# 2. Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 40 - **Surah:** 2. Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow) — سورة البقرة - **Verse:** 40 / 286 · **Juz:** 1 · **Mushaf page:** 6 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-40 ## Arabic يَا بَن۪ٓي اِسْرَٓائ۪لَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّت۪ٓي اَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَاَوْفُوا بِعَهْد۪ٓي اُو۫فِ بِعَهْدِكُمْ وَاِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُونِ ## Transcription Ya banee isra-eela othkurooniAAmatiya allatee anAAamtu AAalaykum waawfoo biAAahdee oofibiAAahdikum wa-iyyaya farhaboon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley Tribe of Israel! remember the blessing I conferred on you. Honour My contract and I will honour your contract. Have dread of Me alone. ### Progressive Muslims O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and fulfill your pledge to Me that I may fulfill My pledge to you, and revere Me alone. ### Shabbir Ahmed (One example is that of the Israelites. ) O Children of Israel! Remember My Bliss that I bestowed upon you (when you were following My Commandments). Fulfill your promise unto Me and I will fulfill My promise unto you. And of Me - of Me you shall be heedful." ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation O children of Israel: remember My favour wherewith I favoured you; and fulfil the covenant with Me, and I will fulfil the covenant with you; and Me — be you in fear of Me. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation O Children of Israel, remember My blessings that I had blessed you with, and fulfill your pledge to Me that I may fulfill My pledge to you, and reverence Me alone. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament O Children of Israel, remember My favor, which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill your part of the covenant, that I fulfill My part of the covenant, and reverence Me. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira O children of Israel, remember the favours I bestowed on you. So keep your pledge to Me, and I will mine to you, and be fearful of Me, ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) O Children of Israel, remember My favor which I have bestowed upon you and fulfill My covenant [upon you] that I will fulfill your covenant [from Me], and be afraid of [only] Me. ### Muhammad Asad O CHILDREN of Israel! Remember those blessings of Mine with which I graced you, and fulfil your promise unto Me, [whereupon] I shall fulfil My promise unto you; and of Me, of Me stand in awe! ### Marmaduke Pickthall O Children of Israel! Remember My favour wherewith I favoured you, and fulfil your (part of the) covenant, I shall fulfil My (part of the) covenant, and fear Me. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary Children of Israel![1] Recall My favour which I had bestowed on you, and fulfil your covenant with Me and I shall fulfil My covenant with you, and fear Me alone. _Footnotes_ - [1] 'Israel' means the slave of God. This was the title conferred on Jacob (Ya'qub) by God Himself. He was the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham. His progeny are styled the 'Children of Israel'. Turning to the Qur'anic text itself, it is noteworthy that the foregoing verses have been in the nature of introductory remarks addressed to all mankind. From the present section up to and including the fourteenth (verses 40 discourse, the reader should be particularly aware of the following purposes: The first purpose of this discourse is to invite those followers of the earlier Prophets who still had some element of righteousness and goodness to believe in the Truth preached by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) and to join hands in promoting the mission he championed. In these sections they are told that the Qur'an and the Prophet are bearers of the same message and mission preached by the earlier Prophets and Scriptures. The earlier communities were entrusted with the Truth in order that, as well as following it themselves, they might call others towards it and try to persuade them to follow it. But instead of directing the world in the light of this truth, they themselves failed to follow the Divine Guidance and sank into degeneracy. Their history and their contemporary religious and moral condition bore out this degeneration. They are also told that God has once again entrusted the same Truth to one of His servants and has appointed him to carry out the same mission as that of the earlier Prophets and their followers. What the Prophet has brought is, therefore, neither new nor foreign; it is their very own and they are asked to accept it as such. A fresh group of people has now arisen with the same mission they had, but which they failed to carry out. It is clearly their duty to support these people. The second purpose of this discourse is to leave no reasonable justification for the negative Jewish attitude towards Islam, and to expose fully the true state of the religious and moral life of the Jews. This discourse makes it clear that the religion preached by the Prophet was the same as that preached by the Prophets of Israel. So far as the fundamentals are concerned, nothing in the Qur'an differs from the teachings of the Torah. It is also established that the Jews failed glaringly to follow the guidance entrusted to them, even as they had failed to live up to the position of leadership in which they had been placed. This point is established by reference to events of irrefutable authenticity.Moreover, the way in which the Jews resorted to conspiracies and underhand machinations designed to create doubts and misgivings, the mischievous manner in which they engaged in discussions, the acts of trickery in which they indulged in wilful opposition to the Truth, and the vile tactics which they employed in order to frustrate the mission of the Prophet, were all brought into sharp relief so as to establish that their formal, legalistic piety was a sham. What lay behind it was bigotry, chauvinism and self-aggrandizement rather than an honest search for and commitment to the Truth. The plain fact was that they did not want goodness to flourish.This candid criticism of the Jews had several salutary effects. On the one hand, it made the situation clear to the good elements among the Jews. On the other, it destroyed the religious and moral standing of the Jews among the people of Madina, and among the pagans of Arabia as a whole. Moreover, it undermined the morale of the Jews to such an extent that from then on they could not oppose Islam with a firmness born of strong inner conviction. Third, the message addressed in the earlier sections to mankind as a whole is here elucidated with reference to a particular people. The example of the Jews is cited to show the tragic end that overtakes a people when it spurns Divine Guidance. The reason for choosing the Children of Israel as an example is that they alone, out of all the nations, constituted for four thousand years the continual embodiment of a tragedy from which many lessons could be learnt. The vicissitudes of fortune which visit a people, depending on whether they follow or refrain from following Divine Guidance, were all conspicuous in the history of this nation. Fourth, this discourse is designed to warn the followers of Muhammad (peace be on him) to avoid the same pitfalls as the followers of the earlier Prophets. While explaining the requirements of the true faith, it clearly specifies the moral weaknesses, the false concepts of religion, and the numerous errors in religious belief and practice which had made inroads among the Jews. The purpose is to enable Muslims to see their true path clearly and to avoid false ones. While studying the Qur'anic criticism of the Jews and Christians, Muslims should remember the Tradition from the Prophet in which he warned them that they would so closely follow the ways of the earlier religious communities that if the latter had entered a lizard's burrow, so would the Muslims. The Prophet was asked: 'Do you mean the Christians and Jews, O Messenger of God?' The Prophet replied: 'Who else?' (See Bukhari, 'Itisam', 14; Muslim, "Ilm', 6 - Ed.) This was not merely an expression of reproof. Thanks to the peculiar discernment and insight with which the Prophet was endowed, he knew the ways in which corruption encroaches upon the lives of the followers of the Prophets, and the different forms it assumes. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Oyou Bani Isra‘il: "render solemn acknowledgement of My divine favour and impel yourselves to the feeling of gratitude and gratefulness to Me for the efficacious grace I conferred on you and keep the vow you rendered to Me so that I assert My vow to you, and regard Me with the profound reverence and awe dutiful to Me". ### Bijan Moeinian O’ Children of Israel! Remember how I showered you with My blessings; then fulfill your part of our covenant, that I fulfill My part of it, and respect none with awe but Me. ### Al-Hilali & Khan O Children of Israel! Remember My Favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil (your obligations to) My Covenant (with you) so that I fulfil (My Obligations to) your covenant (with Me), and fear none but Me. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali O Children of Israel! call to mind the (special) favour which I bestowed upon you, and fulfil your covenant with Me as I fulfil My Covenant with you, and fear none but Me. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran O children of Israel![1] Remember My favours upon you. Fulfil your covenant and I will fulfil Mine, and stand in awe of Me ˹alone˺. ### Taqi Usmani O Children of Isrā’īl (the Israelites), remember My blessing that I conferred upon you, and fulfill the covenant with Me, and I shall fulfill your covenant, and have awe of Me alone. ### Abdul Haleem Children of Israel, remember how I blessed you. Honour your pledge to Me and I will honour My pledge to you: I am the One you should fear. ### Arthur John Arberry Children of Israel, remember My blessing wherewith I blessed you, and fulfil My covenant and I shall fulfil your covenant; and have awe of Me. ### E. Henry Palmer O ye children of Israel! remember my favours which I have favoured you with; fulfil my covenant and I will fulfil your covenant; me therefore dread. ### Hamid S. Aziz O you children of Israel! Remember My favours which I have favoured you with; fulfil My Covenant and I will fulfil your covenant; therefore, fear Me. ### Mahmoud Ghali O Seeds (Or: sons) of Israel) remember My favor wherewith I favored you, and fulfil My covenant (and) I will fulfil your covenant, and do have awe of Me (only). ### George Sale O children of Israel, remember my favour wherewith I have favoured you; and perform your covenant with me, and I will perform my covenant with you; and revere me: ### Syed Vickar Ahamed O Children of Israel! Call to mind the (special) favor, which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill (then) your Promise to Me as I fulfill My Promise to you, and fear none but Me. ### Amatul Rahman Omar O Children of Israel! remember My blessings which I bestowed upon you and fulfill the covenant (you made) with Me, I shall fulfill the covenant (I made) with you, and Me alone you should hold in awe. ### Ali Quli Qarai O Children of Israel, remember My blessing which I bestowed upon you, and fulfill My covenant that I may fulfill your covenant, and be in awe of Me [alone]. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü İsrailoğulları (dedim). . . Size bağışladığım nimeti hatırlayın ve verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin, ki ben de size olan (varoluşunuzdaki hilafet) sözümü yerine getireyim. Yalnız benden çekinin! ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Ey İsrailoğulları, size bağışladığım nimetimi hatırlayın ve ahdime bağlı kalın, ki ben de ahdinize bağlı kalayım. Ve yalnızca benden korkun. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Ey İsrailoğulları! Sizlere verdiğim nimetleri hatırlayınız. Siz benim emrimi yerine getiriniz ki, ben de sizin isteğinizi yerine getireyim. Sadece benden çekinin. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Ey İsrailoğulları! Size verdiğim nimeti hatırlayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin ki ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim. Yalnız benden korkun. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ey İsrail oğulları! size in'am ettiğim nimetimi hatırlayın ve ahdime vefa edin ki ahdinize vefa edeyim, ve benden korkun artık benden ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Ey israiloğulları, size lütfettiğim nimetimi hatırlayın, Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin ki Ben de size olan ahdimi yerine getireyim ve artık Benden korkun Benden ### Gültekin Onan Ey İsrailoğulları! Size bağışladığım (enamtü) nimetimi anımsayın, ahdime bağlı kalın (evfu) ki ben de ahdinize bağlı kalayım (ufi) ve yalnızca benden korkun / çekinin (iyyaye). ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim Ey İsrail (Ya'kub) oğulları, size (atalarınıza) ihsanetdiğim bunca ni'metlerimi hatırlayın (Peygambere iman hususundaki) tavsiyemi yerine getirin, ben de size karşı olan ahdimi yapayım. Bir de (vefayı terk hususunda) benden korkun. ### İbni Kesir Ey İsrailoğulları, size verdiğim nimetimi hatırlayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin ki, ben de size olan sözümü yerine getireyim. Ve yalnız Ben'den korkun. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ey İsrail oğulları! Size bağışladığım o nimetleri hatırlayın ve Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun (ki) Ben de sözümü tutayım; ve Benden, yalnız Benden sakının! ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı -Ey İsrailoğulları, Size verdiğim nimetlerimi hatırlayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki ben de size verdiğim sözü tutayım. Yalnızca benden korkun! ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Ey İsrail oğulları, size verdiğim ni'metleri hatırlayın, bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki, ben de size verdiğim sözü tutayım ve sadece benden korkun! ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Ey İsrail oğulları! Size lütfettiğim nimetimi hatırlayın; bana verdiğiniz söze vefalı olun ki, ben de size ahdimde vefalı olayım. Ve yalnız benden korkun. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ey İsrailoğulları! Bir dönem size verdiğim nimetleri hatırlayın! Siz Bana verdiğiniz sözde durun ki Ben de size olan vaadimi tamamlayayım; ve kaygınızın merkezinde sadece Ben olayım! ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ey İsrailoğulları! Size bağışladığım nimetimi anımsayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki Ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim. Ve yalnızca, Bana karşı gelmekten sakının. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ey İsrailoğulları! Sizi nimetlendirdiğim o nimetimi hatırlayın ve Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki, Ben de size verdiğim sözü tutayım. Ve yalnızca Benden korkun. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ey İsrailoğulları! Size ettiğim iyilikleri aklınızdan çıkarmayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin ki ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim.[1] Yalnız benden korkun. _Footnotes_ - [1] Dinimiz İslam, bütün dinlere hakim olacaktır   (Bkz. Tevbe 9/33, Fetih 48/28, Saff 61/9).  Yahudilerin, bu hakimiyetten yararlanmaları, Müslüman olmalarına bağlıdır. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir Ey İsrailoğulları! Size vermiş olduğum nimet(ler)imi hatırlayın! Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin ki ben de size vadettiklerimi vereyim. Yalnızca benden korkun![1] _Footnotes_ - [1] "Allah'tan korkun" denilmesinin sebebi, inkârcıların O'nun azabından korkmaları içindir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Ey İsrailoğulları! Size bağışladığım nimetimi anımsayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki Ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim. Ve yalnızca, Bana karşı gelmekten sakının. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Ey İsrailoğulları! Size bağışladığım nimetimi anımsayın. Bana verdiğiniz sözü tutun ki Ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim. Ve yalnızca, Bana karşı gelmekten sakının. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ey İsrailoğulları![1] Size verdiğim nimeti[2] hatırlayın! Bana verdiğiniz sözü yerine getirin[3] ki ben de size verdiğim sözü yerine getireyim.[4] Yalnız benden korkun. _Footnotes_ - [1] İsrail, Yakup aleyhisselamın lakabıdır (Meryem 19/49-58). İsrailoğulları, Yakup aleyhisselamın soyundan gelenlerdir. Onun babası İshak, dedesi İbrahim aleyhisselam idi ([Bakara 2/133](https://quran.so/2/133), [Hud 11/71](https://quran.so/11/71)). - [2] Allah Teala 'nın İsrailoğullarına yaptığı iyilik ve ikram, Yakup aleyhisselamdan Muhammed aleyhisselama kadar onların içinden nebiler çıkarmasıdır ([Bakara 2/136,](https://quran.so/2/136) [Maide 5/20](https://quran.so/5/20)). Yakup'un oğlu Yusuf aleyhisselam, köle olarak Mısır'a getirilip bir vezire satıldı. Vezirin eşinin ve daha birçok kadının birlikte olma isteğini kabul etmeyip hapsi tercih etti ([Yusuf 12/20](https://quran.so/12/20)-[33](https://quran.so/12/33)). Daha sonra hapisten çıkarıldı ve Mısır hazinelerinin başına geçirildi ([Yusuf 12/55](https://quran.so/12/55)). Artık Mısır onun vatanıydı ([Yusuf 12/56](https://quran.so/12/56)). Babası Yakup aleyhisselam, annesi ve 11 erkek kardeşi gelip oraya yerleştiler ([Yusuf 12/99](https://quran.so/12/99)-[100](https://quran.so/12/100)). Allah onu, Mısır'a elçi yaptı ([Mümin 40/34](https://quran.so/40/34)). Aradan yıllar geçti, nüfusları arttı. Mısır krallarının sonuncusu olan Firavun, İsrailoğullarına zulmetmeye başladı. Allah onları Firavun'un zulmünden kurtarmak için İsrailoğullarından Musa aleyhisselamı ve Harun aleyhisselamı Mısır'a elçi /resul olarak gönderdi ([Kasas 28/3](https://quran.so/28/3)-[6](https://quran.so/28/6)). İsrail oğullarından gelen en son elçi İsa aleyhisselamdır ([Saf 61/6](https://quran.so/61/6)). Muhammed aleyhisselam ise İsmail aleyhisselam soyundandır. Bütün dünyaya gönderilen son elçinin Muhammed aleyhisselam olduğunu İsrailoğulları bilir (Tesniye 18:18,19, Mezmurlar 118:22-26) ama bu nebi onların soyundan olmadığı için kabul etmek istemezler ([Bakara 2/89](https://quran.so/2/89)-[92](https://quran.so/2/92)). - [3] İsrailoğullarının Allah'a verdikleri söz, kendi kitaplarını tasdik eden yeni kitaba yani Kur'an'a ve onu getiren nebiye yani Muhammed aleyhisselama inanma sözüdür ([Al-i İmran 3/81](https://quran.so/3/81),[84](https://quran.so/3/84); [A'raf 7/157](https://quran.so/7/157)). - [4] Allah, İsrailoğullarına dünya hakimiyetini vaat etmiş ([Enbiya 21/105](https://quran.so/21/105)) ve Tevrat'ta şöyle demiştir: "Bugün sana emretmekte olduğum Tanrın Rabbin bütün emirlerini tutup yapmak için, O'nun sözünü iyice dinlersen, Tanrın Rab dünyanın bütün milletlerine seni üstün kılacaktır." (Yasa'nın Tekrarı 28:1). Muhammed aleyhisselamın nebi olarak görevlendirilmesinin sebeplerinden biri, bu hakimiyetin gerçekleşmesidir ([Tevbe 9/33](https://quran.so/9/33)). İsrailoğulları Kur'an'a iman etmedikçe bu hakimiyetten yararlanamayacakları gibi ([A'raf 7/156](https://quran.so/7/156)-[157](https://quran.so/7/157)) Tevrat'ın şu vaadinin muhatabı da olacaklardır: "Fakat vaki olacak ki bugün sana emretmekte olduğum Tanrın Rabbin bütün emirlerini ve kanunlarını tutup yapmak üzere onun sözünü dinlemezsen, bütün şu lanetler senin üzerine gelecekler ve sana erişeceklerdir. Şehirde lanetli olacaksın ve kırda lanetli olacaksın." (Yasa'nın Tekrarı 28:15-16). ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | يَـٰبَنِىٓ — yābanī | O Children | بني — Be-Nun-Ye | | 2 | إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ — is'rāīla | (of) Israel | — | | 3 | ٱذْكُرُوا۟ — udh'kurū | Remember | ذكر — Zal-Kef-Ra | | 4 | نِعْمَتِىَ — niʿ'matiya | My Favor | نعم — Nun-Ayn-Mim | | 5 | ٱلَّتِىٓ — allatī | which | — | | 6 | أَنْعَمْتُ — anʿamtu | I bestowed | نعم — Nun-Ayn-Mim | | 7 | عَلَيْكُمْ — ʿalaykum | upon you | — | | 8 | وَأَوْفُوا۟ — wa-awfū | and fulfill | وفي — Vav-Fe-Ye | | 9 | بِعَهْدِىٓ — biʿahdī | My Covenant | عهد — Ayn-he-Dal | | 10 | أُوفِ — ūfi | I will fulfill | وفي — Vav-Fe-Ye | | 11 | بِعَهْدِكُمْ — biʿahdikum | your covenant | عهد — Ayn-he-Dal | | 12 | وَإِيَّـٰىَ — wa-iyyāya | and Me Alone | — | | 13 | فَٱرْهَبُونِ — fa-ir'habūni | fear [Me] | رهب — Ra-he-Be | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-39.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-baqarah/verse-41.md Retrieved: 2026-08-11 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.