31:17 yaa bunay-ya aqimiS Salaata wa'mur bil ma'Åruufi wanha 'Anil munkari waSbir 'Alaa maa aSaabak* in-na dhaalika min 'Azmil umuur

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
"O my son! Keep the prayer established, and enjoin goodness and forbid from evil, and be patient upon the calamity that befalls you; indeed these are acts of great courage."

Yusuf Ali:
"O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just, and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient constancy whatever betide thee; for this is firmness (of purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.

Pickthal:
O my dear son! Establish worship and enjoin kindness and forbid iniquity, and persevere whatever may befall thee. Lo! that is of the steadfast heart of things.