Surah Al-Baqara 2:43 — translation and meaning

البقرة · Verse 43 / 286 · Page 7

وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ

Word by Word

وَأَقِيمُوا
wa-aqimu
And establish
الصَّلَاةَ
al-salata
the prayer
وَآتُوا
waatu
and give
الزَّكَاةَ
al-zakata
zakah
وَارْكَعُوا
wa-ir'ka'u
and bow down
مَعَ
ma'a
with
الرَّاكِعِينَ
al-raki'ina
those who bow down

Transliteration

Wa aqeemus salaata wa aatuz zakaata warka'oo ma'ar raaki'een

Translation

And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Establish the prayers properly with its obligatory and recommended parts; give Zakat from your wealth, which Allah has put in your hands; and be humble to Allah with those who are humble of Muhammad’s nation (peace be upon him).

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

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