Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 203·Madanī

203

فِىٓ فَمَن فِى فَلَآ عَلَيْهِ وَمَن فَلَآ عَلَيْهِ لِمَنِ أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ ﴿٢٠٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

شیوةٌ یاد کردن خدا در ایام تَشریق

در احادیث اسلامی منظور از ذکر خدا در ایام تشریق (روزهای ۷۱ و ۱۳ ذی‌حجه) چنین بیان شده که بعد از پانزده نماز که آغازش نماز ظهر روز عید قربان و پایانش نماز صبح روز سیزدهم استء این جملات الهام‌بخش تکرار گردد: «الّه اکبرء اه اکبر لا اله الا اه و اه اکبر» وشه الحمدء له اکبر علی ما هداناء اه اکبر علی ما رزقنا من بهیمة الانعام». طبق روایات» مراد از جملة «لمن اتقی» در این یه تقوی و پرهیز از صید است؛ یعنی کسانی که در حال احرام» از صید یا از تمام چیزهایی که در حال احرام حرام استء» پرهیز کرده‌اند» می‌توانند بعد از عید قربان» دو روز در منا بمانند و یاد خدا کنند؛ اما کسانی که پرهیز نکرده باشندء باید سه روز بمانند و مراسم آن را به‌جا آورند.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 14 of 25 words

Recitation · 24 points across 7 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ3
  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Lām shamsiyyah2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Ghunnah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī1
  • Heavy Allāh2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

25 words · 102 letters · 2 proper nouns · āyah 203 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • وَيَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَلَن يُخْلِفَ ٱللَّهُ وَعْدَهُۥ وَإِنَّ يَوْمًا عِندَ رَبِّكَ كَأَلْفِ سَنَةٍ مِّمَّا تَعُدُّونَ

    And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.

  • ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِرَبِّكُم مِّن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِىَ يَوْمٌ لَّا مَرَدَّ لَهُۥ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَكُم مِّن مَّلْجَإٍ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّكِيرٍ

    Respond to your Lord before a Day comes from Allah of which there is no repelling. No refuge will you have that day, nor for you will there be any denial.

  • يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ ٱللَّهِ إِذَا جَآءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُ لَوْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed, if you only knew.' "

  • وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

  • أَتَىٰٓ أَمْرُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

    The command of Allah is coming, so be not impatient for it. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.

  • إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَىِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُۥ وَثُلُثَهُۥ وَطَآئِفَةٌ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَٱللَّهُ يُقَدِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَءَاخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ ٱللَّهِ وَءَاخَرُونَ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنْهُ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَأَقْرِضُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قَرْضًا حَسَنًا وَمَا تُقَدِّمُوا۟ لِأَنفُسِكُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ تَجِدُوهُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا وَأَعْظَمَ أَجْرًا وَٱسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌۢ

    Indeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And Allah…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Maryam 19:842 shared roots

    فَلَا تَعْجَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّمَا نَعُدُّ لَهُمْ عَدًّا

    ع-ج-لع-د-د

  • Al-Mujaadila 58:94 shared roots

    يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا تَنَٰجَيْتُمْ فَلَا تَتَنَٰجَوْا۟ بِٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْعُدْوَٰنِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ وَتَنَٰجَوْا۟ بِٱلْبِرِّ وَٱلتَّقْوَىٰ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

    أ-ث-مح-ش-رو-ق-يأ-ل-ه

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1312 shared roots

    وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ

    ع-د-دو-ق-ي

  • Al-An'aam 6:722 shared roots

    وَأَنْ أَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَٱتَّقُوهُ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

    ح-ش-رو-ق-ي

  • Al-Haaqqa 69:482 shared roots

    وَإِنَّهُۥ لَتَذْكِرَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

    و-ق-يذ-ك-ر

  • Hud 11:1042 shared roots

    وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَّعْدُودٍ

    ع-د-دأ-خ-ر

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:203?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:203 include Quran 22:47 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 42:47 (Surah Ash-Shura), Quran 71:4 (Surah Nooh), and Quran 63:11 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon). For example, 22:47 reads: “And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:203 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:203 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him…”

Which surah is verse 2:203 in?

Quran 2:203 is āyah 203 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:203?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:203 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:203?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:203 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.