Al-Qur'an Surah Ar-Rum Verse 17

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, proclaim Allah’s purity (from shirk) when you see the evening and when you see the morning.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So glorify Allah in the evening and in the morning—

Ruwwad Translation Center

So glory be to Allah in the evening and in the morning,

A. J. Arberry

So glory be to God both in your evening hour and in your morning hour.

Abdul Haleem

So celebrate God’s glory in the evening, in the morning-

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

So hallow Allah when ye enter the night and when ye enter the morning, --

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So (give) glory to Allah, when ye reach eventide and when ye rise in the morning;

Abul Ala Maududi

So glorify Allah in the evening and the morning.

Ahmed Ali

So extol God when the evening comes and the day dawns,

Ahmed Raza Khan

So proclaim the Purity of Allah when you witness the night and the morning.

Ali Quli Qarai

So glorify Allah when you enter evening and when you rise at dawn.

Ali Ünal

So glorify God when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning;

Amatul Rahman Omar

So glorify Allâh when you enter the evening and when you enter the morning,

English Literal

So God`s praise/glory when you enter into the evening and when you become (awaken) in the morning .

Faridul Haque

So proclaim the Purity of Allah when you witness the night and the morning.

Hamid S. Aziz

And as to those who disbelieved and rejected Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, these shall be brought to the chastisement.

Hilali & Khan

So glorify Allah [above all that (evil) they associate with Him (O believers)], when you come up to the evening [i.e. offer the (Maghrib) sunset and ('Isha') night prayers], and when you enter the morning [i.e. offer the (Fajr) morning prayer].

Maulana Mohammad Ali

Then as to those who believed and did good, they will be made happy in a garden.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Therefore glory be to Allah when you enter upon the time of the evening and when you enter upon the time of the morning.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

So glory be to Allah when ye enter the night and when ye enter the morning -

Muhammad Sarwar

Glory belongs to God all the time, in the evening and in the morning.

Qaribullah & Darwish

Therefore, exalt Allah when you enter the evening and in the morning.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

So glorify Allah, when you enter the evening, and when you enter the morning.

Wahiduddin Khan

So glorify God in the evening and in the morning,

Talal Itani

So glorify God when you retire at night, and when you rise in the morning.

Tafsir jalalayn

So glory be to God -- in other words, [so] glorify God, meaning; perform prayer -- when you enter the [time of the] night, in which there are two prayers, the sunset one (maghrib) and the later night one (`ish'), and when you rise in the morning, in which there is the morning prayer (subh).

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Command to pray Five Times Daily

Allah says;

فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَحِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ



So glorify Allah, when you enter the evening, and when you enter the morning.

Here Allah glorifies Himself and commands His servants to glorify and praise Him at these times which come one after the other and are indicative of His might and power in the heavens. This is when the night comes with its darkness, then in the morning the day comes with its light.

This glorification is followed by befitting praise, as Allah says