A CURATED COLLECTION
A place to begin when life feels heavy.
These reminders bring together Hard Times, Patience, Hope. Begin with one verse, read the surrounding passage through its source link, and allow time to reflect before moving on. Each item keeps the Arabic, English translation and reference together. The order is editorial, not a prescribed recitation sequence. You can save individual reminders or share them with their references. A collection helps you discover related passages; it is not a comprehensive treatment of the subject or a religious ruling. Follow the source for deeper reading and keep practical reflections distinct from scripture.
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَعِينُوا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
O ye who believe! Seek help in steadfastness and prayer. Lo! Allah is with the steadfast.
Qur’an 2:153 · Al-Baqara
Marmaduke Pickthall
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ
And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast,
Qur’an 2:155 · Al-Baqara
Marmaduke Pickthall
ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ
Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.
Qur’an 2:156 · Al-Baqara
Marmaduke Pickthall
أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۖ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ
Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.
Qur’an 2:157 · Al-Baqara
Marmaduke Pickthall
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱصْبِرُوا۟ وَصَابِرُوا۟ وَرَابِطُوا۟ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
O ye who believe! Endure, outdo all others in endurance, be ready, and observe your duty to Allah, in order that ye may succeed.
Qur’an 3:200 · Aal-i-Imraan
Marmaduke Pickthall
وَٱصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِٱللَّهِ ۚ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍۢ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ
Endure thou patiently (O Muhammad). Thine endurance is only by (the help of) Allah. Grieve not for them, and be not in distress because of that which they devise.
Qur’an 16:127 · An-Nahl
Marmaduke Pickthall
قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ فِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةٌۭ ۗ وَأَرْضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٌ ۗ إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى ٱلصَّٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُم بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍۢ
Say: O My bondmen who believe! Observe your duty to your Lord. For those who do good in this world there is good, and Allah's earth is spacious. Verily the steadfast will be paid their wages without stint.
Qur’an 39:10 · Az-Zumar
Marmaduke Pickthall
فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
But lo! with hardship goeth ease,
Qur’an 94:5 · Ash-Sharh
Marmaduke Pickthall
إِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًۭا
Lo! with hardship goeth ease;
Qur’an 94:6 · Ash-Sharh
Marmaduke Pickthall
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ
Thy Lord hath not forsaken thee nor doth He hate thee,
Qur’an 93:3 · Ad-Dhuhaa
Marmaduke Pickthall
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And verily the latter portion will be better for thee than the former,
Qur’an 93:4 · Ad-Dhuhaa
Marmaduke Pickthall
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰٓ
And verily thy Lord will give unto thee so that thou wilt be content.
Qur’an 93:5 · Ad-Dhuhaa
Marmaduke Pickthall
