Quran 2:21 — Al-Baqara, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may be mindful [of Him]
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
yāayyuhā l-nāsu uʿ'budū rabbakumu alladhī khalaqakum wa-alladhīna min qablikum laʿallakum tattaqūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O you men, serve your Lord Who created you, and those that were before you; haply so you will be godfearing;
- Muhammad Asad
- O MANKIND! Worship your Sustainer, who has created you and those who lived before you, so that you might remain conscious of Him
- Sahih International
- O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O | — |
| 2 | ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsu | mankind | نوس |
| 3 | ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budū | worship | عبد |
| 4 | رَبَّكُمُrabbakumu | your Lord | ربب |
| 5 | ٱلَّذِىalladhī | the One Who | — |
| 6 | خَلَقَكُمْkhalaqakum | created you | خلق |
| 7 | وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīna | and those | — |
| 8 | مِنmin | from | — |
| 9 | قَبْلِكُمْqablikum | before you | قبل |
| 10 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 11 | تَتَّقُونَtattaqūna | become righteous | وقي |