Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

They believe in God and the Last Day, and enjoin what is fitting, and forbid perversity, and compete in good deeds; and those are among the righteous.

يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللّٰهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ وَيُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ مِنَ الصَّالِح۪ينَ
Yu/minoona billahi walyawmial-akhiri waya/muroona bilmaAAroofi wayanhawnaAAani almunkari wayusariAAoona fee alkhayrati waola-ikamina assaliheen
#wordmeaningroot
1yu'minūnaThey believeامن
2bil-lahiin Allah
3wal-yawmiand the Dayيوم
4l-ākhirithe Lastاخر
5wayamurūnaand they enjoinامر
6bil-maʿrūfi[with] the rightعرف
7wayanhawnaand forbidنهي
8ʿani[from]
9l-munkarithe wrongنكر
10wayusāriʿūnaand they hastenسرع
11in
12l-khayrātithe good deedsخير
13wa-ulāikaAnd those
14mina(are) from
15l-ṣāliḥīnathe righteousصلح
  • Aisha Bewley

    They have iman in Allah and the Last Day, and enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and compete in doing good. They are among the righteous.

  • Progressive Muslims

    They believe in God and the Last Day and order kindness and deter from evil, and they hasten in goodness; these are of the righteous ones.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    They believe in Allah as the One True God, and in the Last Day. They advocate what Allah has decreed as virtuous, and forbid what Allah has decreed as vice. They try to lead in acts of social benefit; such are the ones who augment the human potential.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    They believe in God and the Last Day, and enjoin what is fitting, and forbid perversity, and compete in good deeds; and those are among the righteous.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    They believe in God and the Last Day and order kindness and prohibit vice, and they hasten in goodness; these are of the good doers.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    They acknowledge God and the Last day, promote recognized norms and deter from evil, and they hasten in goodness; these are of the reformed ones.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    They believe in GOD and the Last Day, they advocate righteousness and forbid evil, and they hasten to do righteous works. These are the righteous.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And believe in God and the Last Day, and enjoin what is good and forbid what is wrong, and who hasten to give in charity: they are among the upright and the doers of good.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous.

  • Muhammad Asad

    They believe in God and the Last Day, and enjoin the doing of what is right and forbid the doing of what is wrong, and vie with one another in doing good works: and these are among the righteous.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and enjoin right conduct and forbid indecency, and vie one with another in good works. These are of the righteous.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    They believe in Allah and in the Last Day and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and hasten to excel each other in doing good. These are among the righteous.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    They believe in Allah with hearts impressed with images of religious and spiritual virtues and they are mindful of the Hereafter. They enjoin equity and recourse to general principles of justice and they condemn the bad and emulate the best. Such people are enrolled among the righteous.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    The latter believe in God and the Day of the Resurrection. They invite people to do good, forbid them of evil deeds and rush to participate in good deeds. Such people are indeed the righteous ones.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    They believe in Allâh and the Last Day; they enjoin Al-Ma‘rûf (Islâmic Monotheism, and following Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) and forbid Al-Munkar (polytheism, disbelief and opposing Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم); and they hasten in (all) good works; and they are among the righteous.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day; they enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong; and they hasten (in emulation) in (all) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day, encourage good and forbid evil, and race with one another in doing good. They are ˹truly˺ among the righteous.

  • Taqi Usmani

    they believe in Allah and the Hereafter, and bid the Fair and forbid the Unfair, and hasten towards good deeds. They are among the righteous.

  • Abdul Haleem

    who believe in God and the Last Day, who order what is right and forbid what is wrong, who are quick to do good deeds. These people are among the righteous

  • Arthur John Arberry

    believing in God and in the Last Day, bidding to honour and forbidding dishonour, vying one with the other in good works; those are of the righteous.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    They believe in God, and in the last day, and bid what is reasonable, and forbid what is wrong, and vie in charity; these are among the righteous.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    They believe in Allah, and in the last day, and bid intelligent (or right) conduct, and forbid what is stupid (or wrong), and vie with one another in good works; these are among the righteous.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and command beneficence, and forbid maleficence, and vie swiftly in charitable deeds; and those are of the righteous.

  • George Sale

    They believe in God, and the last day; and command that which is just, and forbid that which is unjust, and zealously strive to excel in good works: These are of the righteous.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    They believe in Allah and the Last Day; They join in what is right, and forbid what is wrong: And they hasten (to carry on all the) good works: They are in the ranks of the righteous.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    They believe in Allâh and the Last Day and enjoin good and forbid evil, and they vie one with another in (doing) good deeds. And it is these who are of the truly righteous.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    They have faith in Allah and the Last Day, and bid what is right and forbid what is wrong, and are active in good deeds. They are among the righteous.