Surah Al-Baqarah — Verse 168
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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُوا۟ مِمَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ حَلَـٰلًا طَيِّبًا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ
Ya ayyuha annasukuloo mimma fee al-ardi halalan tayyibanwala tattabiAAoo khutuwati ashshaytaniinnahu lakum AAaduwwun mubeen
Translations of this verse 7
Saheeh 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.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
People, eat what is good and lawful from the earth, and do not follow Satan’s footsteps, for he is your sworn enemy.
Marmaduke Pickthall
O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and wholesome in the earth, and follow not the footsteps of the devil. Lo! he is an open enemy for you.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
O ye people! Eat of what is on earth, Lawful and good; and do not follow the footsteps of the evil one, for he is to you an avowed enemy.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
O people, eat permissible good things out of what lies in the earth, and do not follow the footsteps of ShaiTān (Satan); indeed, he is an open enemy for you.
Al-Hilali & Khan
O mankind! Eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy.
Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)
O people! Eat of the lawful and pure things in the earth and follow not in the footsteps of Satan. For surely he is your open enemy;