Quran 2:158 — Al-Baqara, verse 158
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Safa and Marwa are among the rites of God, so for those who make major or minor pilgrimage to the House it is no offence to circulate between the two. Anyone who does good of his own accord will be rewarded, for God rewards good deeds, and knows everything.
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ۖ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا ۚ وَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
inna l-ṣafā wal-marwata min shaʿāiri l-lahi faman ḥajja l-bayta awi iʿ'tamara falā junāḥa ʿalayhi an yaṭṭawwafa bihimā waman taṭawwaʿa khayran fa-inna l-laha shākirun ʿalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Safa and Marwa are among the waymarks of God; so whosoever makes the Pilgrimage to the House, or the Visitation, it is no fault in him to circumambulate them; and whoso volunteers good, God is All-grateful, All-knowing
- Muhammad Asad
- [Hence,] behold, As-Safa and Al-Marwah are among the symbols set up by God; and thus, no wrong does he who, having come to the Temple on pilgrimage or on a pious visit, strides to and fro between these two: for, if one does more good than he is bound to do-behold, God is responsive to gratitude, all-knowing.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, aṣ-Ṣafā and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allāh. So whoever makes ḥajj [pilgrimage] to the House or performs ʿumrah - there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good - then indeed, Allāh is Appreciative and Knowing.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ۞ إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱلصَّفَاl-ṣafā | the Safa | — |
| 3 | وَٱلْمَرْوَةَwal-marwata | and the Marwah | — |
| 4 | مِنmin | (are) from | — |
| 5 | شَعَآئِرِshaʿāiri | (the) symbols | شعر |
| 6 | ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahi | (of) Allah | أله |
| 7 | فَمَنْfaman | So whoever | — |
| 8 | حَجَّḥajja | performs Hajj | حجج |
| 9 | ٱلْبَيْتَl-bayta | (of) the House | بيت |
| 10 | أَوِawi | or | — |
| 11 | ٱعْتَمَرَiʿ'tamara | performs Umrah | عمر |
| 12 | فَلَاfalā | so no | — |
| 13 | جُنَاحَjunāḥa | blame | جنح |
| 14 | عَلَيْهِʿalayhi | on him | — |
| 15 | أَنan | that | — |
| 16 | يَطَّوَّفَyaṭṭawwafa | he walks | طوف |
| 17 | بِهِمَا ۚbihimā | between [both of] them | — |
| 18 | وَمَنwaman | And whoever | — |
| 19 | تَطَوَّعَtaṭawwaʿa | voluntarily does | طوع |
| 20 | خَيْرًۭاkhayran | good | خير |
| 21 | فَإِنَّfa-inna | then indeed | — |
| 22 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 23 | شَاكِرٌshākirun | (is) All-Appreciative | شكر |
| 24 | عَلِيمٌʿalīmun | All-Knowing | علم |