Quran 2:45 — Al-Baqara, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Seek help with steadfastness and prayer- though this is hard indeed for anyone but the humble,
وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ
wa-is'taʿīnū bil-ṣabri wal-ṣalati wa-innahā lakabīratun illā ʿalā l-khāshiʿīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Seek you help in patience and prayer, for grievous it is, save to the humble
- Muhammad Asad
- And seek aid in steadfast patience and prayer: and this, indeed, is a hard thing for all but the humble in spirit,
- Sahih International
- And seek help through patience and prayer; and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allāh]
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟wa-is'taʿīnū | And seek help | عون |
| 2 | بِٱلصَّبْرِbil-ṣabri | through patience | صبر |
| 3 | وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚwal-ṣalati | and the prayer | صلو |
| 4 | وَإِنَّهَاwa-innahā | and indeed, it | — |
| 5 | لَكَبِيرَةٌlakabīratun | (is) surely difficult | كبر |
| 6 | إِلَّاillā | except | — |
| 7 | عَلَىʿalā | on | — |
| 8 | ٱلْخَـٰشِعِينَl-khāshiʿīna | the humble ones | خشع |