Surah Ali 'Imran 3:17 — translation and meaning

آل عمران · Verse 17 / 200 · Page 52

الصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْمُنفِقِينَ وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ

Word by Word

الصَّابِرِينَ
al-sabirina
The patient
وَالصَّادِقِينَ
wal-sadiqina
and the truthful
وَالْقَانِتِينَ
wal-qanitina
and the obedient
وَالْمُنفِقِينَ
wal-munfiqina
and those who spend
وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ
wal-mus'taghfirina
and those who seek forgiveness
بِالْأَسْحَارِ
bil-ashari
[in the] before dawn

Transliteration

Assaabireena wassaa diqeena walqaaniteena walmunfiqeena walmus taghfireena bil ashaar

Translation

The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allah], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

They are the ones who are patient in doing good actions, leaving bad actions and in the face of calamity; truthful in their words and actions; fulfil Allah’s sacred law completely; spend their wealth in Allah’s path; and ask for forgiveness in the last part of the night when prayers are most likely accepted and when hearts are not distracted.

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

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