Quran 2:63

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 63

Verse 63 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيثَـٰقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And [recall] when We took your covenant, [O Children of Israel, to abide by the Torah] and We raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that perhaps you may become righteous."
TamilJan Trust Foundation
இன்னும், நாம் உங்களிடம் வாக்குறுதி வாங்கி, 'தூர் மலையை உங்கள் மேல் உயர்த்தி, "நாம் உங்களுக்கு கொடுத்த (வேதத்)தை உறுதியுடன் பற்றிக் கொள்ளுங்குள்; அதிலுள்ளவற்றை நினைவில் வைத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள். (அப்படிச் செய்வீர்களானால்) நீங்கள் பயபக்தியுடையோர் ஆவீர்கள்" (என்று நாம் கூறியதையும் நினைவு கூறுங்கள்).
SinhalaRuwwad Center
"නුඹලා බිය බැතිමත් විය හැකි වනු පිණිස, අපි නුඹලාට පිරිනැමූ දෑ නුඹලා ඉතා බලවත් ලෙස ග්‍රහණය කර ගනු. තවද එහි (සඳහන් ව) ඇති දෑ සිහිපත් කරනු" යනුවෙන් අපි නුඹලාට ඉහළින් තූර් කන්ද ඔසවා තබා, අපි නුඹලාගෙන් ප්‍රතිඥා ගත් අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور جب ہم نے تم سے وعده لیا اور تم پر طور پہاڑ ﻻکھڑا کردیا (اور کہا) جو ہم نے تمہیں دیا ہے، اسے مضبوطی سے تھام لو اور جو کچھ اس میں ہے اسے یاد کرو تاکہ تم بچ سکو
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
またわれがあなたがたと契約を結び,あなたがたの頭上に(シナイ)山を持ち上げた時を思い起せ。「われがあなたがたに下したものを,しっかり受け取り,その中にあるものを銘記しなさい,そうすればあなたがたは神を畏れるであろう。」(と告げた。)
ChineseMa Jian
当时,我与你们缔约,并将山树立在你们的上面,我说:你们当坚守我所赐你们的经典,并且当牢记其中的律例,以便你们敬畏。

Tafsir of 2:63

Taking the Covenant from the Jews Allah reminded the Children of Israel of the pledges, covenants and promises that He took from them to believe in Him alone, without a partner, and follow His Messengers. Allah stated that when He took their pledge from them, He raised the mountain above their heads, so that they affirm the pledge that they gave Allah and abide by it with sincerity and seriousness. Hence, Allah's statement, وَإِذ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّواْ أَنَّهُ وَاقِعٌ بِهِمْ خُذُواْ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَاكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُواْ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ (And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall on them. (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you (Tawrah), and remember that which is therein (act on its commandments), so that you may fear Allah and obey Him.") (7:171). The mount mentioned here is At-Tur, just as it was explained in Surat Al-A`raf, according to the Tafsir of Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, `Ata', `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Ad-Dahhak, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and others. This is more obvious.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:63 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 63