Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 238
حَـٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَـٰنِتِينَ
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient.
Al-Baqarah · 2:238
Word by word
- حَـٰفِظُوا۟ḥāfiẓūGuard strictly
- عَلَىʿalā[on]
- ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِl-ṣalawātithe prayers
- وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِwal-ṣalatiand the prayer
- ٱلْوُسْطَىٰl-wus'ṭā[the] middle
- وَقُومُوا۟waqūmūand stand up
- لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
- قَـٰنِتِينَqānitīnadevoutly obedient
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