Quran 2:207 — Al-Baqara, verse 207
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
But there is also a kind of man who gives his life away to please God, and God is most compassionate to His servants.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْرِي نَفْسَهُ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِ اللَّهِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ
wamina l-nāsi man yashrī nafsahu ib'tighāa marḍāti l-lahi wal-lahu raūfun bil-ʿibādi
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But other men there are that sell themselves desiring God's good pleasure; and God is gentle with His servants.
- Muhammad Asad
- But there is [also] a kind of man who would willingly sell his own self in order to please God: and God is most compassionate towards His servants.
- Sahih International
- And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَمِنَwamina | And of | — |
| 2 | ٱلنَّاسِl-nāsi | the people | نوس |
| 3 | مَنman | (is the one) who | — |
| 4 | يَشْرِىyashrī | sells | شري |
| 5 | نَفْسَهُnafsahu | his own self | نفس |
| 6 | ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāa | seeking | بغي |
| 7 | مَرْضَاتِmarḍāti | pleasure | رضو |
| 8 | ٱللَّهِ ۗl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 9 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 10 | رَءُوفٌۢraūfun | (is) full of Kindness | رأف |
| 11 | بِٱلْعِبَادِbil-ʿibādi | to His servants | عبد |