صلى in English: prayed – meaning, pronunciation, examples

How to use it

صلى is the past tense third‑person masculine form of the verb meaning “to pray”. It is commonly used for the five daily prayers. The root is ص‑ل‑ى.

صَلَّى الرجلُ في المسجدِ.

ṣallā ar-rajulu fī al-masjidi.

The man prayed in the mosque.
صَلَّى الأطفالُ قبل النومِ.

ṣallā al-aṭfālu qabl an-nawmi.

The children prayed before sleep.
صَلَّى الإمامُ الخطبةَ.

ṣallā al-imāmu al-khuṭbata.

The imam prayed the sermon.

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ولد في مكة

Muhammad, peace be upon him, was born in Mecca.

« عبدا » هو النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم « إذا صلّى ».

A votary when he turns to his devotions?

« فلا صدق » الإنسان « ولا صلى » أي لم يصدق ولم يصلِّ.

For he neither believed nor prayed,

يقول الرسول محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم أن لكل إنسان عشرة حفظة.

Muhammad is reported to have said that every man has ten guardian angels.

قال الرسول محمد( صلى الله عليه وسلم) "الساكت عن الحق شيطان أخرس"

Prophet Mohamed ‘PBUH’ once said: The one who does not show or does not speak about the truth is a silent devil.

« وأبصر فسوف يبصرون » كرر تأكيدا لتهديدهم وتسلية له صلى الله عليه وسلم.

And watch; they will come to know soon.

« إنهم » أي الكفار « يكيدون كيدا » يعملون المكايد للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم.

They are hatching up a plot,

« إنك » خطاب للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم « ميت وإنهم ميتون » ستموت ويموتون فلا شماتة بالموت، نزلت لما استبطؤوا موته صلى الله عليه وسلم.

Indeed you ( O dear Prophet Mohammed peace and – blessings be upon him ) will taste death, and they ( the disbelievers ) too will die.

What is the present tense of صلى?

He prays = يَصْلُو.

Can صلى be used for other meanings?

Rarely, it can mean “to bless” in classical texts.