Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks, as though they were a compacted structure.

اِنَّ اللّٰهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذ۪ينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ ف۪ي سَب۪يلِه۪ صَفاًّ كَاَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ
Inna Allaha yuhibbu allatheenayuqatiloona fee sabeelihi saffan kaannahum bunyanunmarsoos
#wordmeaningroot
1innaIndeed
2l-lahaAllah
3yuḥibbulovesحبب
4alladhīnathose who
5yuqātilūnafightقتل
6in
7sabīlihiHis Wayسبل
8ṣaffan(in) a rowصفف
9ka-annahumas if they
10bun'yānun(were) a structureبني
11marṣūṣunjoined firmlyرصص
  • Aisha Bewley

    Allah loves those who fight in His Way in ranks like well-built walls.

  • Progressive Muslims

    God loves those who fight in His cause as one column; they are like bricks in a wall.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Verily, Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in columns as if they were a rock solid wall.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks, as though they were a compacted structure.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    God loves those who fight in His cause as one column; they are like bricks in a wall.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    God loves those who fight in His cause as one column; they are like bricks in a wall.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    GOD loves those who fight in His cause united in one column, like the bricks in one wall.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Surely God loves those who fight in His cause in full formations as though they were a compact wall.

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

    Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His cause in a row as though they are a structure joined firmly.

  • Muhammad Asad

    Verily, God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks, as though they were a building firm and compact.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Lo! Allah loveth them who battle for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid structure.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Allah indeed loves those who fight in His Way as though they are a solid wall cemented with molten lead.*

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Allah likes those who fight in His cause to be wedged together like bricks in the closest and most defensible array.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    God is pleased with those who fight for His cause as disciplined soldiers who, in line of duty, look like unpenetratable wall.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Verily, Allâh loves those who fight in His Cause in rows (ranks) as if they were a solid structure.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array, as if they were a solid cemented structure.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Surely Allah loves those who fight in His cause in ˹solid˺ ranks as if they were one concrete structure.

  • Taqi Usmani

    Surely Allah loves those who fight in His way in firm rows, as if they were solid edifice.

  • Abdul Haleem

    God truly loves those who fight in solid lines for His cause, like a well-compacted wall.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    God loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as though they were a building well-compacted.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Verily, God loves those who fight in His cause in ranks as though they were a compact building.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    Surely Allah loves those who fight (or strive) in His way in ranks as if they were a firm and compact wall.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Surely Allah loves the ones who fight in His way in rank (s) as if they were a compact structure.

  • George Sale

    Verily God loveth those who fight for his religion in battle array, as though they were a well compacted building.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Truly Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in the battle array (rows), as if they were solid walls.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Indeed, Allâh loves those who fight in His cause in compact ranks (so arrayed) as if they were a solid structure cemented with (molten) lead.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Indeed Allah loves those who fight in His way in ranks, as if they were a compact structure.