Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 173 (2:173)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَيْتَةَ وَٱلدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ ٱلْخِنزِيرِ وَمَآ أُهِلَّ بِهِۦ لِغَيْرِ …

Quran 2:173 is ayah 173 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 2, on page 26 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:173
إِنَّمَاحَرَّمَعَلَيْكُمُٱلْمَيْتَةَوَٱلدَّمَوَلَحْمَٱلْخِنزِيرِوَمَآأُهِلَّبِهِۦلِغَيْرِٱللَّهِ ۖفَمَنِٱضْطُرَّغَيْرَبَاغٍوَلَاعَادٍفَلَآإِثْمَعَلَيْهِ ۚإِنَّٱللَّهَغَفُورٌرَّحِيمٌ١٧٣
innamā ḥarrama ʿalaykumu l-maytata wal-dama walaḥma l-khinzīri wamā uhilla bihi lighayri l-lahi famani uḍ'ṭurra ghayra bāghin walā ʿādin falā ith'ma ʿalayhi inna l-laha ghafūrun raḥīmun

He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been dedicated to other than Allāh. But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit], there is no sin upon him. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.(173)

Word by word

  1. إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
  2. حَرَّمَḥarramaHe has forbidden
  3. عَلَيْكُمُʿalaykumuto you
  4. ٱلْمَيْتَةَl-maytatathe dead animals
  5. وَٱلدَّمَwal-damaand [the] blood
  6. وَلَحْمَwalaḥmaand flesh
  7. ٱلْخِنزِيرِl-khinzīri(of) swine
  8. وَمَآwamāand what
  9. أُهِلَّuhillahas been dedicated
  10. بِهِۦbihi[with it]
  11. لِغَيْرِlighayrito other than
  12. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
  13. فَمَنِfamaniSo whoever
  14. ٱضْطُرَّuḍ'ṭurra(is) forced by necessity
  15. غَيْرَghayrawithout
  16. بَاغٍbāghin(being) disobedient
  17. وَلَاwalāand not
  18. عَادٍʿādintransgressor
  19. فَلَآfalāthen no
  20. إِثْمَith'masin
  21. عَلَيْهِ ۚʿalayhion him
  22. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  23. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  24. غَفُورٌghafūrun(is) Oft-Forgiving
  25. رَّحِيمٌraḥīmunMost Merciful

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