Quran 2:220 — Al-Baqara, verse 220
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
on this world and the next. They ask you about [the property of] orphans: say, ‘It is good to set things right for them. If you combine their affairs with yours, remember they are your brothers and sisters: God knows those who spoil things and those who improve them. Had He so willed, He could have made you vulnerable too: He is almighty and wise.’
فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۗ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَىٰ ۖ قُلْ إِصْلَاحٌ لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ ۖ وَإِنْ تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْمُفْسِدَ مِنَ الْمُصْلِحِ ۚ وَلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَعْنَتَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
fī l-dun'yā wal-ākhirati wayasalūnaka ʿani l-yatāmā qul iṣ'lāḥun lahum khayrun wa-in tukhāliṭūhum fa-ikh'wānukum wal-lahu yaʿlamu l-muf'sida mina l-muṣ'liḥi walaw shāa l-lahu la-aʿnatakum inna l-laha ʿazīzun ḥakīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- in this world, and the world to come. They will question thee concerning the orphans. Say: 'To set their affairs aright is good. And if you intermix with them, they are your brothers. God knows well him who works corruption from him who sets aright; and had He willed He would have harassed you. Surely God is All-mighty, All-wise.'
- Muhammad Asad
- on this world and on the life to come. And they will ask thee about [how to deal with] orphans. Say: "To improve their condition is best." And if you share their life, [remember that] they are your brethren: for God distinguishes between him who spoils things and him who improves. And had God so willed, He would indeed have imposed on you hardships which you would not have been able to bear: [but,] behold, God is almighty, wise!
- Sahih International
- To this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allāh knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allāh had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فِىfī | Concerning | — |
| 2 | ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yā | the world | دنو |
| 3 | وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۗwal-ākhirati | and the Hereafter | أخر |
| 4 | وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَwayasalūnaka | They ask you | سأل |
| 5 | عَنِʿani | about | — |
| 6 | ٱلْيَتَـٰمَىٰ ۖl-yatāmā | the orphans | يتم |
| 7 | قُلْqul | Say | قول |
| 8 | إِصْلَاحٌۭiṣ'lāḥun | Setting right (their affairs) | صلح |
| 9 | لَّهُمْlahum | for them | — |
| 10 | خَيْرٌۭ ۖkhayrun | (is) best | خير |
| 11 | وَإِنwa-in | And if | — |
| 12 | تُخَالِطُوهُمْtukhāliṭūhum | you associate with them | خلط |
| 13 | فَإِخْوَٰنُكُمْ ۚfa-ikh'wānukum | then they (are) your brothers | أخو |
| 14 | وَٱللَّهُwal-lahu | And Allah | أله |
| 15 | يَعْلَمُyaʿlamu | knows | علم |
| 16 | ٱلْمُفْسِدَl-muf'sida | the corrupter | فسد |
| 17 | مِنَmina | from | — |
| 18 | ٱلْمُصْلِحِ ۚl-muṣ'liḥi | the amender | صلح |
| 19 | وَلَوْwalaw | And if | — |
| 20 | شَآءَshāa | (had) willed | شيأ |
| 21 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 22 | لَأَعْنَتَكُمْ ۚla-aʿnatakum | surely He (could have) put you in difficulties | عنت |
| 23 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 24 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 25 | عَزِيزٌʿazīzun | (is) All-Mighty | عزز |
| 26 | حَكِيمٌۭḥakīmun | All-Wise | حكم |