The Quran

سورة البَقَرَة

Surah Al-Baqarah 2:155

The Cow · Verse 155 of 286

وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And We will certainly reward you after disciplining you with something of fear and hunger and some loss of substance and of lives and of fruits (of your toils). Give good tidings to the patiently perservering;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere,

Ali Unal

We will certainly test you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and fruits (earnings); but give glad tidings to the persevering and patient:

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Daryabadi

And We will surely prove you with aught of fear and hunger and diminution in riches and lives and fruits; and bear thou the glad tidings unto the patient;

Faridul Haque

And We will surely test you with some fear and hunger, and with paucity of wealth and lives and crops; and give glad tidings to those who patiently endure. -

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And We shall certainly try you with something of fear and hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits. And give good news to the patient,

Maulvi Sher Ali

And WE will try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and fruits; but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere.

Muhammad Asad

And most certainly shall We try you by means of danger, and hunger, and loss of worldly goods, of lives and of [labour's] fruits. But give glad tidings unto those who are patient in adversity -

Muhammad Musin Khan

And certainly, We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad tidings to As-Sabirin (the patient ones, etc.).

Muhammad Pickthall

And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast,

Muhammad Sarwar

We shall test you through fear, hunger, loss of life, property, and crops. (Muhammad), give glad news to the people who have patience

Muhammed ali Shakir

And We will most certainly try you with somewhat of fear and hunger and loss of property and lives and fruits; and give good news to the patient,

Rashad Khalifa

We will surely test you through some fear, hunger, and loss of money, lives, and crops. Give good news to the steadfast.

Shabbir Ahmed

(Adversity is a great barometer of the strength of personality.) We will cause you to go through such tribulations as fear, hunger, and loss of wealth, person, and fruit of your labor, so that you may test your mettle. Therefore, give glad tidings to those who remain unwavering in their resolve.