Surah Al-Baqara 2:211 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection
سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 211 of 286
سَلْ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ كَمْ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُم مِّنْ ءَايَةٍۭ بَيِّنَةٍۢ ۗ وَمَن يُبَدِّلْ نِعْمَةَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَتْهُ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
English: [Prophet], ask the Children of Israel how many clear signs We brought them. If anyone alters God’s blessings after he has received them, God is stern in punishment.
Bengali: বনী ইসরাঈলদিগকে জিজ্ঞেস কর, তাদেরকে আমি কত স্পষ্ট নির্দশনাবলী দান করেছি। আর আল্লাহর নেয়ামত পৌছে যাওয়ার পর যদি কেউ সে নেয়ামতকে পরিবর্তিত করে দেয়, তবে আল্লাহর আযাব অতি কঠিন।
Reflect with the Five Lenses
Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:211:
- 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?