Quran 2:209 — Al-Baqara, verse 209
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
If you slip back after clear proof has come to you, then be aware that God is almighty and wise.
فَإِنْ زَلَلْتُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَتْكُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
fa-in zalaltum min baʿdi mā jāatkumu l-bayinātu fa-iʿ'lamū anna l-laha ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- But if you slip, after the clear signs have come to you, know then that God is All-mighty, All-wise.
- Muhammad Asad
- And if you should stumble after all evidence of the truth has come unto you, then know that, verily, God is almighty, wise.
- Sahih International
- But if you slip [i.e., deviate] after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَإِنfa-in | Then if | — |
| 2 | زَلَلْتُمzalaltum | you slip | زلل |
| 3 | مِّنۢmin | from | — |
| 4 | بَعْدِbaʿdi | after | بعد |
| 5 | مَاmā | [what] | — |
| 6 | جَآءَتْكُمُjāatkumu | came to you | جيأ |
| 7 | ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتُl-bayinātu | (from) the clear proofs | بين |
| 8 | فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟fa-iʿ'lamū | then know | علم |
| 9 | أَنَّanna | that | — |
| 10 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 11 | عَزِيزٌʿazīzun | (is) All-Mighty | عزز |
| 12 | حَكِيمٌḥakīmun | All-Wise | حكم |