Surah Al-Baqara 2:250 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 250 / 286 · Page 41

وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالُوا رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Word by Word

وَلَمَّا
walamma
And when
بَرَزُوا
barazu
they went forth
لِجَالُوتَ
lijaluta
to (face) Jalut
وَجُنُودِهِ
wajunudihi
and his troops
قَالُوا
qalu
they said
رَبَّنَا
rabbana
Our Lord
أَفْرِغْ
afrigh
Pour
عَلَيْنَا
alayna
on us
صَبْرًا
sabran
patience
وَثَبِّتْ
wathabbit
and make firm
أَقْدَامَنَا
aqdamana
our feet
وَانصُرْنَا
wa-unsur'na
and help us
عَلَى
ala
against
الْقَوْمِ
al-qawmi
the people
الْكَافِرِينَ
al-kafirina
(who are) disbelieving

Transliteration

Wa lammaa barazoo liJaaloota wa junoodihee qaaloo Rabbanaaa afrigh 'alainaa sabranw wa sabbit aqdaamanaa wansurnaa 'alal qawmil kaafireen

Translation

And when they went forth to [face] Goliath and his soldiers, they said, "Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When they came out to face Goliath and his army, they prayed to Allah, saying: Our Lord, grant us patience in our hearts, make our feet firm so that we do not flee or lose courage before our enemies, and give us Your assistance and support against the disbelieving people.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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