Quran 2:168

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 168

Verse 168 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَـٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

EnglishSaheeh International
O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மனிதர்களே! பூமியிலுள்ள பொருட்களில், அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டவற்றையும், பரிசுத்தமானவற்றையும் உண்ணுங்கள்;. ஷைத்தானின் அடிச்சுவடுகளை பின்பற்றாதீர்கள் - நிச்சயமாக அவன் உங்களுக்கு பகிரங்கமான பகைவனாவான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
අහෝ ජනයිනි! මහපොළොවේ ඇති දැයින් අනුමත පිවිතුරු දෑ අනුභව කරනු. තවද ෂෙයිතාන්ගේ පියවරවල් අනුගමනය නො කරනු. සැබැවින් ම ඔහු නුඹලාට ප්‍රකට සතුරෙකි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
لوگو! زمین میں جتنی بھی حلال اور پاکیزه چیزیں ہیں انہیں کھاؤ پیو اور شیطانی راه پر نہ چلو ، وه تمہارا کھلا ہوا دشمن ہے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
人びとよ,地上にあるものの中良い合法なものを食べて,悪魔の歩みに従ってはならない。本当にかれは,あなたがたにとって公然の敵である。
ChineseMa Jian
众人啊!你们可以吃大地上所有合法而且佳美的食物,你们不要随从恶魔的步伐,他确是你们的明敌。

Tafsir of 2:168

The Order to eat the Lawful Things, and the Prohibition of following the Footsteps of Shaytan After Allah stated that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him and that He Alone created the creation, He stated that He is the Sustainer for all His creation, and He mentioned a favor that He granted them; He has allowed them to eat any of the pure lawful things on the earth that do not cause harm to the body or the mind. He also forbade them from following the footsteps of Shaytan, meaning his ways and methods with which he misguides his followers, like prohibiting the Bahirah (a she-camel whose milk was spared for the idols and nobody was allowed to milk it), or Sa'ibah (a she-camel let loose for free pasture for the idols and nothing was allowed to be carried on it), or a Wasilah (a she-camel set free for idols because it has given birth to a she-camel at its first delivery and then again gives birth to a she-camel at its second delivery), and all of the other things that Shaytan made attractive to them during the time of Jahiliyyah.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:168 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 168