Quran 61:4 — As-Saff, verse 4
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
God truly loves those who fight in solid lines for His cause, like a well-compacted wall.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ
inna l-laha yuḥibbu alladhīna yuqātilūna fī sabīlihi ṣaffan ka-annahum bun'yānun marṣūṣun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- God loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as though they were a building well-compacted.
- Muhammad Asad
- Verily, God loves [only] those who fight in His cause in [solid] ranks, as though they were a building firm and compact.
- Sahih International
- Indeed, Allāh loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a [single] structure joined firmly.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 2 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 3 | يُحِبُّyuḥibbu | loves | حبب |
| 4 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | those who | — |
| 5 | يُقَـٰتِلُونَyuqātilūna | fight | قتل |
| 6 | فِىfī | in | — |
| 7 | سَبِيلِهِۦsabīlihi | His Way | سبل |
| 8 | صَفًّۭاṣaffan | (in) a row | صفف |
| 9 | كَأَنَّهُمka-annahum | as if they | — |
| 10 | بُنْيَـٰنٌۭbun'yānun | (were) a structure | بني |
| 11 | مَّرْصُوصٌۭmarṣūṣun | joined firmly | رصص |