Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Quran 2:144

2:144

قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۖ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَىٰهَا ۚ فَوَلِّ وَجْهَكَ شَطْرَ ٱلْمَسْجِدِ ٱلْحَرَامِ ۚ وَحَيْثُ مَا كُنتُمْ فَوَلُّوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ شَطْرَهُۥ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ لَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ ۗ وَمَا ٱللَّهُ بِغَـٰفِلٍ عَمَّا يَعْمَلُونَ

qad narā taqalluba wajhika fī l-samāi falanuwalliyannaka qib'latan tarḍāhā fawalli wajhaka shaṭra l-masjidi l-ḥarāmi waḥaythu mā kuntum fawallū wujūhakum shaṭrahu wa-inna alladhīna ūtū l-kitāba layaʿlamūna annahu l-ḥaqu min rabbihim wamā l-lahu bighāfilin ʿammā yaʿmalūna

We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muḥammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face [i.e., yourself] toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām. And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces [i.e., yourselves] toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and the Christians] well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what they do.

— Saheeh International

Many a time We have seen you [Prophet] turn your face towards Heaven, so We are turning you towards a prayer direction that pleases you. Turn your face in the direction of the Sacred Mosque: wherever you [believers] may be, turn your faces to it. Those who were given the Scripture know with certainty that this is the Truth from their Lord: God is not unaware of what they do.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily! We have seen the turning of your (Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم) face towards the heaven. Surely, We shall turn you to a Qiblah (prayer direction) that shall please you, so turn your face in the direction of Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah). And wheresoever you people are, turn your faces (in prayer) in that direction. Certainly, the people who were given the Scripture (i.e. Jews and the Christians) know well that, that (your turning towards the direction of the Ka‘bah at Makkah in prayers) is the truth from their Lord. And Allâh is not unaware of what they do.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

قَدْqadIndeed
نَرَىٰnarāWe see
تَقَلُّبَtaqalluba(the) turning
وَجْهِكَwajhika(of) your face
فِىfītowards
ٱلسَّمَآءِۖl-samāithe heaven
فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَfalanuwalliyannakaSo We will surely turn you
قِبْلَةًۭqib'latan(to the) direction of prayer
تَرْضَىٰهَاۚtarḍāhāyou will be pleased with
فَوَلِّfawalliSo turn
وَجْهَكَwajhakayour face
شَطْرَshaṭratowards the direction
ٱلْمَسْجِدِl-masjidi(of) Al-Masjid
ٱلْحَرَامِۚl-ḥarāmiAl-Haraam
وَحَيْثُwaḥaythuand wherever
مَاmāthat
كُنتُمْkuntumyou are
فَوَلُّوا۟fawallū[so] turn
وُجُوهَكُمْwujūhakumyour faces
شَطْرَهُۥۗshaṭrahu(in) its direction
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أُوتُوا۟ūtūwere given
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَl-kitābathe Book
لَيَعْلَمُونَlayaʿlamūnasurely know
أَنَّهُannahuthat it
ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaqu(is) the truth
مِنminfrom
رَّبِّهِمْۗrabbihimtheir Lord
وَمَاwamāAnd not
ٱللَّهُl-lahu(is) Allah
بِغَـٰفِلٍbighāfilinunaware
عَمَّاʿammāof what
يَعْمَلُونَyaʿmalūnathey do