وَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُوا۟ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱرْكَعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱلرَّٰكِعِينَ

Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship).

Al Baqara 2:43

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Establish worship, pay the poor-due, and bow your heads with those who bow (in worship).”

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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