تقبل الله صلاتك
Taqabbal Allahu salatak
In Arabic, "may allah accept your prayers" is expressed as تقبل الله صلاتك (Taqabbal Allahu salatak).
This phrase is commonly used as a greeting or a polite remark to someone after they have finished performing the ritual prayer (Salah).
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb taqabbal (accept), the subject Allahu (Allah) and the object salatak (your prayer).
How does it change in a sentence?
The ending of the word salatak changes based on the gender of the person being addressed: salatak for a male and salatik for a female.
How do you pronounce it?
Taqabbal Allahu salatak
When do people say it?
A common response to this phrase is آمين (Amen).
Did you know?
- The root of the verb تقبل (q-b-l) is deeply connected to the concept of 'facing' or 'confronting' something, which links the act of accepting to the physical direction of the prayer.
- In some regional dialects, the phrase may be adapted to تقبل الله طاعتك, which means 'may Allah accept your act of obedience'.
- The root of the word تقبل used in this phrase, the letters q-b-l, is also the same root used in Hebrew for the concept of 'receiving' or 'accepting'.
Examples in context
- تقبل الله صلاتك.taqabbal Allahu salatak.May Allah accept your prayer.
- تقبل الله صلاتك يا أخي.taqabbal Allahu salatak ya akhi.May Allah accept your prayer, my brother.
- هل صليت؟ تقبل الله صلاتك.hal sallayt? taqabbal Allahu salatak.Did you pray? May Allah accept your prayer.
Example conversation
Yusuf finishes his prayer and Maryam greets him.
- مريم Maryamتقبل الله صلاتك يا يوسف.Taqabbala Allahu salataka ya Yusuf.May Allah accept your prayers, Yusuf.
- يوسف Youssefآمين، ومنّا ومنكم.Amin, wa minna wa minkum.Amen, and from us and from you.
- مريم Maryamهل تريد أن نتناول الغداء الآن؟Hal turidu an natanawala al-ghada' al-an?Do you want to have lunch now?
- يوسف Youssefنعم، أنا جائع جداً.Na'am, ana ja'iun jiddan.Yes, I am very hungry.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries الله, تقبل, CC BY-SA 4.0.
