Quran 103:3 — Al-Asr, verse 3
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
except for those who believe, do good deeds, urge one another to the truth, and urge one another to steadfastness.
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
illā alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti watawāṣaw bil-ḥaqi watawāṣaw bil-ṣabri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- save those who believe, and do righteous deeds, and counsel each other unto the truth, and counsel each other to be steadfast.
- Muhammad Asad
- unless he be of those who attain to faith, and do good works, and enjoin upon one another the keeping to truth, and enjoin upon one another patience in adversity.
- Sahih International
- Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِلَّاillā | Except | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū | believe | أمن |
| 4 | وَعَمِلُوا۟waʿamilū | and do | عمل |
| 5 | ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِl-ṣāliḥāti | righteous deeds | صلح |
| 6 | وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣaw | and enjoin (each other) | وصي |
| 7 | بِٱلْحَقِّbil-ḥaqi | to the truth | حقق |
| 8 | وَتَوَاصَوْا۟watawāṣaw | and enjoin (each other) | وصي |
| 9 | بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabri | to [the] patience | صبر |