Quran 47:31 — Muhammad, verse 31
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We shall test you to see which of you strive your hardest and are steadfast; We shall test the sincerity of your assertions.
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ حَتَّىٰ نَعْلَمَ الْمُجَاهِدِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَنَبْلُوَ أَخْبَارَكُمْ
walanabluwannakum ḥattā naʿlama l-mujāhidīna minkum wal-ṣābirīna wanabluwā akhbārakum
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And We shall assuredly try you until We know those of you who struggle and are steadfast, and try your tidings.
- Muhammad Asad
- and most certainly We shall try you all, so that We might mark out those of you who strive hard [in Our cause] and are patient in adversity: for We shall put to a test [the truth of] all your assertions.
- Sahih International
- And We will surely test you until We make evident those who strive among you [for the cause of Allāh] and the patient, and We will test your affairs.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْwalanabluwannakum | And surely We will test you | بلو |
| 2 | حَتَّىٰḥattā | until | — |
| 3 | نَعْلَمَnaʿlama | We make evident | علم |
| 4 | ٱلْمُجَـٰهِدِينَl-mujāhidīna | those who strive | جهد |
| 5 | مِنكُمْminkum | among you | — |
| 6 | وَٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَwal-ṣābirīna | and the patient ones | صبر |
| 7 | وَنَبْلُوَا۟wanabluwā | and We will test | بلو |
| 8 | أَخْبَارَكُمْakhbārakum | your affairs | خبر |