سورة البَقَرَة
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:5
The Cow · Verse 5 of 286
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ
Abdul Mannan Omar
It is they who follow the guidance from their Lord, and it is they alone who are successful in attaining their object in this life and in the Hereafter.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They are on (true) guidance, from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper.
Ahmed Ali
They have found the guidance of their Lord and will be successful.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
Those (illustrious ones) stand on true guidance (originating in the Qur’an) from their Lord; and they are those who are the prosperous.
Daryabadi
These are on guidance from their Lord, and these they are the blissful ones.
Faridul Haque
It is they who are on guidance from their Lord; and they are the successful.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
These are on a right course from their Lord and these it is that are successful.
Maulvi Sher Ali
It is they who follow the guidance from their LORD and it is they who shall prosper.
Muhammad Asad
It is they who follow the guidance [which comes] from their Sustainer; and it is they, they who shall attain to a happy state!
Muhammad Musin Khan
They are on (true) guidance from their Lord, and they are the successful.
Muhammad Pickthall
These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.
Muhammad Sarwar
It is the pious who follow the guidance of their Lord and gain lasting happiness.
Muhammed ali Shakir
These are on a right course from their Lord and these it is that shall be successful.
Rashad Khalifa
These are guided by their Lord; these are the winners.
Shabbir Ahmed
They are the ones who walk on a path lighted by their Lord, and they are the ones whose crops of effort will flourish and they will truly prosper.
Commentary 2:5 Muflihûn مُفْلِحُونَ are those who are successful in attaining their objective in this life and in the Hereafter. The word muflihمفلح is the nominative of…
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًۭى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
2:5 Muflihûn مُفْلِحُونَ are those who are successful in attaining their objective in this life and in the Hereafter. The word muflihمفلح is the nominative of falaha فَلحَ that means to unfold something in order to reveal its intrinsic properties; to till and break open the surface of the earth and make its productive powers active (Tâj, Lane). Aflaha أفلح means to be successful and lucky. Fallâhفلٌاح is prosperity, safety or success, both in this life and in Hereafter. It is one of the striking beauties of Arabic that its words in their primary sense denote the state, which when realized also conveys the import of the same. This is well illustrated in the word fallâh. Therefore, fallâh is the application of our latent faculties to our best ability. Whatever is noble and good and is hidden in us must be unfolded, and whatever is yet only potential in the human mind must be made a reality. Therefore, fallâh is also the fulfilment of our own evolution and the realization of the potential that our Creator has placed in us. Fallâh is a much higher level than the attainment of najâh نجاة –salvation, or the corresponding idea of Moksha and Nirvana in Hinduism and Buddhism. In the Arabic language there is no better word than fallâh to describe attaining what one desires, reaping the fruits of labour, and success and gains to which one may aspire, whether material or spiritual, whether of this world or of the Hereafter.
A muflih is one who is prosperous, happy and attains his desires (Lisân, Tâj). The words “It is they who are successful in attaining their object” وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ conveys to us that a person who follows this guidance, Allâh in return will provide him a way out of his ordeals and difficulties and protect him from the undesirable results of his incorrect judgments. Allâh will provide him sustenance from where he least expects and will fulfil all his needs. By following this guidance not only will this person be saved from evil, but he will also be filled with positive good of the highest order. Al-Fallâh (with the suffix al) not only means success but also signifies what constitutes the complete and perfect success. Al-Fallâh as promised in this Book knows no limit.