Surah Al-Baqara 2:207 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection
سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 207 of 286
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
English: But there is also a kind of man who gives his life away to please God, and God is most compassionate to His servants.
Bengali: আর মানুষের মাঝে এক শ্রেণীর লোক রয়েছে যারা আল্লাহর সন্তুষ্টিকল্পে নিজেদের জানের বাজি রাখে। আল্লাহ হলেন তাঁর বান্দাদের প্রতি অত্যন্ত মেহেরবান।
Reflect with the Five Lenses
Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:207:
- Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
- Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
- Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
- Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
- General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?