Quran 2:250 — Al-Baqara, verse 250
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
And when they met Goliath and his warriors, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour patience on us, make us stand firm, and help us against the disbelievers,’
وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
walammā barazū lijālūta wajunūdihi qālū rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wathabbit aqdāmanā wa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So, when they went forth against Goliath and his hosts, they said, 'Our Lord, pour out upon us patience, and make firm our feet, and give us aid against the people of the unbelievers!'
- Muhammad Asad
- And when they came face to face with Goliath and his forces, they prayed: "O our Sustainer! Shower us with patience in adversity, and make firm our steps, and succour us against the people who deny the truth!"
- Sahih International
- And when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | بَرَزُوا۟barazū | they went forth | برز |
| 3 | لِجَالُوتَlijālūta | to (face) Jalut | — |
| 4 | وَجُنُودِهِۦwajunūdihi | and his troops | جند |
| 5 | قَالُوا۟qālū | they said | قول |
| 6 | رَبَّنَآrabbanā | Our Lord | ربب |
| 7 | أَفْرِغْafrigh | Pour | فرغ |
| 8 | عَلَيْنَاʿalaynā | on us | — |
| 9 | صَبْرًۭاṣabran | patience | صبر |
| 10 | وَثَبِّتْwathabbit | and make firm | ثبت |
| 11 | أَقْدَامَنَاaqdāmanā | our feet | قدم |
| 12 | وَٱنصُرْنَاwa-unṣur'nā | and help us | نصر |
| 13 | عَلَىʿalā | against | — |
| 14 | ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmi | the people | قوم |
| 15 | ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna | (who are) disbelieving | كفر |