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Al-Baqarah (The Cow)

Verse 123of 286

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌۭ وَلَا تَنفَعُهَا شَفَٰعَةٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ﴿١٢٣

Translation (Sahih International)

And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, and no compensation will be accepted from it, nor will any intercession benefit it, nor will they be aided.

Word-by-word meaning

وَٱتَّقُوا۟wa-ittaqūAnd fear
يَوْمًۭاyawmana day
لَّاnot
تَجْزِىtajzīwill avail
نَفْسٌnafsuna soul
عَنʿan(of)
نَّفْسٍۢnafsin(another) soul
شَيْـًۭٔاshayananything
وَلَاwalāand not
يُقْبَلُyuq'baluwill be accepted
مِنْهَاmin'hāfrom it
عَدْلٌۭʿadlunany compensation
وَلَاwalāand not
تَنفَعُهَاtanfaʿuhāwill benefit it
شَفَـٰعَةٌۭshafāʿatunany intercession
وَلَاwalāand not
هُمْhumthey
يُنصَرُونَyunṣarūnawill be helped

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

We mentioned a similar Ayah at the beginning of this Surah, and it is mentioned here to emphisize the importance of following the Ummi Prophet and Messenger, who is described for the People of the Scriptures in their Books by his characteristics, name, the good news about him and the description of his Ummah. Allah warned them against concealing this information, which is among the favors that Allah granted them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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