Quran 2:154 — Al-Baqara, verse 154
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do not say that those who are killed in God’s cause are dead; they are alive, though you do not realize it.
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ يُقْتَلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَمْوَاتٌ ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَلَـٰكِنْ لَا تَشْعُرُونَ
walā taqūlū liman yuq'talu fī sabīli l-lahi amwātun bal aḥyāon walākin lā tashʿurūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And say not of those slain in God's way, 'They are dead'; rather they are living, but you are not aware.
- Muhammad Asad
- And say not of those who are slain in God's cause, "They are dead": nay, they are alive, but you perceive it not.
- Sahih International
- And do not say about those who are killed in the way of Allāh, "They are dead." Rather, they are alive, but you perceive [it] not.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَقُولُوا۟taqūlū | say | قول |
| 3 | لِمَنliman | for (the ones) who | — |
| 4 | يُقْتَلُyuq'talu | are slain | قتل |
| 5 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 6 | سَبِيلِsabīli | (the) way | سبل |
| 7 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 8 | أَمْوَٰتٌۢ ۚamwātun | (They are) dead | موت |
| 9 | بَلْbal | Nay | — |
| 10 | أَحْيَآءٌۭaḥyāon | (they are) alive | حيي |
| 11 | وَلَـٰكِنwalākin | [and] but | — |
| 12 | لَّاlā | you (do) not | — |
| 13 | تَشْعُرُونَtashʿurūna | perceive | شعر |