Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:87

2:87

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ بِٱلرُّسُلِ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَا عِيسَى ٱبْنَ مَرْيَمَ ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُ بِرُوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ ۗ أَفَكُلَّمَا جَآءَكُمْ رَسُولٌۢ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَىٰٓ أَنفُسُكُمُ ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا تَقْتُلُونَ

walaqad ātaynā mūsā l-kitāba waqaffaynā min baʿdihi bil-rusuli waātaynā ʿīsā ib'na maryama l-bayināti wa-ayyadnāhu birūḥi l-qudusi afakullamā jāakum rasūlun bimā lā tahwā anfusukumu is'takbartum fafarīqan kadhabtum wafarīqan taqtulūna

And We did certainly give Moses the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] and followed up after him with messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Pure Spirit [i.e., the angel Gabriel]. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you, [O Children of Israel], with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And a party [of messengers] you denied and another party you killed.

— Saheeh International

We gave Moses the Scripture and We sent messengers after him in succession. We gave Jesus, son of Mary, clear signs and strengthened him with the Holy Spirit. So how is it that, whenever a messenger brings you something you do not like, you become arrogant, calling some impostors and killing others?

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And indeed, We gave Mûsâ (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Îsâ (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Rûh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel عليه السلام)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some you disbelieved and some you killed.

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

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وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
ءَاتَيْنَاātaynāWe gave
مُوسَىmūsāMusa
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَقَفَّيْنَاwaqaffaynāand We followed up
مِنۢminfrom
بَعْدِهِۦbaʿdihiafter him
بِٱلرُّسُلِۖbil-rusuliwith [the] Messengers
وَءَاتَيْنَاwaātaynāAnd We gave
عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
ٱبْنَib'na(the) son
مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِl-bayināti[the] clear signs
وَأَيَّدْنَـٰهُwa-ayyadnāhuand We supported him
بِرُوحِbirūḥi(with)
ٱلْقُدُسِۗl-qudusithe Holy Spirit
أَفَكُلَّمَاafakullamāIs it (not) so (that) whenever
جَآءَكُمْjāakumcame to you
رَسُولٌۢrasūluna Messenger
بِمَاbimāwith what
لَاlā(does) not
تَهْوَىٰٓtahwādesire
أَنفُسُكُمُanfusukumuyourselves
ٱسْتَكْبَرْتُمْis'takbartumyou acted arrogantly
فَفَرِيقًۭاfafarīqanSo a party
كَذَّبْتُمْkadhabtumyou denied
وَفَرِيقًۭاwafarīqanand a party
تَقْتُلُونَtaqtulūnayou kill(ed)