قَدْ Indeed qad We see narā (the) turning taqalluba (of) your face wajhika towards fī the heaven l-samāi So We will surely turn you falanuwalliyannaka (to the) direction of prayer qib'latan you will be pleased with tarḍāhā So turn fawalli your face wajhaka towards the direction shaṭra (of) Al-Masjid l-masjidi Al-Haraam l-ḥarāmi and wherever waḥaythu that mā you are kuntum [so] turn fawallū your faces wujūhakum (in) its direction shaṭrahu And indeed wa-inna those who alladhīna were given ūtū the Book l-kitāba surely know layaʿlamūna that it annahu (is) the truth l-ḥaqu from min their Lord rabbihim And not wamā (is) Allah l-lahu unaware bighāfilin of what ʿammā they do yaʿmalūna
We have certainly seen the turning of your face, [O Muḥammad], toward the heaven, and We will surely turn you to a qiblah with which you will be pleased. So turn your face [i.e., yourself] toward al-Masjid al-Ḥarām.1 And wherever you [believers] are, turn your faces [i.e., yourselves] toward it [in prayer]. Indeed, those who have been given the Scripture [i.e., the Jews and the Christians] well know that it is the truth from their Lord. And Allāh is not unaware of what they do.