۞ أَتَأۡمُرُونَ
ٱلنَّاسَ
بِٱلۡبِرِّ
وَتَنسَوۡنَ
أَنفُسَكُمۡ
وَأَنتُمۡ
تَتۡلُونَ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۚ
أَفَلَا
تَعۡقِلُونَ
٤٤

Do you preach righteousness and fail to practice it yourselves, although you read the Scripture? Do you not understand?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:45

وَٱسۡتَعِينُواْ

بِٱلصَّبۡرِ

وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِۚ

وَإِنَّهَا

لَكَبِيرَةٌ

إِلَّا

عَلَى

ٱلۡخَٰشِعِينَ

٤٥

And seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, it is a burden except for the humble—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:46

ٱلَّذِينَ

يَظُنُّونَ

أَنَّهُم

مُّلَٰقُواْ

رَبِّهِمۡ

وَأَنَّهُمۡ

إِلَيۡهِ

رَٰجِعُونَ

٤٦

those who are certain that they will meet their Lord and to Him they will return.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:47

يَٰبَنِيٓ

إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

ٱذۡكُرُواْ

نِعۡمَتِيَ

ٱلَّتِيٓ

أَنۡعَمۡتُ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ

وَأَنِّي

فَضَّلۡتُكُمۡ

عَلَى

ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

٤٧

O Children of Israel! Remember ˹all˺ the favours I granted you and how I honoured you above the others.¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:48

وَٱتَّقُواْ

يَوۡمٗا

لَّا

تَجۡزِي

نَفۡسٌ

عَن

نَّفۡسٖ

شَيۡـٔٗا

وَلَا

يُقۡبَلُ

مِنۡهَا

شَفَٰعَةٞ

وَلَا

يُؤۡخَذُ

مِنۡهَا

عَدۡلٞ

وَلَا

هُمۡ

يُنصَرُونَ

٤٨

Guard yourselves against the Day on which no soul will be of help to another. No intercession¹ will be accepted, no ransom taken, and no help will be given.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:49

وَإِذۡ

نَجَّيۡنَٰكُم

مِّنۡ

ءَالِ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

يَسُومُونَكُمۡ

سُوٓءَ

ٱلۡعَذَابِ

يُذَبِّحُونَ

أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ

وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ

نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ

وَفِي

ذَٰلِكُم

بَلَآءٞ

مِّن

رَّبِّكُمۡ

عَظِيمٞ

٤٩

˹Remember˺ how We delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

2:50