Quran 40:55 — Al-Ghaafir, verse 55
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So be patient, Prophet, for what God has promised is sure to come. Ask forgiveness for your sins; praise your Lord morning and evening.
فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنْبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِالْعَشِيِّ وَالْإِبْكَارِ
fa-iṣ'bir inna waʿda l-lahi ḥaqqun wa-is'taghfir lidhanbika wasabbiḥ biḥamdi rabbika bil-ʿashiyi wal-ib'kāri
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So be thou patient; surely God's promise is true. And ask forgiveness for thy sin, and proclaim the praise of thy Lord at evening and dawn.
- Muhammad Asad
- hence, remain thou patient in adversity - for, verily, God’s promise always comes true - and ask forgiveness for thy sins, and extol thy Sustainer’s glory and praise by night and by day.
- Sahih International
- So be patient, [O Muḥammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allāh is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allāh] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَٱصْبِرْfa-iṣ'bir | So be patient | صبر |
| 2 | إِنَّinna | indeed | — |
| 3 | وَعْدَwaʿda | (the) Promise of Allah | وعد |
| 4 | ٱللَّهِl-lahi | (the) Promise of Allah | أله |
| 5 | حَقٌّۭḥaqqun | (is) true | حقق |
| 6 | وَٱسْتَغْفِرْwa-is'taghfir | And ask forgiveness | غفر |
| 7 | لِذَنۢبِكَlidhanbika | for your sin | ذنب |
| 8 | وَسَبِّحْwasabbiḥ | and glorify | سبح |
| 9 | بِحَمْدِbiḥamdi | (the) praise | حمد |
| 10 | رَبِّكَrabbika | (of) your Lord | ربب |
| 11 | بِٱلْعَشِىِّbil-ʿashiyi | in the evening | عشو |
| 12 | وَٱلْإِبْكَـٰرِwal-ib'kāri | and the morning | بكر |