سورة المؤمنون
Surah Al-Mu’minûn 23:51
The Believers · Verse 51 of 118
يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا ۖ إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ
Abdul Mannan Omar
O you Messengers! eat of the things which are clean, good and pure and (thus) do good works. Verily, I am Well-Aware of what you do.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
O ye messengers! enjoy (all) things good and pure, and work righteousness: for I am well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.
Ahmed Ali
O you apostles, eat things that are clean, and do things that are good. We are surely cognisant of what you do.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
O you Messengers! Partake of (God’s) pure and wholesome bounties, and always act righteously. I have full knowledge of all that you do.
Daryabadi
O Ye apostles! eat the good things and work righteously; verily of that which ye work I am the Knower.
Faridul Haque
"O Noble Messengers, eat good clean things, and do good deeds; I know all that you do."
Maulana Muhammad Ali
O ye messengers, eat of the good things and do good. Surely I am Knower of what you do.
Maulvi Sher Ali
O ye Messengers, eat of the pure things and do good works. Verily, I am Well-Aware of what you do.
Muhammad Asad
O YOU APOSTLES! Partake of the good things of life, and do righteous deeds: verily, I have full knowledge of all that you do.
Muhammad Musin Khan
O (you) Messengers! Eat of the Taiyibat [all kinds of Halal (legal) foods which Allah has made legal (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables, fruits, etc.], and do righteous deeds. Verily! I am Well-Acquainted with what you do.
Muhammad Pickthall
O ye messengers! Eat of the good things, and do right. Lo! I am Aware of what ye do.
Muhammad Sarwar
I told them, "Messengers, eat from the pure things and act righteously; I know all that you do.
Muhammed ali Shakir
O messengers! eat of the good things and do good; surely I know what you do.
Rashad Khalifa
O you messengers, eat from the good provisions, and work righteousness. I am fully aware of everything you do.
Shabbir Ahmed
(This was a brief resume of some of the Messengers. They were told), “O Messengers! Partake of the decent things of life and work for the betterment of humanity. Surely, I am Aware of what you do.
Commentary 23:51 “Eat of the things which are clean, good and pure and (thus) do good works” points to a connection between the food one eats and ones deeds.
يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلوا صَالِحًا ۖ
23:51 “Eat of the things which are clean, good and pure and (thus) do good works” points to a connection between the food one eats and ones deeds.