Surah Al-Baqara 2:60 — Meaning, Translation & Reflection
سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ · Medinan · Verse 60 of 286
۞ وَإِذِ ٱسْتَسْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦ فَقُلْنَا ٱضْرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلْحَجَرَ ۖ فَٱنفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًۭا ۖ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٍۢ مَّشْرَبَهُمْ ۖ كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ مِن رِّزْقِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مُفْسِدِينَ
English: Remember when Moses prayed for water for his people and We said to him, ‘Strike the rock with your staff.’ Twelve springs gushed out, and each group knew its drinking place. ‘Eat and drink the sustenance God has provided and do not cause corruption in the land.’
Bengali: আর মূসা যখন নিজ জাতির জন্য পানি চাইল, তখন আমি বললাম, স্বীয় যষ্ঠির দ্বারা আঘাত কর পাথরের উপরে। অতঃপর তা থেকে প্রবাহিত হয়ে এল বারটি প্রস্রবণ। তাদের সব গোত্রই চিনে নিল নিজ নিজ ঘাট। আল্লাহর দেয়া রিযিক খাও, পান কর আর দুনিয়ার বুকে দাংগা-হাংগামা করে বেড়িও না।
Reflect with the Five Lenses
Maani's framework for Tadabbur (heart-centred reflection) on Surah Al-Baqara 2:60:
- Wording. Look closely at the specific words and structure. Which word stands out, and why might Allah have chosen it here?
- Quranic Worlds. Place the verse in its context — what is happening around it, and what world does it open up?
- Personal Experience. Ask not just what this means, but what it means TO me and FOR me, right now in my life.
- Connections. How does this verse connect to other verses, to the Sunnah, or to themes across the Quran?
- General Lessons. What timeless lesson or action point can I carry away and live by?