Quran 19:55 — Maryam, verse 55
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He commanded his household to pray and give alms, and his Lord was well pleased with him.
وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ وَكَانَ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِ مَرْضِيًّا
wakāna yamuru ahlahu bil-ṣalati wal-zakati wakāna ʿinda rabbihi marḍiyyan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- He bade his people to pray and to give the alms, and he was pleasing to his Lord.
- Muhammad Asad
- who used to enjoin upon his people prayer and charity, and found favour in his Sustainer's sight.
- Sahih International
- And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakāh and was to his Lord pleasing [i.e., accepted by Him].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَكَانَwakāna | And he used | كون |
| 2 | يَأْمُرُyamuru | (to) enjoin | أمر |
| 3 | أَهْلَهُۥahlahu | (on) his people | أهل |
| 4 | بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِbil-ṣalati | the prayer | صلو |
| 5 | وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِwal-zakati | and zakah | زكو |
| 6 | وَكَانَwakāna | and was | كون |
| 7 | عِندَʿinda | near | عند |
| 8 | رَبِّهِۦrabbihi | his Lord | ربب |
| 9 | مَرْضِيًّۭاmarḍiyyan | pleasing | رضو |