Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 216
كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تَكْرَهُوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَعَسَىٰٓ أَن تُحِبُّوا۟ شَيْـًٔا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَّكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Battle has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allāh knows, while you know not.
Al-Baqarah · 2:216
Word by word
- كُتِبَkutibaIs prescribed
- عَلَيْكُمُʿalaykumuupon you
- ٱلْقِتَالُl-qitālu[the] fighting
- وَهُوَwahuwawhile it
- كُرْهٌۭkur'hun(is) hateful
- لَّكُمْ ۖlakumto you
- وَعَسَىٰٓwaʿasāBut perhaps
- أَنan[that]
- تَكْرَهُوا۟takrahūyou dislike
- شَيْـًۭٔاshayana thing
- وَهُوَwahuwaand it
- خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) good
- لَّكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
- وَعَسَىٰٓwaʿasāand perhaps
- أَنan[that]
- تُحِبُّوا۟tuḥibbūyou love
- شَيْـًۭٔاshayana thing
- وَهُوَwahuwaand it
- شَرٌّۭsharrun(is) bad
- لَّكُمْ ۗlakumfor you
- وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
- يَعْلَمُyaʿlamuknows
- وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
- لَاlā(do) not
- تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūnaknow
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