The Cow
2. Al-Baqarah
البقرة
Page #33
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أَمْ
حَسِبْتُمْ
أَن
تَدْخُلُوا
الْجَنَّةَ
وَلَمَّا
يَأْتِكُم
مَّثَلُ
الَّذِينَ
خَلَوْا
مِن
قَبْلِكُم
مَّسَّتْهُمُ
الْبَأْسَاءُ
وَالضَّرَّاءُ
وَزُلْزِلُوا
حَتَّى
يَقُولَ
الرَّسُولُ
وَالَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
مَعَهُ
مَتَى
نَصْرُ
اللَّهِ
أَلَا
إِنَّ
نَصْرَ
اللَّهِ
قَرِيبٌ
ʾam ḥasibtum ʾan tadkhulū l-jannata wa-lammā yaʾtikum mathalu lladhīna khalaw min qablikum massathumu l-baʾsāʾu wa-ḍ-ḍarrāʾu wa-zulzilū ḥattā yaqūla r-rasūlu wa-lladhīna ʾāmanū maʿahū matā naṣru llāhi ʾa-lā ʾinna naṣra llāhi qarībun
Or do ye think that ye shall enter the Garden (of bliss) without such (trials) as came to those who passed away before you? they encountered suffering and adversity, and were so shaken in spirit that even the Messenger and those of faith who were with him cried: "When (will come) the help of Allah?" Ah! Verily, the help of Allah is (always) near!
— Abdullah Yusufali
Do you suppose that you will enter paradise though there has not yet come to you the like of [what befell] those who went before you? Stress and distress befell them and they were convulsed until the apostle and the faithful who were with him said, ‘When will Allah’s help [come]?’ Behold! Allah’s help is indeed near!
