Quran 5:35 — Al-Maaida, verse 35
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
You who believe, be mindful of God, seek ways to come closer to Him and strive for His cause, so that you may prosper.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū ittaqū l-laha wa-ib'taghū ilayhi l-wasīlata wajāhidū fī sabīlihi laʿallakum tuf'liḥūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, fear God, and seek the means to come to Him, and struggle in His way; haply you will prosper.
- Muhammad Asad
- O YOU who have attained to faith! Remain conscious of God, and seek to come closer unto Him, and strive hard in His cause, so that you might attain to a happy state.
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, fear Allāh and seek the means [of nearness] to Him and strive in His cause that you may succeed.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū | believe | أمن |
| 4 | ٱتَّقُوا۟ittaqū | Fear | وقي |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 6 | وَٱبْتَغُوٓا۟wa-ib'taghū | and seek | بغي |
| 7 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | towards Him | — |
| 8 | ٱلْوَسِيلَةَl-wasīlata | the means | وسل |
| 9 | وَجَـٰهِدُوا۟wajāhidū | and strive hard | جهد |
| 10 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 11 | سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihi | His way | سبل |
| 12 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | so that you may | — |
| 13 | تُفْلِحُونَtuf'liḥūna | succeed | فلح |