حَٰفِظُواْ عَلَى ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ ٱلۡوُسۡطَىٰ وَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ قَٰنِتِينَ ٢٣٨
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle [i.e., ʿaṣr] prayer and stand before Allāh, devoutly obedient.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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حَٰفِظُواْ Guard strictly ḥāfiẓū عَلَى [on] ʿalā ٱلصَّلَوَٰتِ the prayers l-ṣalawāti وَٱلصَّلَوٰةِ and the prayer wal-ṣalati ٱلۡوُسۡطَىٰ [the] middle l-wus'ṭā وَقُومُواْ and stand up waqūmū لِلَّهِ for Allah lillahi قَٰنِتِينَ devoutly obedient qānitīna Tafsir Guard your prayers by fulfilling them completely as Allah has instructed. In particular, guard the middle prayer, which is the ‘aṣr (afternoon) prayer; and stand before Allah in submission and devotion.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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