Surah As-Saf (الصف) • The Ranks

Quran 61:14

61:14

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُونُوٓا۟ أَنصَارَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَ مَنْ أَنصَارِىٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَـَٔامَنَت طَّآئِفَةٌ مِّنۢ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَكَفَرَت طَّآئِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرِينَ

yāayyuhā alladhīna āmanū kūnū anṣāra l-lahi kamā qāla ʿīsā ub'nu maryama lil'ḥawāriyyīna man anṣārī ilā l-lahi qāla l-ḥawāriyūna naḥnu anṣāru l-lahi faāmanat ṭāifatun min banī is'rāīla wakafarat ṭāifatun fa-ayyadnā alladhīna āmanū ʿalā ʿaduwwihim fa-aṣbaḥū ẓāhirīna

O you who have believed, be supporters of Allāh, as when Jesus, the son of Mary, said to the disciples, "Who are my supporters for Allāh?" The disciples said, "We are supporters of Allāh." And a faction of the Children of Israel believed and a faction disbelieved. So We supported those who believed against their enemy, and they became dominant.

— Saheeh International

You who believe, be God’s helpers. As Jesus, son of Mary, said to the disciples, ‘Who will come with me to help God?’ The disciples said, ‘We shall be God’s helpers.’ Some of the Children of Israel believed and some disbelieved: We supported the believers against their enemy and they were the ones who came out on top.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

O you who believe! Be you helpers (in the Cause) of Allâh as said ‘Îsâ (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), to the Hawâriyyûn (the disciples): "Who are my helpers (in the Cause) of Allâh?" The Hawâriyyûn (the disciples) said: "We are Allâh’s helpers" (i.e. we will strive in His Cause!). Then a group of the Children of Israel believed and a group disbelieved. So We gave power to those who believed against their enemies, and they became the victorious (uppermost).

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

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يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieve
كُونُوٓا۟kūnūBe
أَنصَارَanṣārahelpers
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
كَمَاkamāas
قَالَqālasaid
عِيسَىʿīsāIsa
ٱبْنُub'nuson
مَرْيَمَmaryama(of) Maryam
لِلْحَوَارِيِّـۧنَlil'ḥawāriyyīnato the disciples
مَنْmanWho
أَنصَارِىٓanṣārī(are) my helpers
إِلَىilāfor
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahiAllah
قَالَqālaSaid
ٱلْحَوَارِيُّونَl-ḥawāriyūnathe disciples
نَحْنُnaḥnuWe
أَنصَارُanṣāru(are) the helpers
ٱللَّهِۖl-lahi(of) Allah
فَـَٔامَنَتfaāmanatThen believed
طَّآئِفَةٌۭṭāifatuna group
مِّنۢminof
بَنِىٓbanīChildren
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(of) Israel
وَكَفَرَتwakafaratand disbelieved
طَّآئِفَةٌۭۖṭāifatuna group
فَأَيَّدْنَاfa-ayyadnāSo We supported
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
ءَامَنُوا۟āmanūbelieved
عَلَىٰʿalāagainst
عَدُوِّهِمْʿaduwwihimtheir enemy
فَأَصْبَحُوا۟fa-aṣbaḥūand they became
ظَـٰهِرِينَẓāhirīnadominant