# 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 99

- **Surah:** 15. Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock) — سورة الحجر
- **Verse:** 99 / 99 · **Juz:** 14 · **Mushaf page:** 266
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-99

## Arabic

وَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ حَتّٰى يَأْتِيَكَ الْيَق۪ينُ

## Transcription

WaAAbud rabbaka hattaya/tiyaka alyaqeen

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

And worship your Lord until what is Certain comes to you.

### Progressive Muslims

And serve your Lord until certainty comes to you.

### Shabbir Ahmed

Submit entirely to your Sustainer so that you may have conviction in the success that is forthcoming.

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And serve thou thy Lord until the Certainty comes to thee.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Andserve your Lord until certainty comes to you.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

And worship your Lord, in order to attain certainty.,

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

And go on worshipping your Lord till the certainty (of death) comes upon you.

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

And worship your Lord until there comes to you the certainty (death).

### Muhammad Asad

and worship thy Sustainer till death comes to thee.

### Marmaduke Pickthall

And serve thy Lord till the Inevitable cometh unto thee.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

and worship your Lord until the last moment (of your life) that will most certainly come.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] That is Salat and worship of your Lord are the only means which can generate in you that power of sustenance which is required to stand resolutely against the troubles and afflictions you will inevitably encounter in the propagation of the message of the truth and reform of humanity. This will comfort you, fill you with courage and enable you to perform that divine mission for which you have been sent in the face of abuse, derision and obstacles.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

And worship Allah, your Creator, until the encounter with death which is indeed a matter of certainty.

### Bijan Moeinian

Keep on worshipping your Lord, until you reach the absolute belief.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (i.e. death).[1]

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And serve thy Lord until there come unto thee the Hour that is Certain.

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

and worship your Lord until the inevitable[1] comes your way.

### Taqi Usmani

and worship your Lord until comes to you that which is certain.

### Abdul Haleem

worship your Lord until what is certain comes to you.

### Arthur John Arberry

and serve thy Lord, until the Certain comes to thee.

### E. Henry Palmer

And serve thy Lord until the certainty shall come to thee.

### Hamid S. Aziz

And serve your Lord until there comes unto you the Hour that is certain (death).

### Mahmoud Ghali

And worship your Lord until the Certitude comes up to you.

### George Sale

and serve thy Lord, until death shall overtake thee.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

And worship your Lord till the Hour that is certain (death), comes to you.

### Amatul Rahman Omar

And go on worshipping your Lord until there comes to you that which is certain (and you breathe your last).

### Ali Quli Qarai

and worship your Lord until certainty comes to you.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Sana yakin gelene (benliğinin yokluğunu fark edene kadar -ölüm hakikatin fark edilmesi halidir- Vahid-ül Kahhar'ın yaşanmasına) kadar, Rabbine ibadet et (yakin sonrasında ise bunun doğal sonucu Rabbinin kulluğu devam eder zaten)!

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Ve yakin sana gelinceye kadar Rabbine ibadet et.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

"Sana yakin/kesin bilgi ya da ölüm gelinceye kadar Rabbine ibadet et!"

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Sana ölüm gelinceye kadar Rabbine ibadet et.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ve Rabbına kulluk yap ta sana o yakin gelene kadar

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Ve sana ölüm gelinceye kadar Rabbine kulluk et!

### Gültekin Onan

Ve yakin sana gelinceye kadar rabbine ibadet et.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Sana ölüm gelinceye kadar da Rabbine ibadet et.

### İbni Kesir

Ve sana yakin gelinceye kadar Rabbına ibadet et.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

ve ölüm sana erişinceye kadar Rabbine kulluk et.

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Sana ölüm gelene kadar Rabbine kulluk et!

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ve Rabbine kulluk et ki sana yakin gelsin (kesin bilgiye eresin)!

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Sana şaşmaz ve kesin bilgi gelinceye kadar Rabbine ibadet et!

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

Nihayet, ölüm gelip seni buluncaya dek Rabbine kulluğu (sürdür)!

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Ölüm gelinceye kadar, Rabb'ine kulluk et!

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Ve ulaşması kaçınılmaz olan sana gelinceye dek, Efendine hizmet et![197]

_Footnotes_
- [197] "Ulaşması kaçınılmaz olan sana gelinceye dek!" tümcesi, kimi Kur'an çevirilerinde, "Ölüm sana ulaşıncaya kadar!" veya "Kesin bilgi sana gelinceye kadar!" veya "Kesin inanç gelinceye kadar!" veya "Yakin sana gelinceye kadar!" biçiminde çevrilmiştir.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

O açık gerçek (ölüm) gelinceye kadar Rabbine kul olmaya devam et.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

Sana kesin bir gerçek[1] (olan ölüm) gelinceye kadar Rabbine ibadet et!

_Footnotes_
- [1] Ayette geçen [el-yakîn] kelimesi kulluk görevinin son anını içerdiği için "ölüm" anlamında yorumlanmalıdır.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Sana yakin[1] gelinceye kadar, Rabb'ine kulluk et!

_Footnotes_
- [1] Kesin gerçek olan ölüm.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Sana yakin[1] gelinceye kadar, Rabb'ine kulluk et!

_Footnotes_
- [1] Kesin gerçek olan ölüm.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Sana o kesin gerçek /ölüm gelip çatıncaya dek Rabbine kulluk et[1].

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Hud 11/123,](https://quran.so/11/123) [Meryem 19/65,](https://quran.so/19/65) [Zümer 39/66.](https://quran.so/39/66)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَٱعْبُدْ — wa-uʿ'bud | And worship | عبد — Ayn-Be-Dal |
| 2 | رَبَّكَ — rabbaka | your Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba |
| 3 | حَتَّىٰ — ḥattā | until | — |
| 4 | يَأْتِيَكَ — yatiyaka | comes to you | اتي — Elif-Te-Ye |
| 5 | ٱلْيَقِينُ — l-yaqīnu | the certainty | يقن — Ye-Kaf-Nun |

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