Quran 3:139 — Aal-i-Imraan, verse 139
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Do not lose heart or despair- if you are true believers you have the upper hand-
وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنْتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِينَ
walā tahinū walā taḥzanū wa-antumu l-aʿlawna in kuntum mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Faint not, neither sorrow; you shall be the upper ones if you are believers.
- Muhammad Asad
- Be not, then, faint of heart, and grieve not: for you are bound to rise high if you are [truly] believers.
- Sahih International
- So do not weaken and do not grieve, and you will be superior if you are [true] believers.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 2 | تَهِنُوا۟tahinū | weaken | وهن |
| 3 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 4 | تَحْزَنُوا۟taḥzanū | grieve | حزن |
| 5 | وَأَنتُمُwa-antumu | and you (will be) | — |
| 6 | ٱلْأَعْلَوْنَl-aʿlawna | [the] superior | علو |
| 7 | إِنin | if | — |
| 8 | كُنتُمkuntum | you are | كون |
| 9 | مُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīna | believers | أمن |