Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

The only word of the believers, when they are invited to God and His messenger, that he judge between them, is that they say: “We hear and we obey,” — and it is they who are the successful.

اِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوْلَ الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ اِذَا دُعُٓوا اِلَى اللّٰهِ وَرَسُولِه۪ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَهُمْ اَنْ يَقُولُوا سَمِعْنَا وَاَطَعْنَاۜ وَاُو۬لٰٓئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Innama kana qawla almu/mineenaitha duAAoo ila Allahi warasoolihi liyahkumabaynahum an yaqooloo samiAAna waataAAna waola-ikahumu almuflihoon
#wordmeaningroot
1innamāOnly
2kānaisكون
3qawla(the) statementقول
4l-mu'minīna(of) the believersامن
5idhāwhen
6duʿūthey are calledدعو
7ilāto
8l-lahiAllah
9warasūlihiand His Messengerرسل
10liyaḥkumato judgeحكم
11baynahumbetween themبين
12an(is) that
13yaqūlūthey sayقول
14samiʿ'nāWe hearسمع
15wa-aṭaʿnāand we obeyطوع
16wa-ulāikaAnd those
17humu[they]
18l-muf'liḥūna(are) the successfulفلح
  • Aisha Bewley

    The reply of the muminun when they are summoned to Allah and His Messenger so that he can judge between them, is to say, ‘We hear and we obey. ’ They are ones who are successful.

  • Progressive Muslims

    The utterance of the believers when they are invited to God and His messenger to judge in their affairs is to Say: "We hear and obey. " These are the winners.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Whenever invited to Allah and His Messenger to judge in their affairs, the true believers say, "We hear and we obey. " They are the ones who will ultimately prosper.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    The only word of the believers, when they are invited to God and His messenger, that he judge between them, is that they say: “We hear and we obey,” — and it is they who are the successful.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    The utterance of the believers when they are invited to God and His messenger to judge in their affairs is to say: "We hear and obey." These are the winners.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    The utterance of those who acknowledge when they are invited to God and His messenger to judge in their affairs is to say: "We hear and obey." These are the winners.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    The only utterance of the believers, whenever invited to GOD and His messenger to judge in their affairs, is to say, "We hear and we obey." These are the winners.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The answer of the believers when they are called to God and His Apostle that he may judge between them, is: "We hear and obey. " And they are the ones who will prosper.

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

    The only statement of the believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and we obey. " And those are the successful.

  • Muhammad Asad

    The only response of believers, whenever they are summoned unto God and His Apostle in order that might judge between them, can be no other than, "We have heard, and we pay heed!"- and it is they, they who shall attain to a happy state:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    The saying of (all true) believers when they appeal unto Allah and His messenger to judge between them is only that they say: We hear and we obey. And such are the successful.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    When those that believe are called to Allah and His Messenger in order that he (that is, the Messenger) may judge their disputes among them, nothing becomes them but to say: "We hear and we obey." Such shall attain true success.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Contrast by contrary motives, the response of those in whose hearts reigns piety to the invitation by the Messenger to decide between them according to Allah's statutes and to the Messenger's final judgement is a response of obedience. They always say: "we have heard and we do obey" These are they whom Heaven will prosper.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    As for the believers, when they are summoned to the court of the Lord for the judgment, they simply say: "We heard the call and we obey. " These are the kind of people who will succeed.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    The only saying of the faithful believers, when they are called to Allâh (His Words, the Qur’ân) and His Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم), to judge between them, is that they say: "We hear and we obey." And such are the successful (who will live forever in Paradise).

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    The answer of the Believers, when summoned to Allah and His Messenger, in order that He may judge between them, is no other than this: they say, "We hear and we obey": it is such as these that will attain felicity.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    The only response of the ˹true˺ believers, when they are called to Allah and His Messenger so he may judge between them, is to say, "We hear and obey." It is they who will ˹truly˺ succeed.

  • Taqi Usmani

    The only reply of the (true) believers, when they are summoned to Allah and His messenger that he (the messenger) may judge between them, is that they say, "We listen and obey." Such people are the successful.

  • Abdul Haleem

    When the true believers are summoned to God and His Messenger in order for him to judge between them, they say, ‘We hear and we obey.’ These are the ones who will prosper:

  • Arthur John Arberry

    All that the believers say, when they are called to God and His Messenger, that he may judge between them, is that they say, 'We hear, and we obey'; those -- they are the prosperers.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    The speech of the believers, when they are called to God and His Apostle to judge between them, is only to say, 'We hear and we obey;' and these it is who are the prosperous,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Is there in their heart a disease, or do they doubt, or do they fear lest Allah and His Messenger should deal unjustly by them?- Nay, it is they who do wrong (or are unjust).

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely the saying of believers when they are called to Allah and His Messenger that he (The Messenger) may judge between them is only that they say, "We hear and we obey. " And those are they (who are) the prosperers.

  • George Sale

    The saying of the true believers, when they are summoned before God and his apostle, that He may judge between them, is no other than that they say, we have heard, and do obey: And these are they who shall prosper.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    The answer of the believers, when called to Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad) so that he may judge between them is nothing other than this: They say: "We hear and we obey:" And it is such as these who will be successful.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    The only response of the believers, when they are summoned before Allâh and His Messenger so that he may judge between them, is that they say, `We hear and we obey. ' It is they who will attain their goal.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    All the response of the faithful, when they are summoned to Allah and His Apostle that He may judge between them, is to say, ‘We hear and obey. ’ It is they who are the felicitous.