# Quran 2:168 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 168

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ كُلُواْ مِمَّا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ حَلَٰلٗا طَيِّبٗا وَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمۡ عَدُوّٞ مُّبِينٌ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
یٰۤاَیُّهَا النَّاسُ كُلُوْا مِمَّا فِی الْاَرْضِ حَلٰلًا طَیِّبًا وَّلَا تَتَّبِعُوْا خُطُوٰتِ الشَّیْطٰنِ اِنَّهٗ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِیْنٌ ۟

## Transliteration
Yaaa ayyuhan naasu kuloo mimmaa fil ardi halaalan taiyibanw wa laa tattabi'oo khutu waatish Shaitaan; innahoo lakum 'aduwwum mubeen

## English Translation (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.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:168 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Lawful Food](https://deen.global/quran/topics/food/lawful-food.md)

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