Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And who are patient seeking the face of their Lord, and uphold the duty, and spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and they avert evil with good: those have the good final abode:

وَالَّذ۪ينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَٓاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَاَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَاَنْفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ سِراًّ وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَؤُ۫نَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ اُو۬لٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عُقْبَى الدَّارِۙ
Wallatheena sabarooibtighaa wajhi rabbihim waaqamoo assalatawaanfaqoo mimma razaqnahum sirran waAAalaniyatanwayadraoona bilhasanati assayyi-ata ola-ikalahum AAuqba addar
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1wa-alladhīnaAnd those who
2ṣabarū(are) patientصبر
3ib'tighāaseekingبغي
4wajhi(the) Faceوجه
5rabbihim(of) their Lordربب
6wa-aqāmūand establishقوم
7l-ṣalatathe salatصلو
8wa-anfaqūand spendنفق
9mimmāfrom what
10razaqnāhumWe have provided themرزق
11sirransecretlyسرر
12waʿalāniyatanand publiclyعلن
13wayadraūnaand they repelدرا
14bil-ḥasanatiwith the goodحسن
15l-sayi-atathe evil سوا
16ulāikathose
17lahumfor them
18ʿuq'bā(is) the final attainmentعقب
19l-dāri(of) the Home دور
  • Aisha Bewley

    those who are steadfast in seeking the face of their Lord, and establish salat and give from the provision We have given them, secretly and openly, and stave off evil with good, it is they who will have the Ultimate Abode –

  • Progressive Muslims

    And those who are patient seeking their Lord's direction; and they hold the contact-method, and they spend from what We bestowed upon them secretly and openly, and they counter sin with good; these will have an excellent abode.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    They persevere in the face of adversities on way to seeking the Approval of their Sustainer. They help establish and consolidate the Divine System, and the Permanent Values. Spend on others of the provision We have given them, in secret and in public. And they counter harshness with kind manners. It is these that will find fulfillment in the Eternal Home.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And who are patient seeking the face of their Lord, and uphold the duty, and spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and they avert evil with good: those have the good final abode:

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    Andthose who are patient seeking the face of their Lord; and they hold the contact prayer, and they spend from what We have bestowed upon them secretly and openly, and they counter evil with good; these will have an excellent abode.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Those who are patient seeking their Lord's direction; and they hold the contact prayer, and they spend from what We bestowed upon them secretly and openly, and they counter sin with good; these will have an excellent abode.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    They steadfastly persevere in seeking their Lord, observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), spend from our provisions to them secretly and publicly, and counter evil with good. These have deserved the best abode.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Who persevere in seeking the way of their Lord, who fulfil their devotional obligations, and spend of what We have given them, secretly or openly, who repel evil with good: For them is the recompense of Paradise:

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

    And those who are patient, seeking the countenance of their Lord, and establish prayer and spend from what We have provided for them secretly and publicly and prevent evil with good - those will have the good consequence of home -

  • Muhammad Asad

    and who are patient in adversity out of a longing for their Sustainer's countenance, and are constant in prayer, and spend on others, secretly and openly, out of what We provide for them as sustenance, and repel evil with good. It is these that shall find their fulfilment in the hereafter:

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Such as persevere in seeking their Lord's Countenance and are regular in prayer and spend of that which We bestow upon them secretly and openly, and overcome evil with good. Theirs will be the sequel of the (heavenly) Home,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    who are steadfast in seeking the good pleasure of their Lord;* who establish Prayer and spend both secretly and openly out of the wealth We have provided them, and who ward off evil with good. Theirs shall be the ultimate abode*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    d) who possess their souls in patience purposed to fulfill their obligation to Allah and to satisfy their conscience and their hearts,

  • Bijan Moeinian

    They will recourse to the patience (to achieve a "God loving way of life"), worship their Lord on regular basis, devote a part of their “God given” income to the charity (publicly or secretly), and their response to evil will be goodness. Such people deserve the best in the Hereafter.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And those who remain patient, seeking their Lord’s Countenance, perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and spend out of that which We have bestowed on them, secretly and openly, and defend evil with good, for such there is a good end.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; Establish regular prayers; spend, out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly and openly; and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home,-

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And ˹they are˺ those who endure patiently, seeking their Lord’s pleasure, establish prayer, donate from what We have provided for them—secretly and openly—and respond to evil with good. It is they who will have the ultimate abode:

  • Taqi Usmani

    and those who observe patience in order to seek the pleasure of their Lord and establish Salāh and spend secretly and openly from what We have given to them, and repel evil with good. Those are the ones for whom there is the ultimate abode,

  • Abdul Haleem

    who remain steadfast through their desire for the face of their Lord; who keep up the prayer; who give secretly and openly from what We have provided for them; who repel evil with good. These will have the reward of the home:

  • Arthur John Arberry

    patient men, desirous of the Face of their Lord, who perform the prayer, and expend of that We have provided them, secretly and in public, and who avert evil with good -- theirs shall be the Ultimate Abode,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and those who are patient, craving their Lord's face, and are steadfast in prayer, and expend in alms of what we have bestowed upon them secretly and openly, and ward off evil with good,- these shall have the recompense of the abode,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And those who join (attain) what Allah has commanded to be joined (attained), and dread their Lord and fear the woeful reckoning;

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And who (endure) patiently seeking the Face of their Lord, and keep up the prayer, and expend of whatever We have provided them, secretly and in public, and who parry an odious (act) with a fair one; those will have the (Ultimate) Outcome of the Residence.

  • George Sale

    and who persevere out of a sincere desire to please their Lord, and observe the stated times of prayer, and give alms out of what We have bestowed on them, in secret and openly, and who turn away evil with good: The reward of these shall be paradise,

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And those who patiently persevere, seeking the (Divine) Face of their Lord; establish regular prayers; Spend from what We have blessed for their life, secretly and openly; And block evil with good: For them there is the final reach of the (eternal) Home—

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And these are the persons who patiently persevere (in virtues and in guarding against evil), seek the favour of their Lord, and observe Prayer, and who spend of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and who avert evil (by repaying it) with good. It is these who shall have the best end of the (present) abode -

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    —those who are patient for the sake of their Lord’s pleasure, maintain the prayer, and spend out of what We have provided them, secretly and openly, and repel evil with good. For such will be the reward of the abode: