Al-Baqara 2:207
The Cow · ayah 207 of 286
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْرِى نَفْسَهُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ
Wamina annasi man yashreenafsahu ibtighaa mardati Allahi wallahuraoofun bilAAibad
"And of the people is he who sells himself, seeking means to the approval of Allāh. And Allāh is Kind to [His] servants."
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"But there is also a kind of man who gives his life away to please God, and God is most compassionate to His servants."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And of mankind is he who would sell himself, seeking the pleasure of Allah; and Allah hath compassion on (His) bondmen."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"And there is the type of man who gives his life to earn the pleasure of Allah: And Allah is full of kindness to (His) devotees."