وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدۡخِلۡنِي مُدۡخَلَ صِدۡقٖ وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي مُخۡرَجَ صِدۡقٖ وَٱجۡعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلۡطَٰنٗا نَّصِيرٗا ٨٠
And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance 1 and to exit a sound exit 2 and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Into Madīnah at the time of emigration, or into the grave.
2 From Makkah, or from the grave at the time of resurrection.
Word by word Each word's meaning and sound
وَقُل And say waqul رَّبِّ My Lord rabbi أَدۡخِلۡنِي Cause me to enter adkhil'nī مُدۡخَلَ an entrance mud'khala صِدۡقٖ sound ṣid'qin وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي and cause me to exit wa-akhrij'nī مُخۡرَجَ an exit mukh'raja صِدۡقٖ sound ṣid'qin وَٱجۡعَل and make wa-ij'ʿal لِّي for me lī مِن from min لَّدُنكَ near You ladunka سُلۡطَٰنٗا an authority sul'ṭānan نَّصِيرٗا helping naṣīran Tafsir And say, O Messenger: O my Lord, make all my entrances and exits in Your obedience and for Your pleasure. And give me from Yourself a clear proof through which You help me against my enemy.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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