Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna
Surah Al-Mumtahanah, verse 4: Arabic text, word by word, transliteration, translation and audio
- Surah 60 · Al-Mumtahanah
- Verse 4
- Juz 28
- Page 549
- 1 min 50 s to listen
- 52 words
- 32 tajweed rules
Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna: verse 4 of Surah Al-Mumtahanah (surah 60), in juz 28, page 549 of the Madani Mushaf. 52 words, 1 min 50 s of listening with al-Husary. Here: the Arabic text with color-coded tajweed, word by word with audio for each word, transliteration, translation and meaning.
The Arabic text of Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿٤﴾
qad kānat lakum 'uswatun ḥasanatun fī 'ibrāhīma walladhīna maʿahū 'idh qālū liqawmihim 'innā bura'ā'u minkum wamimmā taʿbudūna min dūni llāhi kafarnā bikum wabadā baynanā wabaynakumu l-ʿadāwatu wal-baghḍā'u 'abadan ḥattā tu'minū billāhi waḥdahū 'illā qawla 'ibrāhīma li'abīhi la'astaghfiranna laka wamā 'amliku laka mina llāhi min shay' | rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā wa'ilayka 'anabnā wa'ilayka l-maṣīr
Recitation: al-Husary (al-Mushaf al-Mu'allim)
In the transliteration, “|”: the reciter stops; “·”: sakt, a brief cut without taking a breath.
Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna word by word
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| No. | Word | Transliteration | Meaning | Listen | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَدْ | qad | Indeed | Qalqalah | |
| 2 | كَانَتْ | kānat | (there) is | — | |
| 3 | لَكُمْ | lakum | for you | — | |
| 4 | أُسْوَةٌ | 'uswatun | an example | — | |
| 5 | حَسَنَةٌ | ḥasanatun | good | Ikhfa | |
| 6 | فِىٓ | fī | in | Madd Munfasil | |
| 7 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَ | 'ibrāhīma | Ibrahim | QalqalahMadd Tabee'ee | |
| 8 | وَٱلَّذِينَ | walladhīna | and those | Hamzat al-Wasl | |
| 9 | مَعَهُۥٓ | maʿahū | with him | Madd Munfasil | |
| 10 | إِذْ | 'idh | when | — | |
| 11 | قَالُوا۟ | qālū | they said | Unpronounced letter | |
| 12 | لِقَوْمِهِمْ | liqawmihim | to their people | — | |
| 13 | إِنَّا | 'innā | Indeed, we | Ghunnah | |
| 14 | بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ | bura'ā'u | (are) disassociated | Madd MuttasilUnpronounced letter | |
| 15 | مِنكُمْ | minkum | from you | Ikhfa | |
| 16 | وَمِمَّا | wamimmā | and from what | Ghunnah | |
| 17 | تَعْبُدُونَ | taʿbudūna | you worship | — | |
| 18 | مِن | min | from | Ikhfa | |
| 19 | دُونِ | dūni | besides | — | |
| 20 | ٱللَّهِ | llāhi | Allah | Hamzat al-Wasl | |
| 21 | كَفَرْنَا | kafarnā | We have denied | — | |
| 22 | بِكُمْ | bikum | you | — | |
| 23 | وَبَدَا | wabadā | and has appeared | — | |
| 24 | بَيْنَنَا | baynanā | between us | — | |
| 25 | وَبَيْنَكُمُ | wabaynakumu | and between you | — | |
| 26 | ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ | l-ʿadāwatu | enmity | Hamzat al-WaslMadd Tabee'ee | |
| 27 | وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ | wal-baghḍā'u | and hatred | Hamzat al-WaslMadd Muttasil | |
| 28 | أَبَدًا | 'abadan | forever | — | |
| 29 | حَتَّىٰ | ḥattā | until | — | |
| 30 | تُؤْمِنُوا۟ | tu'minū | you believe | Unpronounced letter | |
| 31 | بِٱللَّهِ | billāhi | in Allah | Hamzat al-Wasl | |
| 32 | وَحْدَهُۥٓ | waḥdahū | Alone | Madd Munfasil | |
| 33 | إِلَّا | 'illā | Except | — | |
| 34 | قَوْلَ | qawla | (the) saying | — | |
| 35 | إِبْرَٰهِيمَ | 'ibrāhīma | (of) Ibrahim | QalqalahMadd Tabee'ee | |
| 36 | لِأَبِيهِ | li'abīhi | to his father | — | |
| 37 | لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ | la'astaghfiranna | Surely I ask forgiveness | Ghunnah | |
| 38 | لَكَ | laka | for you | — | |
| 39 | وَمَآ | wamā | but not | Madd Munfasil | |
| 40 | أَمْلِكُ | 'amliku | I have power | — | |
| 41 | لَكَ | laka | for you | — | |
| 42 | مِنَ | mina | from | — | |
| 43 | ٱللَّهِ | llāhi | Allah | Hamzat al-Wasl | |
| 44 | مِن | min | of | Ikhfa | |
| 45 | شَىْءٍ | shay' | anything | Idgham without Ghunnah | |
| 46 | رَّبَّنَا | rabbanā | Our Lord | — | |
| 47 | عَلَيْكَ | ʿalayka | upon You | — | |
| 48 | تَوَكَّلْنَا | tawakkalnā | we put our trust | — | |
| 49 | وَإِلَيْكَ | wa'ilayka | and to You | — | |
| 50 | أَنَبْنَا | 'anabnā | we turn | Qalqalah | |
| 51 | وَإِلَيْكَ | wa'ilayka | and to You | — | |
| 52 | ٱلْمَصِيرُ | l-maṣīr | (is) the final return | Hamzat al-WaslMadd at a stop |
Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna in English
There has already been for you an excellent pattern in Abraham and those with him, when they said to their people, "Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allāh. We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allāh alone" - except for the saying of Abraham to his father, "I will surely ask forgiveness for you, but I have not [power to do] for you anything against Allāh. Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.
An example to be followed.
The meaning of Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna
O believers! You have a beautiful example to follow in Abraham (peace be upon him) and the believers who were with him, when they said to their disbelieving people: “We have nothing to do with you and the idols you worship instead of Allah. We have disbelieved in the religion you are upon; enmity and dislike has become apparent between us and you until you bring faith in Allah alone and do not ascribe anyone as partner to Him.” So it is necessary for you to proclaim innocence from your disbelieving nation just like they did, except for the statement Abraham (peace be upon him) made to his father: “I will definitely seek forgiveness on your behalf from Allah”: do not follow him in that because it was before Abraham lost hope in his father bringing faith. It is therefore not allowed for a believer to seek forgiveness on behalf of an idolater. Neither can you prevent any punishment of Allah coming upon yourself. O our Lord! Upon You we rely in all our affairs, to You we return in repentance, and to you is our return on the Day of Judgement.
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Tajweed rules in Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna
| Rule | Count | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Hamzat al-Wasl | 7 | |
| Ikhfa | 4 | |
| Madd Munfasil | 4 | |
| Qalqalah | 4 | |
| Ghunnah | 3 | |
| Madd Tabee'ee | 3 | |
| Unpronounced letter | 3 | |
| Madd Muttasil | 2 | |
| Idgham without Ghunnah | 1 | |
| Madd at a stop | 1 |
Memorize Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna
Split at the Mushaf’s pause marks.
- Part 1 قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ وَبَدَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ
- Part 2 رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Which word is missing? 1/2
قَدْ كَانَتْ لَكُمْ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ فِىٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥٓ إِذْ قَالُوا۟ لِقَوْمِهِمْ إِنَّا بُرَءَٰٓؤُا۟ مِنكُمْ وَمِمَّا تَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَفَرْنَا بِكُمْ … بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْعَدَٰوَةُ وَٱلْبَغْضَآءُ أَبَدًا حَتَّىٰ تُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَحْدَهُۥٓ إِلَّا قَوْلَ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ لِأَبِيهِ لَأَسْتَغْفِرَنَّ لَكَ وَمَآ أَمْلِكُ لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ ۖ
Which word is missing? 2/2
رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا … أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ
Frequently asked questions
Where in the Quran is Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna?
In Surah Al-Mumtahanah (surah 60): verse 4, juz 28, page 549 of the Madani Mushaf.
How many words are in Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna?
Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna: 52 Arabic words, counted word by word in the Mushaf text.
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Which tajweed rules are in Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna?
On this page, 32 rules are color-coded in Rabbana ʿalayka tawakkalna. The most frequent: Hamzat al-Wasl (7), Ikhfa (4) and Madd Munfasil (4).
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