Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 57 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Baqarah

وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ ۝٥٧

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Wa zallalnaa `alaikumul ghamaama wa anzalnaa `alaikumul Manna was Salwaa kuloo min taiyibaati maa razaqnaakum wa maa zalamoonaa wa laakin kaanooo anfusahum yazlimoon

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not - but they were [only] wronging themselves.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Al-Ghamam (الْغَمَامَ): The clouds that provided shade.
Al-Mann (الْمَنَّ): A sweet, honey-like substance that was sent down as food.
Al-Salwa (السَّلْوَىٰ): A type of bird, similar to quail, with delicious meat.

Tafsir (Explanation):

Among the countless favors Allah bestowed upon the Children of Israel during their wandering in the wilderness was His divine protection and provision. When they were lost in the desert, exposed to the scorching heat of the sun with no shelter, Allah, out of His infinite mercy, caused clouds to spread over them like a canopy, shielding them from the burning rays. This was not merely physical comfort—it was a visible sign of Allah’s care and guardianship over His servants.

Furthermore, Allah provided them with sustenance from His boundless treasures: Al-Mann, a sweet substance resembling honey that would fall from the sky, and Al-Salwa, tender quail meat that satisfied their hunger. They were told: *"Eat of the good and pure things We have provided for you."* This was an invitation to enjoy the blessings of Allah with gratitude and obedience, without transgression or ingratitude.

Yet, despite these magnificent favors, they rebelled and showed ingratitude. They did not harm Allah in any way—for Allah is Self-Sufficient and free of all needs. Their disobedience did not diminish His kingdom, nor did their gratitude increase it. Rather, the harm of their ingratitude and rebellion fell entirely upon themselves. By rejecting the blessings and disobeying His commands, they deprived their own souls of reward and exposed themselves to punishment.

This verse carries a profound lesson for every believer: Allah’s blessings are a test. When we receive His favors, we must respond with gratitude, humility, and obedience. Ingratitude does not hurt Allah—it only hurts us. It closes the doors of His mercy and opens the path to loss. So let us reflect on the countless blessings around us—our health, our food, our safety, and above all, the gift of faith—and use them in ways that please our Lord. For whoever is grateful, Allah increases him, and whoever is ungrateful, the loss is his alone.

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📜 Verse 55-59 — Al-Baqarah

55وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَا مُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allah outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.

56ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَاكُم مِّن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.

57وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

58وَإِذْ قُلْنَا ادْخُلُوا هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةَ فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ رَغَدًا وَادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا وَقُولُوا حِطَّةٌ نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطَايَاكُمْ ۚ وَسَنَزِيدُ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

And [recall] when We said, "Enter this city and eat from it wherever you will in [ease and] abundance, and enter the gate bowing humbly and say, 'Relieve us of our burdens.' We will [then] forgive your sins for you, and We will increase the doers of good [in goodness and reward]."

59فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا قَوْلًا غَيْرَ الَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ

But those who wronged changed [those words] to a statement other than that which had been said to them, so We sent down upon those who wronged a punishment from the sky because they were defiantly disobeying.

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