# 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 165

- **Surah:** 37. Surah As-Saffat (Those drawn up in Ranks) — سورة الصافات
- **Verse:** 165 / 182 · **Juz:** 23 · **Mushaf page:** 451
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-165

## Arabic

وَاِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الصَّٓافُّونَۚ

## Transcription

Wa-inna lanahnu assaffoon

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

We are those drawn up in ranks.

### Progressive Muslims

And we are the ones who are in columns.

### Shabbir Ahmed

And, behold, we are soldiers in ranks.

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

“And we are those lined up;

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

"And we are the ones who are in columns."

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

We are the arrangers.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

"And we are truly those who stand in rows,

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

And indeed, we are those who line up [for prayer].

### Muhammad Asad

and, verily, we too are ranged [before Him in worship];

### Marmaduke Pickthall

Lo! we, even we are they who set the ranks,

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

Verily we range ourselves in rows (as humble servants)

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

And the angels add "we draw up ourselves in ranks arranged in even rows to engage in the act of worship and in divine service. "

### Bijan Moeinian

"[Not to speak of being God’s children], we all have our ranks. ….

### Al-Hilali & Khan

And verily, we (angels), we stand in rows (for the prayers as you Muslims stand in rows for your prayers);

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"And we are verily ranged in ranks (for service);

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

We are indeed the ones lined up in ranks ˹for Allah˺.

### Taqi Usmani

and We, surely We, are those who stand in rows

### Abdul Haleem

we are ranged in ranks.

### Arthur John Arberry

we are the rangers,

### E. Henry Palmer

verily, we are ranged, and,

### Hamid S. Aziz

"Verily, we, even we, are they who draw out in ranks,

### Mahmoud Ghali

And surely we, indeed we, are the ones ranged in ranks,

### George Sale

We range ourselves in order, attending the commands of God;

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

"And, verily we are surely arranged in ranks (for Allah’s Service);

### Amatul Rahman Omar

`And most surely we are the ones who stand ranged in rows (attending to the command of God).

### Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed it is we who are the ranged ones.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

"Muhakkak ki biz, evet biziz o saf saf dizilenler (varlıkta boyutları ve içindekileri meydana getirenler). "

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

"Biziz, o saflar halinde dizilmiş olanlar, gerçekten biziz."

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

"Biz saf tutarız."

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

"Şüphesiz biz (orada) saf duranlarız."

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

Ve biz elbette biz o saf dizenleriz

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Elbette biziz o saf saf dizilenler, biziz ;

### Gültekin Onan

"Biziz, o saflar halinde dizilmiş olanlar, gerçekten biziz."

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

Biziz o saf saf dizilenler mutlak biz.

### İbni Kesir

Ve muhakkak ki biz; saf bağlayıp duranlarız.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

biz de (ibadetlerimizde O'nun önünde) saf tutarız;

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

Biz, elbette biz dizi dizi olanlarız.

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

"Biziz, o saf saf dizilenler, biz."

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

O saf saf dizilenler elbette biziz.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

evet biziz (emre amade olup) saf saf duranlar, elbette biz;

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

Biziz biz, saf saf duranlar.

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

"Kuşkusuz, sıralananlarız!"

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

Hepimiz aynı çizgideyiz.

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

Şüphesiz ki biz (orada) sıra sıra dururuz.

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

"Biziz biz, saf saf duranlar."

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

"Biziz biz, saf saf duranlar."

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Biz, kesinlikle omuz omuza veren kimseleriz.

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَإِنَّا — wa-innā | And indeed, we | — |
| 2 | لَنَحْنُ — lanaḥnu | surely, [we] | — |
| 3 | ٱلصَّآفُّونَ — l-ṣāfūna | stand in rows | صفف — Sad-Fe-Fe |

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