Quran 2:238 — Al-Baqara, verse 238
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Take care to do your prayers, praying in the best way, and stand before God in devotion.
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ
ḥāfiẓū ʿalā l-ṣalawāti wal-ṣalati l-wus'ṭā waqūmū lillahi qānitīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Be you watchful over the prayers, and the middle prayer; and do you stand obedient to God.
- Muhammad Asad
- BE EVER mindful of prayers, and of praying in the most excellent way; and stand before God in devout obedience.
- Sahih International
- Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | حَـٰفِظُوا۟ḥāfiẓū | Guard strictly | حفظ |
| 2 | عَلَىʿalā | [on] | — |
| 3 | ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِl-ṣalawāti | the prayers | صلو |
| 4 | وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِwal-ṣalati | and the prayer | صلو |
| 5 | ٱلْوُسْطَىٰl-wus'ṭā | [the] middle | وسط |
| 6 | وَقُومُوا۟waqūmū | and stand up | قوم |
| 7 | لِلَّهِlillahi | for Allah | أله |
| 8 | قَـٰنِتِينَqānitīna | devoutly obedient | قنت |