Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 22 (2:22)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءً وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً …

Quran 2:22 is ayah 22 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 4 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:22
ٱلَّذِىجَعَلَلَكُمُٱلْأَرْضَفِرَٰشًاوَٱلسَّمَآءَبِنَآءًوَأَنزَلَمِنَٱلسَّمَآءِمَآءًفَأَخْرَجَبِهِۦمِنَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِرِزْقًالَّكُمْ ۖفَلَاتَجْعَلُوا۟لِلَّهِأَندَادًاوَأَنتُمْتَعْلَمُونَ٢٢
alladhī jaʿala lakumu l-arḍa firāshan wal-samāa bināan wa-anzala mina l-samāi māan fa-akhraja bihi mina l-thamarāti riz'qan lakum falā tajʿalū lillahi andādan wa-antum taʿlamūna

[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allāh equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].(22)

Word by word

  1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe One Who
  2. جَعَلَjaʿalamade
  3. لَكُمُlakumufor you
  4. ٱلْأَرْضَl-arḍathe earth
  5. فِرَٰشًاfirāshana resting place
  6. وَٱلسَّمَآءَwal-samāaand the sky
  7. بِنَآءًbināana canopy
  8. وَأَنزَلَwa-anzalaand sent down
  9. مِنَminafrom
  10. ٱلسَّمَآءِl-samāithe sky
  11. مَآءًmāanwater
  12. فَأَخْرَجَfa-akhrajathen brought forth
  13. بِهِۦbihitherewith
  14. مِنَmina[of]
  15. ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِl-thamarātithe fruits
  16. رِزْقًاriz'qan(as) provision
  17. لَّكُمْ ۖlakumfor you
  18. فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
  19. تَجْعَلُوا۟tajʿalūset up
  20. لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
  21. أَندَادًاandādanrivals
  22. وَأَنتُمْwa-antumwhile you
  23. تَعْلَمُونَtaʿlamūna[you] know

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