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
Source
Qur’an 39:10 · Surah Az-Zumar · Ayah 10
Marmaduke Pickthall
Source text checked 2026-09-14.
What It Means: Reading in Context
These verses bring together patience, prayer, testing and perseverance. The sequence in Al-Baqarah 2:155–157 names experiences of loss and then describes the response of those who remember their return to Allah. Reading the sequence matters: a short quotation should not erase the reality of suffering. The library’s practical reflections suggest ways to pause, seek support and act with care; they are editorial reflections, not a scholarly explanation of every meaning of sabr. For interpretation, use the linked verse and its surrounding passage. Patience should never be used as a reason to dismiss someone’s pain or prevent them from seeking appropriate help.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Give yourself one manageable task today. Patience can include seeking help, making a plan, and allowing yourself time.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.