Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 21
Al-Baqarah [2]: 21 ~ English Qur'an Word By Word and Multi Tafseer
يٰٓاَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوْا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِيْنَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَۙ (البقرة : ٢)
- yāayyuhā
- يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
- O you
- l-nāsu
- ٱلنَّاسُ
- mankind!
- uʿ'budū
- ٱعْبُدُوا۟
- worship
- rabbakumu
- رَبَّكُمُ
- your Lord
- alladhī
- ٱلَّذِى
- the One Who
- khalaqakum
- خَلَقَكُمْ
- created you
- wa-alladhīna
- وَٱلَّذِينَ
- and those [who]
- min
- مِن
- from
- qablikum
- قَبْلِكُمْ
- before you
- laʿallakum
- لَعَلَّكُمْ
- so that you may
- tattaqūna
- تَتَّقُونَ
- become righteous
Transliteration:
Yaaa aiyuhan naasu'budoo Rabbakumul lazee khalaqakum wallazeena min qablikum la'allakum tattaqoon(QS. al-Baq̈arah:21)
English / Sahih Translation:
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous – (QS. Al-Baqarah, ayah 21)
Mufti Taqi Usmani
O people, worship your Lord who created you and those before you, so that you may become God-fearing.
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O humanity! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become mindful ˹of Him˺.
Ruwwad Translation Center
O mankind, worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous;
A. J. Arberry
O you men, serve your Lord Who created you, and those that were before you; haply so you will be godfearing;
Abdul Haleem
People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may be mindful [of Him]
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
O Mankind worship your Lord who hath created you and those before you, haply ye may become God-fearing-
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
O ye people! Adore your Guardian-Lord, who created you and those who came before you, that ye may have the chance to learn righteousness;
Abul Ala Maududi
O Mankind, submit to your Lord Who created you and those who were before you; in this way only you may expect to save yourselves.
Ahmed Ali
So, O you people, adore your Lord who created you, as He did those before you, that you could take heed for yourselves and fear Him
Ahmed Raza Khan
O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who has created you and those before you, in the hope of attaining piety.
Ali Quli Qarai
O mankind! Worship your Lord, who created you and those who were before you, so that you may be Godwary
Ali Ünal
Now O humankind! Worship your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you (and brought you up in your human nature and identity), so that you may attain reverent piety toward Him and His protection (against any kind of straying and its consequent punishment in this world and the Hereafter);
Amatul Rahman Omar
O mankind! worship your Lord Who has created you as well as those before you, that you might be secure against (all sorts of) calamities.
English Literal
You, you the people worship your Lord who created you, and those from before you, maybe/perhaps you fear and obey (God).
Faridul Haque
O mankind! Worship your Lord, Who has created you and those before you, in the hope of attaining piety.
Hamid S. Aziz
O you folk! Serve (adore) your Lord (Guardian) who created you and those before you; per chance (or possibly) you may fear evil (learn righteousness)!
Hilali & Khan
O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V. 2:2).
Maulana Mohammad Ali
O men, serve your Lord Who created you and those before you, so that you may guard against evil,
Mohammad Habib Shakir
O men! serve your Lord Who created you and those before you so that you may guard (against evil).
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
O mankind! worship your Lord, Who hath created you and those before you, so that ye may ward off (evil).
Muhammad Sarwar
People, worship your Lord who created you and those who lived before you, so that you may become pious.
Qaribullah & Darwish
O people, worship your Lord who has created you and those who have gone before you, so that you will be cautious.
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may acquire Taqwa.
Wahiduddin Khan
People, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, so that you may become righteous,
Talal Itani
O people! Worship your Lord who created you and those before you, that you may attain piety.
Tafsir jalalayn
O people, of Mecca, worship, profess the oneness of, your Lord Who created you, made you when you were nothing, and created those that were before you; so that you may be fearful, of His punishment by worshipping Him (la`alla, `so that', is essentially an optative, but when spoken by God it denotes an affirmative),
Tafseer Ibn Kathir
Tawhid Al-Uluhiyyah
Allah says;
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اعْبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ
O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may acquire Taqwa.
Allah mentioned His Oneness in divinity and stated that He has favored His servants by bringing them to life after they did not exist.
He also surrounded them with blessings, both hidden and apparent