away, except a few of you, and you were refusing.

— Saheeh International

Remember when We took a pledge from the Children of Israel: ‘Worship none but God; be good to your parents and kinsfolk, to orphans and the poor; speak good words to all people; keep up the prayer and pay the prescribed alms.’ Then all but a few of you turned away and paid no heed.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

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).

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

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وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
أَخَذْنَاakhadhnāWe took
مِيثَـٰقَmīthāqa(the) covenant
بَنِىٓbanī(from the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
لَاlāNot
تَعْبُدُونَtaʿbudūnayou will worship
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِwabil-wālidayniand with [the] parents
إِحْسَانًۭاiḥ'sānan(be) good
وَذِىwadhīand (with)
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰl-qur'bārelatives
وَٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰwal-yatāmāand [the] orphans
وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
وَقُولُوا۟waqūlūand speak
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsito [the] people
حُسْنًۭاḥus'nangood
وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَl-ṣalatathe prayer
وَءَاتُوا۟waātūand give
ٱلزَّكَوٰةَl-zakatathe zakah
ثُمَّthummaThen
تَوَلَّيْتُمْtawallaytumyou turned away
إِلَّاillāexcept
قَلِيلًۭاqalīlana few
مِّنكُمْminkumof you
وَأَنتُمwa-antumand you (were)
مُّعْرِضُونَmuʿ'riḍūnarefusing