حَٰفِظُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلْوُسْطَىٰ وَقُومُوا۟ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ

Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah.

Al Baqara 2:238

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Be guardians of your prayers, and of the midmost prayer, and stand up with devotion to Allah.”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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