Quran 2:242 — Al-Baqara, verse 242
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
In this way God makes His revelations clear to you, so that you may grow in understanding.
كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
kadhālika yubayyinu l-lahu lakum āyātihi laʿallakum taʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So God makes clear His signs for you; haply you will understand.
- Muhammad Asad
- In this way God makes clear unto you His messages, so that you might [learn to] use your reason.
- Sahih International
- Thus does Allāh make clear to you His verses [i.e., laws] that you might use reason.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | كَذَٰلِكَkadhālika | Thus | — |
| 2 | يُبَيِّنُyubayyinu | makes clear | بين |
| 3 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 4 | لَكُمْlakum | for you | — |
| 5 | ءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihi | His Verses | أيي |
| 6 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 7 | تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna | use your intellect | عقل |