Steady our feet

Source: Sūrat Al-Baqara
2:250
Extent: Excerpt within the āyah, shown in full ink against dimmed framing.
Text: Uthmani, verified by checksum

وَلَمَّا بَرَزُوا۟ لِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِۦ قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

Rabbanā ʾafrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa-thabbit ʾaqdāmanā wa-inṣurnā ʿalā al-qawmi al-kāfirīna

English · Marmaduke Pickthall And when they went into the field against Goliath and his hosts they said: Our Lord! Bestow on us endurance, make our foothold sure, and give us help against the disbelieving folk.

Türkçe · Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır Calut ve ordusuna karşı savaş meydanına çıktıkları zaman da şöyle dediler: "Ey Rabbimiz! Üzerlerimize sabır dök, ayaklarımızı sabit tut ve kâfirler topluluğuna karşı bize yardım et!"

When and why it was said

From Sūrat Al-Baqara, 2:250. The occasion of this supplication has not yet been written with a tafsīr citation.

Qurʾān 2:250

Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn

So when they went forth against Goliath and his troops facing them in military columns they said ‘Our Lord pour out upon us patience and make firm our feet by strengthening our hearts for this struggle and grant us victory over the disbelieving folk!’

Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com

Said when: outnumbered before something you expect to lose
Themes: When you must hold firm When you are afraid When the task is beyond you

Steady our feet

When and why it was said

Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn

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