Surah Al-Baqara 2:284 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection

سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 284 of 286

لِّلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَإِن تُبْدُوا۟ مَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ

English: Whatever is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to God and, whether you reveal or conceal your thoughts, God will call you to account for them. He will forgive whoever He will and punish whoever He will: He has power over all things.

Bengali: যা কিছু আকাশসমূহে রয়েছে এবং যা কিছু যমীনে আছে, সব আল্লাহরই। যদি তোমরা মনের কথা প্রকাশ কর কিংবা গোপন কর, আল্লাহ তোমাদের কাছ থেকে তার হিসাব নেবেন। অতঃপর যাকে ইচ্ছা তিনি ক্ষমা করবেন এবং যাকে ইচ্ছা তিনি শাস্তি দেবেন। আল্লাহ সর্ববিষয়ে শক্তিমান।

Reflect with the Five Lenses

Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:284:

  • 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?
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