يَـٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ نِعْمَتِىَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّى فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds [i.e., peoples].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- இஸ்ராயீலின் மக்களே! (முன்னர்) நான் உங்களுக்கு அளித்த என்னுடைய அருட் கொடையையும், உலகோர் யாவரையும் விட உங்களை மேன்மைப்படுத்தினேன் என்பதையும் நினைவு கூறுங்கள்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- ඉස්රාඊල් දරුවනි! මා නුඹලාට දායාද කළ මාගේ දායාදය සිහිපත් කරනු. තවද සැබැවින් ම මම නුඹලාව සියලු ලෝවැසියනට වඩා උසස් කළෙමි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اے اوﻻد یعقوب! میری اس نعمت کو یاد کرو جو میں نے تم پر انعام کی اور میں نے تمہیں تمام جہانوں پر فضیلت دی۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- イスラエルの子孫たちよ，われがあなたがたに与えた恩恵と，（わが啓示を）万民に先んじ（て下し）たことを念い起せ。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 以色列的後裔啊！你们当铭记我所赐你们的恩典，并铭记我曾使你们超越世人。
Tafsir of 2:47
Reminding the Children of Israel that They were preferred above the Other Nations Allah reminds the Children of Israel of the favors that He granted their fathers and grandfathers, how He showed preference to them by sending them Messengers from among them and revealing Books to them, more so than any of the other previous nations. Similarly, Allah said, وَلَقَدِ اخْتَرْنَهُمْ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عَلَى الْعَلَمِينَ (And We chose them (the Children of Israel) over the `Alamin, (nations) with knowledge.) (44:32) and, وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ يَقَوْمِ اذْكُرُواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَعَلَ فِيكُمْ أَنْبِيَآءَ وَجَعَلَكُمْ مُّلُوكاً وَءَاتَكُمْ مَّا لَمْ يُؤْتِ أَحَداً مِّن الْعَلَمِينَ (And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "O my people! Remember the favor of Allah to you: when He made Prophets among you, made you kings, honored you above the `Alamin (nations).") (5:20).…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
