Quran 47:21
Surah Muhammad, Verse 21
Juz 26 · Page 509 · Ruku 444 · Medinan
طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَّعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ ٱلْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ
Word by word
طَاعَةٌۭ ṭāʿatun (Is) obedience وَقَوْلٌۭ waqawlun and a word مَّعْرُوفٌۭ ۚ maʿrūfun kind فَإِذَا fa-idhā And when عَزَمَ ʿazama (is) determined ٱلْأَمْرُ l-amru the matter فَلَوْ falaw then if صَدَقُوا۟ ṣadaqū they had been true ٱللَّهَ l-laha (to) Allah لَكَانَ lakāna surely, it would have been خَيْرًۭا khayran better لَّهُمْ lahum for them
Transliteration
TaAAatun waqawlun maAAroofun fa-ithaAAazama al-amru falaw sadaqoo Allaha lakanakhayran lahum
Translations
Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Obedience and a civil word. Then, when the matter is determined, if they are loyal to Allah it will be well for them.
Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Were it to obey and say what is just, and when a matter is resolved on, it were best for them if they were true to Allah.
تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir
أي : وكان الأولى بهم أن يسمعوا ويطيعوا ، أي : في الحالة الراهنة ، ( فإذا عزم الأمر ) أي : جد الحال ، وحضر القتال ، ( فلو صدقوا الله ) أي : أخلصوا له النية ، ( لكان خيرا لهم )