Quran 2:45 Translations ⓘ

Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:45

وَاسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ

Transliteration

WaistaAAeenoo bialssabri waalssalati wainnaha lakabeeratun illa AAala alkhashiAAeena

Ahmad Ali

Find strength in fortitude and prayer, which is heavy and exacting but for those who are humble and meek,

Ali Qarai

And take recourse in patience and prayer, and it is indeed hard except for the humble

Amhad Khan

And seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard except for those who prostrate before Me with sincerity.

Arberry

Seek you help in patience and prayer, for grievous it is, save to the humble

Corpus Quran

And seek help through patience and the prayer; and indeed, it (is) surely difficult except on the humble ones,

Daryabadi

And seek help in patience and prayer and verily it is, hard except prayer unto the meek.

Hilali & Khan

And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un [i.e. the true believers in Allah - those who obey Allah with full submission, fear much from His Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings (Hell, etc.)].

Maududi

Seek help with the Salat and fortitude: no doubt, Salat is a hard task but not for those obedient servants,

Muhammad Sarwar

Help yourselves (in your affairs) with patience and prayer. It is a difficult task indeed, but not for the humble ones

Muhammad Shakir

And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones,

Pickthall

Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded,

Qaribullah

And seek help in patience and prayer. For it is heavy, except to the humble,

Sahih Intl

And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]

Talal Itani

And seek help through patience and prayer. But it is difficult, except for the devout.

Wahihuddin Khan

Seek help with patience and prayer; this is indeed an exacting discipline, but not to the humble,

Yusuf Ali

Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,-