Quran 8:20 — Al-Anfaal, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Believers, obey God and His Messenger: do not turn away when you are listening to him;
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا عَنْهُ وَأَنْتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ
yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū aṭīʿū l-laha warasūlahu walā tawallaw ʿanhu wa-antum tasmaʿūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- O believers, obey God and His Messenger, and do not turn away from Him, even as you are listening;
- Muhammad Asad
- [Hence,] O you who have attained to faith, pay heed unto God and His Apostle, and do not turn away from Him now that you hear [His message];
- Sahih International
- O you who have believed, obey Allāh and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhā | O you | — |
| 2 | ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna | who | — |
| 3 | ءَامَنُوٓا۟āmanū | believe | أمن |
| 4 | أَطِيعُوا۟aṭīʿū | Obey | طوع |
| 5 | ٱللَّهَl-laha | Allah | أله |
| 6 | وَرَسُولَهُۥwarasūlahu | and His Messenger | رسل |
| 7 | وَلَاwalā | And (do) not | — |
| 8 | تَوَلَّوْا۟tawallaw | turn away | ولي |
| 9 | عَنْهُʿanhu | from him | — |
| 10 | وَأَنتُمْwa-antum | while you | — |
| 11 | تَسْمَعُونَtasmaʿūna | hear | سمع |