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Quran 2:45 · 45th verse of 286
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وَٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱلْخَٰشِعِينَ 
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Transliteration
wa-is'taʿīnū bil-ṣabri wal-ṣalati wa-innahā lakabīratun illā ʿalā l-khāshiʿīna
Saheeh International
And seek help through patience and prayer, and indeed, it is difficult except for the humbly submissive [to Allah]
Comparative Study
16 scholarly English translations of verse 45 from Surah Al-Baqarah, presented for comparative study.
Nay, seek (Allah's) help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except to those who bring a lowly spirit,-
And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer) and truly it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi'un [i.e. the true believers in Allah - those who obey Allah with full submission, fear much from His Punishment, and believe in His Promise (Paradise, etc.) and in His Warnings (Hell, etc.)].
Find strength in fortitude and prayer, which is heavy and exacting but for those who are humble and meek,
And seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard except for those who prostrate before Me with sincerity.
Seek you help in patience and prayer, for grievous it is, save to the humble
And seek help in patience and prayer and verily it is, hard except prayer unto the meek.
And seek help through patience and prayer. But it is difficult, except for the devout.
Seek help with the Salat and fortitude: no doubt, Salat is a hard task but not for those obedient servants,
And seek help in patience and As-Salat (the prayer) and truly, it is extremely heavy and hard except for Al-Khashi`in.
Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded,
And take recourse in patience and prayer, and it is indeed hard except for the humble
And seek help in patience and prayer. For it is heavy, except to the humble,
Help yourselves (in your affairs) with patience and prayer. It is a difficult task indeed, but not for the humble ones
And seek assistance through patience and prayer, and most surely it is a hard thing except for the humble ones,
Seek help with patience and prayer; this is indeed an exacting discipline, but not to the humble,
