Surah Al-Jumu'ah (الجمعة) • The Congregation, Friday

Quran 62:11

62:11

وَإِذَا رَأَوْا۟ تِجَـٰرَةً أَوْ لَهْوًا ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟ إِلَيْهَا وَتَرَكُوكَ قَآئِمًا ۚ قُلْ مَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهْوِ وَمِنَ ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

wa-idhā ra-aw tijāratan aw lahwan infaḍḍū ilayhā watarakūka qāiman qul mā ʿinda l-lahi khayrun mina l-lahwi wamina l-tijārati wal-lahu khayru l-rāziqīna

But [on one occasion] when they saw a transaction or a diversion, [O Muḥammad], they rushed to it and left you standing. Say, "What is with Allāh is better than diversion and than a transaction, and Allāh is the best of providers."

— Saheeh International

Yet they scatter towards trade or entertainment whenever they observe it, and leave you [Prophet] standing there. Say, ‘God’s gift is better than any entertainment or trade: God is the best provider.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when they see some merchandise or some amusement [beating of Tambur (drum) etc.] they disperse headlong to it, and leave you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) standing [while delivering Jumu‘ah religious talk (Khutbah)]. Say: "That which Allâh has is better than any amusement or merchandise! And Allâh is the Best of providers."

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

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Word by Word

وَإِذَاwa-idhāAnd when
رَأَوْا۟ra-awthey saw
تِجَـٰرَةًtijāratana transaction
أَوْawor
لَهْوًاlahwana sport
ٱنفَضُّوٓا۟infaḍḍūthey rushed
إِلَيْهَاilayhāto it
وَتَرَكُوكَwatarakūkaand left you
قَآئِمًۭاۚqāimanstanding
قُلْqulSay
مَاmāWhat
عِندَʿinda(is) with
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(is) better
مِّنَminathan
ٱللَّهْوِl-lahwithe sport
وَمِنَwaminaand from
ٱلتِّجَـٰرَةِۚl-tijārati(any) transaction
وَٱللَّهُwal-lahuAnd Allah
خَيْرُkhayru(is the) Best
ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَl-rāziqīna(of) the Providers