Surah Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha)
Surah Ta-Ha in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
طه ﴿1﴾
20:1 Ta, Ha.
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طه Ta Ha
مَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ لِتَشۡقَىٰٓ ﴿2﴾
20:2 We have not sent down to you the Qur'an that you be distressed
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مَآ Not · أَنزَلْنَا We (have) sent down · عَلَيْكَ to you · ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran · لِتَشْقَىٰٓ that you be distressed
إِلَّا تَذۡكِرَةࣰ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰ ﴿3﴾
20:3 But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allah] -
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إِلَّا (But) · تَذْكِرَةًۭ (as) a reminder · لِّمَن for (those) who · يَخْشَىٰ fear
تَنزِيلࣰ ا مِّمَّنۡ خَلَقَ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلۡعُلَى ﴿4﴾
20:4 A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,
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تَنزِيلًۭا A revelation · مِّمَّنْ from (He) Who · خَلَقَ created · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ and the heavens · ٱلْعُلَى [the] high
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ ﴿5﴾
20:5 The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.
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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ The Most Gracious · عَلَى over · ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne · ٱسْتَوَىٰ is established
لَهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحۡتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ ﴿6﴾
20:6 To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.
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لَهُۥ To Him (belongs) · مَا whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens · وَمَا and whatever · فِى (is) in · ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth · وَمَا and whatever · بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them · وَمَا and whatever · تَحْتَ (is) under · ٱلثَّرَىٰ the soil
وَإِن تَجۡهَرۡ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخۡفَى ﴿7﴾
20:7 And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.
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وَإِن And if · تَجْهَرْ you speak aloud · بِٱلْقَوْلِ the word · فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, He · يَعْلَمُ knows · ٱلسِّرَّ the secret · وَأَخْفَى and the more hidden
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ لَهُ ٱلۡأَسۡمَآءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ﴿8﴾
20:8 Allah - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.
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ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَآ (there is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّا except · هُوَ ۖ Him · لَهُ To Him (belong) · ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ the Names · ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ the Most Beautiful
وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ ﴿9﴾
20:9 And has the story of Moses reached you? -
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وَهَلْ And has · أَتَىٰكَ come to you · حَدِيثُ the narration · مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa
إِذۡ رَءَا نَارࣰ ا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارࣰ ا لَّعَلِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدࣰ ى ﴿10﴾
20:10 When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."
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إِذْ When · رَءَا he saw · نَارًۭا a fire · فَقَالَ then he said · لِأَهْلِهِ to his family · ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ Stay here · إِنِّىٓ indeed, I · ءَانَسْتُ [I] perceived · نَارًۭا a fire · لَّعَلِّىٓ perhaps I (can) · ءَاتِيكُم bring you · مِّنْهَا therefrom · بِقَبَسٍ a burning brand · أَوْ or · أَجِدُ I find · عَلَى at · ٱلنَّارِ the fire · هُدًۭى guidance
فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِيَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
20:11 And when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,
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فَلَمَّآ Then when · أَتَىٰهَا he came to it · نُودِىَ he was called · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa
إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخۡلَعۡ نَعۡلَيۡكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوࣰ ى ﴿12﴾
20:12 Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, [I] · أَنَا۠ I Am · رَبُّكَ your Lord · فَٱخْلَعْ so remove · نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ your shoes · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · بِٱلْوَادِ (are) in the valley · ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ the sacred · طُوًۭى (of) Tuwa
وَأَنَا ٱخۡتَرۡتُكَ فَٱسۡتَمِعۡ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ ﴿13﴾
20:13 And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].
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وَأَنَا And I · ٱخْتَرْتُكَ (have) chosen you · فَٱسْتَمِعْ so listen · لِمَا to what · يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed
إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِيٓ ﴿14﴾
20:14 Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.
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إِنَّنِىٓ Indeed, [I] · أَنَا I Am · ٱللَّهُ Allah · لَآ (There is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّآ but · أَنَا۠ I · فَٱعْبُدْنِى so worship Me · وَأَقِمِ and establish · ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer · لِذِكْرِىٓ for My remembrance
إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِيهَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ ﴿15﴾
20:15 Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلسَّاعَةَ the Hour · ءَاتِيَةٌ (will be) coming · أَكَادُ I almost · أُخْفِيهَا [I] hide it · لِتُجْزَىٰ that may be recompensed · كُلُّ every · نَفْسٍۭ soul · بِمَا for what · تَسْعَىٰ it strives
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَن لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ ﴿16﴾
20:16 So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.
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فَلَا So (do) not · يَصُدَّنَّكَ (let) avert you · عَنْهَا from it · مَن (one) who · لَّا (does) not · يُؤْمِنُ believe · بِهَا in it · وَٱتَّبَعَ and follows · هَوَىٰهُ his desires · فَتَرْدَىٰ lest you perish
وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿17﴾
20:17 And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"
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وَمَا And what · تِلْكَ (is) that · بِيَمِينِكَ in your right hand · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُاْ عَلَيۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿18﴾
20:18 He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."
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قَالَ He said · هِىَ It · عَصَاىَ (is) my staff · أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ I lean · عَلَيْهَا upon it · وَأَهُشُّ and I bring down leaves · بِهَا with it · عَلَىٰ for · غَنَمِى my sheep · وَلِىَ and for me · فِيهَا in it · مَـَٔارِبُ (are) uses · أُخْرَىٰ other
قَالَ أَلۡقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿19﴾
20:19 [Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."
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قَالَ He said · أَلْقِهَا Throw it down · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةࣱ تَسۡعَىٰ ﴿20﴾
20:20 So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.
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فَأَلْقَىٰهَا So he threw it down · فَإِذَا and behold · هِىَ It · حَيَّةٌۭ (was) a snake · تَسْعَىٰ moving swiftly
قَالَ خُذۡهَا وَلَا تَخَفۡۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿21﴾
20:21 [Allah] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.
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قَالَ He said · خُذْهَا Seize it · وَلَا and (do) not · تَخَفْ ۖ fear · سَنُعِيدُهَا We will return it · سِيرَتَهَا (to) its state · ٱلْأُولَىٰ the former
وَٱضۡمُمۡ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿22﴾
20:22 And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,
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وَٱضْمُمْ And draw near · يَدَكَ your hand · إِلَىٰ to · جَنَاحِكَ your side · تَخْرُجْ it will come out · بَيْضَآءَ white · مِنْ without any · غَيْرِ without any · سُوٓءٍ disease · ءَايَةً (as) a sign · أُخْرَىٰ another
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلۡكُبۡرَى ﴿23﴾
20:23 That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.
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لِنُرِيَكَ That We may show you · مِنْ of · ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs · ٱلْكُبْرَى the Greatest
ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ﴿24﴾
20:24 Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed."
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ٱذْهَبْ Go · إِلَىٰ to · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · طَغَىٰ (has) transgressed
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي ﴿25﴾
20:25 [Moses] said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance]
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قَالَ He said · رَبِّ My Lord · ٱشْرَحْ Expand · لِى for me · صَدْرِى my breast
وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي ﴿26﴾
20:26 And ease for me my task
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وَيَسِّرْ And ease · لِىٓ for me · أَمْرِى my task
وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةࣰ مِّن لِّسَانِي ﴿27﴾
20:27 And untie the knot from my tongue
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وَٱحْلُلْ And untie · عُقْدَةًۭ (the) knot · مِّن from · لِّسَانِى my tongue
يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي ﴿28﴾
20:28 That they may understand my speech.
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يَفْقَهُوا۟ That they may understand · قَوْلِى my speech
وَٱجۡعَل لِّي وَزِيرࣰ ا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِي ﴿29﴾
20:29 And appoint for me a minister from my family -
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وَٱجْعَل And appoint · لِّى for me · وَزِيرًۭا a minister · مِّنْ from · أَهْلِى my family
هَٰرُونَ أَخِي ﴿30﴾
20:30 Aaron, my brother.
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هَـٰرُونَ Harun · أَخِى my brother
ٱشۡدُدۡ بِهِۦٓ أَزۡرِي ﴿31﴾
20:31 Increase through him my strength
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ٱشْدُدْ Reinforce · بِهِۦٓ through him · أَزْرِى my strength
وَأَشۡرِكۡهُ فِيٓ أَمۡرِي ﴿32﴾
20:32 And let him share my task
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وَأَشْرِكْهُ And make him share · فِىٓ [in] · أَمْرِى my task
كَيۡ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرࣰ ا ﴿33﴾
20:33 That we may exalt You much
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كَىْ That · نُسَبِّحَكَ we may glorify You · كَثِيرًۭا much
وَنَذۡكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا ﴿34﴾
20:34 And remember You much.
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وَنَذْكُرَكَ And [we] remember You · كَثِيرًا much
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿35﴾
20:35 Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."
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إِنَّكَ Indeed, [You] · كُنتَ You are · بِنَا of us · بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer
قَالَ قَدۡ أُوتِيتَ سُؤۡلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿36﴾
20:36 [Allah] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.
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قَالَ He said · قَدْ Verily · أُوتِيتَ you are granted · سُؤْلَكَ your request · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَيۡكَ مَرَّةً أُخۡرَىٰٓ ﴿37﴾
20:37 And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,
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وَلَقَدْ And indeed · مَنَنَّا We conferred a favor · عَلَيْكَ on you · مَرَّةً another time · أُخْرَىٰٓ another time
إِذۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ ﴿38﴾
20:38 When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,
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إِذْ When · أَوْحَيْنَآ We inspired · إِلَىٰٓ to · أُمِّكَ your mother · مَا what · يُوحَىٰٓ is inspired
أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ فَلۡيُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوࣱّ لِّي وَعَدُوࣱّ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَيۡتُ عَلَيۡكَ مَحَبَّةࣰ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيۡنِيٓ ﴿39﴾
20:39 [Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.
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أَنِ That · ٱقْذِفِيهِ cast him · فِى in · ٱلتَّابُوتِ the chest · فَٱقْذِفِيهِ then cast it · فِى in · ٱلْيَمِّ the river · فَلْيُلْقِهِ then let cast it · ٱلْيَمُّ the river · بِٱلسَّاحِلِ on the bank · يَأْخُذْهُ will take him · عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy · لِّى to Me · وَعَدُوٌّۭ and an enemy · لَّهُۥ ۚ to him · وَأَلْقَيْتُ And I cast · عَلَيْكَ over you · مَحَبَّةًۭ love · مِّنِّى from Me · وَلِتُصْنَعَ and that you may be brought up · عَلَىٰ under · عَيْنِىٓ My eye
إِذۡ تَمۡشِيٓ أُخۡتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكۡفُلُهُۥۖ فَرَجَعۡنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَيۡ تَقَرَّ عَيۡنُهَا وَلَا تَحۡزَنَۚ وَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسࣰ ا فَنَجَّيۡنَٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونࣰ اۚ فَلَبِثۡتَ سِنِينَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئۡتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرࣲ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿40﴾
20:40 [And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.
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إِذْ When · تَمْشِىٓ was going · أُخْتُكَ your sister · فَتَقُولُ and she said · هَلْ Shall · أَدُلُّكُمْ I show you · عَلَىٰ [to] · مَن (one) who · يَكْفُلُهُۥ ۖ will nurse and rear him · فَرَجَعْنَـٰكَ So We returned you · إِلَىٰٓ to · أُمِّكَ your mother · كَىْ that · تَقَرَّ may be cooled · عَيْنُهَا her eyes · وَلَا and not · تَحْزَنَ ۚ she grieves · وَقَتَلْتَ And you killed · نَفْسًۭا a man · فَنَجَّيْنَـٰكَ but We saved you · مِنَ from · ٱلْغَمِّ the distress · وَفَتَنَّـٰكَ and We tried you · فُتُونًۭا ۚ (with) a trial · فَلَبِثْتَ Then you remained · سِنِينَ (some) years · فِىٓ with · أَهْلِ (the) people · مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan · ثُمَّ Then · جِئْتَ you came · عَلَىٰ at · قَدَرٍۢ the decreed (time) · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
وَٱصۡطَنَعۡتُكَ لِنَفۡسِي ﴿41﴾
20:41 And I produced you for Myself.
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وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ And I (have) chosen you · لِنَفْسِى for Myself
ٱذۡهَبۡ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكۡرِي ﴿42﴾
20:42 Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.
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ٱذْهَبْ Go · أَنتَ you · وَأَخُوكَ and your brother · بِـَٔايَـٰتِى with My Signs · وَلَا and (do) not · تَنِيَا slacken · فِى in · ذِكْرِى My remembrance
ٱذۡهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ﴿43﴾
20:43 Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
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ٱذْهَبَآ Go, both of you · إِلَىٰ to · فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · طَغَىٰ (has) transgressed
فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلࣰ ا لَّيِّنࣰ ا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ يَخۡشَىٰ ﴿44﴾
20:44 And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allah]."
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فَقُولَا And speak · لَهُۥ to him · قَوْلًۭا a word · لَّيِّنًۭا gentle · لَّعَلَّهُۥ perhaps he · يَتَذَكَّرُ may take heed · أَوْ or · يَخْشَىٰ fear
قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ ﴿45﴾
20:45 They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
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قَالَا They said · رَبَّنَآ Our Lord · إِنَّنَا Indeed, we · نَخَافُ fear · أَن that · يَفْرُطَ he will hasten · عَلَيْنَآ against us · أَوْ or · أَن that · يَطْغَىٰ he will transgress
قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسۡمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ ﴿46﴾
20:46 [Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
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قَالَ He said · لَا (Do) not · تَخَافَآ ۖ fear · إِنَّنِى Indeed, I Am · مَعَكُمَآ with you both · أَسْمَعُ I hear · وَأَرَىٰ and I see
فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴿47﴾
20:47 So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.
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فَأْتِيَاهُ So go to him · فَقُولَآ and say · إِنَّا Indeed, we · رَسُولَا both (are) Messengers · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · فَأَرْسِلْ so send · مَعَنَا with us · بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel · وَلَا and (do) not · تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ torment them · قَدْ Verily · جِئْنَـٰكَ we came to you · بِـَٔايَةٍۢ with a Sign · مِّن from · رَّبِّكَ ۖ your Lord · وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ And peace · عَلَىٰ on · مَنِ (one) who · ٱتَّبَعَ follows · ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ the Guidance
إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡنَآ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿48﴾
20:48 Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.' "
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إِنَّا Indeed, we · قَدْ verily · أُوحِىَ it has been revealed · إِلَيْنَآ to us · أَنَّ that · ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment · عَلَىٰ (will be) on · مَن (one) who · كَذَّبَ denies · وَتَوَلَّىٰ and turns away
قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿49﴾
20:49 [Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"
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قَالَ He said · فَمَن Then who · رَّبُّكُمَا (is) your Lord · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَعۡطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلۡقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ ﴿50﴾
20:50 He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."
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قَالَ He said · رَبُّنَا Our Lord · ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who · أَعْطَىٰ gave · كُلَّ (to) every · شَىْءٍ thing · خَلْقَهُۥ its form · ثُمَّ then · هَدَىٰ He guided (it)
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿51﴾
20:51 [Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"
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قَالَ He said · فَمَا Then what · بَالُ (is the) case · ٱلْقُرُونِ (of) the generations · ٱلْأُولَىٰ (of) the former
قَالَ عِلۡمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي فِي كِتَٰبࣲۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا يَنسَى ﴿52﴾
20:52 [Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."
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قَالَ He said · عِلْمُهَا Its knowledge · عِندَ (is) with · رَبِّى my Lord · فِى in · كِتَـٰبٍۢ ۖ a Record · لَّا Not · يَضِلُّ errs · رَبِّى my Lord · وَلَا and not · يَنسَى forgets
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدࣰ ا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلࣰ ا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجࣰ ا مِّن نَّبَاتࣲ شَتَّىٰ ﴿53﴾
20:53 [It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · جَعَلَ made · لَكُمُ for you · ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth · مَهْدًۭا (as) a bed · وَسَلَكَ and inserted · لَكُمْ for you · فِيهَا therein · سُبُلًۭا ways · وَأَنزَلَ and sent down · مِنَ from · ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky · مَآءًۭ water · فَأَخْرَجْنَا then We (have) brought forth · بِهِۦٓ with it · أَزْوَٰجًۭا pairs · مِّن of · نَّبَاتٍۢ plants · شَتَّىٰ diverse
كُلُواْ وَٱرۡعَوۡاْ أَنۡعَٰمَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ ﴿54﴾
20:54 Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed, in that are signs for those of intelligence.
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كُلُوا۟ Eat · وَٱرْعَوْا۟ and pasture · أَنْعَـٰمَكُمْ ۗ your cattle · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs · لِّأُو۟لِى for possessors · ٱلنُّهَىٰ (of) intelligence
۞مِنۡهَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا نُخۡرِجُكُمۡ تَارَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿55﴾
20:55 From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.
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۞ مِنْهَا From it · خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you · وَفِيهَا and in it · نُعِيدُكُمْ We will return you · وَمِنْهَا and from it · نُخْرِجُكُمْ We will bring you out · تَارَةً time · أُخْرَىٰ another
وَلَقَدۡ أَرَيۡنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ ﴿56﴾
20:56 And We certainly showed Pharaoh Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · أَرَيْنَـٰهُ We showed him · ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs · كُلَّهَا all of them · فَكَذَّبَ but he denied · وَأَبَىٰ and refused
قَالَ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتُخۡرِجَنَا مِنۡ أَرۡضِنَا بِسِحۡرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿57﴾
20:57 He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?
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قَالَ He said · أَجِئْتَنَا Have you come to us · لِتُخْرِجَنَا to drive us out · مِنْ of · أَرْضِنَا our land · بِسِحْرِكَ with your magic · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
فَلَنَأۡتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحۡرࣲ مِّثۡلِهِۦ فَٱجۡعَلۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكَ مَوۡعِدࣰ ا لَّا نُخۡلِفُهُۥ نَحۡنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانࣰ ا سُوࣰ ى ﴿58﴾
20:58 Then we will surely bring you magic like it, so make between us and you an appointment, which we will not fail to keep and neither will you, in a place assigned."
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فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ Then we will surely produce for you · بِسِحْرٍۢ magic · مِّثْلِهِۦ like it · فَٱجْعَلْ So make · بَيْنَنَا between us · وَبَيْنَكَ and between you · مَوْعِدًۭا an appointment · لَّا not · نُخْلِفُهُۥ we will fail it · نَحْنُ [we] · وَلَآ and not · أَنتَ you · مَكَانًۭا (in) a place · سُوًۭى even
قَالَ مَوۡعِدُكُمۡ يَوۡمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحۡشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحࣰ ى ﴿59﴾
20:59 [Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."
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قَالَ He said · مَوْعِدُكُمْ Your appointment · يَوْمُ (is on the) day · ٱلزِّينَةِ (of) the festival · وَأَن and that · يُحْشَرَ will be assembled · ٱلنَّاسُ the people · ضُحًۭى (at) forenoon
فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيۡدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ ﴿60﴾
20:60 So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].
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فَتَوَلَّىٰ Then went away · فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun · فَجَمَعَ and put together · كَيْدَهُۥ his plan · ثُمَّ then · أَتَىٰ came
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبࣰ ا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابࣲۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ ﴿61﴾
20:61 Moses said to the magicians summoned by Pharaoh, "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."
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قَالَ Said · لَهُم to them · مُّوسَىٰ Musa · وَيْلَكُمْ Woe to you · لَا (Do) not · تَفْتَرُوا۟ invent · عَلَى against · ٱللَّهِ Allah · كَذِبًۭا a lie · فَيُسْحِتَكُم lest He will destroy you · بِعَذَابٍۢ ۖ with a punishment · وَقَدْ And verily · خَابَ he failed · مَنِ who · ٱفْتَرَىٰ invented
فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَىٰ ﴿62﴾
20:62 So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.
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فَتَنَـٰزَعُوٓا۟ Then they disputed · أَمْرَهُم (in) their affair · بَيْنَهُمْ among them · وَأَسَرُّوا۟ and they kept secret · ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ the private conversation
قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخۡرِجَاكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِمَا وَيَذۡهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰ ﴿63﴾
20:63 They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said · إِنْ Indeed · هَـٰذَٰنِ these two · لَسَـٰحِرَٰنِ [two] magicians · يُرِيدَانِ they intend · أَن that · يُخْرِجَاكُم they drive you out · مِّنْ of · أَرْضِكُم your land · بِسِحْرِهِمَا with their magic · وَيَذْهَبَا and do away · بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ with your way · ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ the exemplary
فَأَجۡمِعُواْ كَيۡدَكُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱئۡتُواْ صَفࣰّ اۚ وَقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَعۡلَىٰ ﴿64﴾
20:64 So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
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فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ So put together · كَيْدَكُمْ your plan · ثُمَّ then · ٱئْتُوا۟ come · صَفًّۭا ۚ (in) a line · وَقَدْ And verily · أَفْلَحَ (will be) successful · ٱلْيَوْمَ today · مَنِ who · ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ overcomes
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ ﴿65﴾
20:65 They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa · إِمَّآ Either · أَن [that] · تُلْقِىَ you throw · وَإِمَّآ or · أَن [that] · نَّكُونَ we will be · أَوَّلَ the first · مَنْ who · أَلْقَىٰ throws
قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ ﴿66﴾
20:66 He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
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قَالَ He said · بَلْ Nay · أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ you throw · فَإِذَا Then behold · حِبَالُهُمْ Their ropes · وَعِصِيُّهُمْ and their staffs · يُخَيَّلُ seemed · إِلَيْهِ to him · مِن by · سِحْرِهِمْ their magic · أَنَّهَا that they · تَسْعَىٰ (were) moving
فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةࣰ مُّوسَىٰ ﴿67﴾
20:67 And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.
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فَأَوْجَسَ So sensed · فِى in · نَفْسِهِۦ himself · خِيفَةًۭ a fear · مُّوسَىٰ Musa
قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴿68﴾
20:68 Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
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قُلْنَا We said · لَا (Do) not · تَخَفْ fear · إِنَّكَ Indeed, you · أَنتَ you · ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ (will be) superior
وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرࣲۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ ﴿69﴾
20:69 And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
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وَأَلْقِ And throw · مَا what · فِى (is) in · يَمِينِكَ your right hand · تَلْقَفْ it will swallow up · مَا what · صَنَعُوٓا۟ ۖ they have made · إِنَّمَا Only · صَنَعُوا۟ they (have) made · كَيْدُ a trick · سَـٰحِرٍۢ ۖ (of) a magician · وَلَا and not · يُفْلِحُ will be successful · ٱلسَّاحِرُ the magician · حَيْثُ wherever · أَتَىٰ he comes
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدࣰ ا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ﴿70﴾
20:70 So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."
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فَأُلْقِىَ So were thrown down · ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians · سُجَّدًۭا prostrating · قَالُوٓا۟ They said · ءَامَنَّا We believe · بِرَبِّ in (the) Lord · هَـٰرُونَ (of) Harun · وَمُوسَىٰ and Musa
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفࣲ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابࣰ ا وَأَبۡقَىٰ ﴿71﴾
20:71 [Pharaoh] said, "You believed him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."
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قَالَ He said · ءَامَنتُمْ You believe · لَهُۥ [to] him · قَبْلَ before · أَنْ [that] · ءَاذَنَ I gave permission · لَكُمْ ۖ to you · إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · لَكَبِيرُكُمُ (is) your chief · ٱلَّذِى the one who · عَلَّمَكُمُ taught you · ٱلسِّحْرَ ۖ the magic · فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ So surely I will cut off · أَيْدِيَكُمْ your hands · وَأَرْجُلَكُم and your feet · مِّنْ of · خِلَـٰفٍۢ opposite sides · وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ and surely I will crucify you · فِى on · جُذُوعِ (the) trunks · ٱلنَّخْلِ (of) date-palms · وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ and surely you will know · أَيُّنَآ which of us · أَشَدُّ (is) more severe · عَذَابًۭا (in) punishment · وَأَبْقَىٰ and more lasting
قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ ﴿72﴾
20:72 They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
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قَالُوا۟ They said · لَن Never · نُّؤْثِرَكَ we will prefer you · عَلَىٰ over · مَا what · جَآءَنَا has come to us · مِنَ of · ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ the clear proofs · وَٱلَّذِى and the One Who · فَطَرَنَا ۖ created us · فَٱقْضِ So decree · مَآ whatever · أَنتَ you · قَاضٍ ۖ (are) decreeing · إِنَّمَا Only · تَقْضِى you can decree · هَـٰذِهِ (for) this · ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ life · ٱلدُّنْيَآ (of) the world
إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ﴿73﴾
20:73 Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allah is better and more enduring."
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إِنَّآ Indeed, [we] · ءَامَنَّا we believe · بِرَبِّنَا in our Lord · لِيَغْفِرَ that He may forgive · لَنَا for us · خَطَـٰيَـٰنَا our sins · وَمَآ and what · أَكْرَهْتَنَا you compelled us · عَلَيْهِ on it · مِنَ of · ٱلسِّحْرِ ۗ the magic · وَٱللَّهُ And Allah · خَيْرٌۭ (is) Best · وَأَبْقَىٰٓ and Ever Lasting
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأۡتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجۡرِمࣰ ا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ﴿74﴾
20:74 Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he · مَن who · يَأْتِ comes · رَبَّهُۥ (to) his Lord · مُجْرِمًۭا (as) a criminal · فَإِنَّ then indeed · لَهُۥ for him · جَهَنَّمَ (is) Hell · لَا Not · يَمُوتُ he will die · فِيهَا in it · وَلَا and not · يَحْيَىٰ live
وَمَن يَأۡتِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنࣰ ا قَدۡ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلۡعُلَىٰ ﴿75﴾
20:75 But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:
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وَمَن But whoever · يَأْتِهِۦ comes to Him · مُؤْمِنًۭا (as) a believer · قَدْ verily · عَمِلَ he has done · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds · فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those · لَهُمُ for them · ٱلدَّرَجَـٰتُ (will be) the ranks · ٱلْعُلَىٰ [the] high
جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنࣲ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ﴿76﴾
20:76 Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.
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جَنَّـٰتُ Gardens · عَدْنٍۢ (of) Eden · تَجْرِى flows · مِن from · تَحْتِهَا underneath them · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers · خَـٰلِدِينَ abiding forever · فِيهَا ۚ in it · وَذَٰلِكَ And that · جَزَآءُ (is) the reward · مَن (for him) who · تَزَكَّىٰ purifies himself
وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِيقࣰ ا فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ يَبَسࣰ ا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكࣰ ا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ ﴿77﴾
20:77 And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · أَوْحَيْنَآ We inspired · إِلَىٰ to · مُوسَىٰٓ Musa · أَنْ that · أَسْرِ Travel by night · بِعِبَادِى with My slaves · فَٱضْرِبْ and strike · لَهُمْ for them · طَرِيقًۭا a path · فِى in · ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea · يَبَسًۭا dry · لَّا not · تَخَـٰفُ fearing · دَرَكًۭا to be overtaken · وَلَا and not · تَخْشَىٰ being afraid
فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمۡ ﴿78﴾
20:78 So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
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فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ Then followed them · فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun · بِجُنُودِهِۦ with his forces · فَغَشِيَهُم but covered them · مِّنَ from · ٱلْيَمِّ the sea · مَا what · غَشِيَهُمْ covered them
وَأَضَلَّ فِرۡعَوۡنُ قَوۡمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ ﴿79﴾
20:79 And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].
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وَأَضَلَّ And led astray · فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun · قَوْمَهُۥ his people · وَمَا and (did) not · هَدَىٰ guide them
يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدۡ أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ عَدُوِّكُمۡ وَوَٰعَدۡنَٰكُمۡ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلۡأَيۡمَنَ وَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰ ﴿80﴾
20:80 O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,
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يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ O Children of Israel · قَدْ Verily · أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم We delivered you · مِّنْ from · عَدُوِّكُمْ your enemy · وَوَٰعَدْنَـٰكُمْ and We made a covenant with you · جَانِبَ on (the) side · ٱلطُّورِ (of) the Mount · ٱلْأَيْمَنَ the right · وَنَزَّلْنَا and We sent down · عَلَيْكُمُ to you · ٱلْمَنَّ the Manna · وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ and the quails
كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَلَا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبِيۖ وَمَن يَحۡلِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدۡ هَوَىٰ ﴿81﴾
20:81 [Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen."
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كُلُوا۟ Eat · مِن of · طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good things · مَا which · رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ We have provided you · وَلَا and (do) not · تَطْغَوْا۟ transgress · فِيهِ therein · فَيَحِلَّ lest should descend · عَلَيْكُمْ upon you · غَضَبِى ۖ My Anger · وَمَن And whoever · يَحْلِلْ on whom descends · عَلَيْهِ on whom descends · غَضَبِى My Anger · فَقَدْ indeed · هَوَىٰ he (has) perished
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارࣱ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحࣰ ا ثُمَّ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ﴿82﴾
20:82 But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
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وَإِنِّى But indeed, I Am · لَغَفَّارٌۭ the Perpetual Forgiver · لِّمَن of whoever · تَابَ repents · وَءَامَنَ and believes · وَعَمِلَ and does · صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) · ثُمَّ then · ٱهْتَدَىٰ remains guided
۞وَمَآ أَعۡجَلَكَ عَن قَوۡمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴿83﴾
20:83 [Allah] said, "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"
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۞ وَمَآ And what · أَعْجَلَكَ made you hasten · عَن from · قَوْمِكَ your people · يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa
قَالَ هُمۡ أُوْلَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِي وَعَجِلۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ رَبِّ لِتَرۡضَىٰ ﴿84﴾
20:84 He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
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قَالَ He said · هُمْ They · أُو۟لَآءِ (are) close · عَلَىٰٓ upon · أَثَرِى my tracks · وَعَجِلْتُ and I hastened · إِلَيْكَ to you · رَبِّ my Lord · لِتَرْضَىٰ that You be pleased
قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَوۡمَكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ ﴿85﴾
20:85 [Allah] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray."
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قَالَ He said · فَإِنَّا But indeed, We · قَدْ [verily] · فَتَنَّا We (have) tried · قَوْمَكَ your people · مِنۢ after you · بَعْدِكَ after you · وَأَضَلَّهُمُ and has led them astray · ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ the Samiri
فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفࣰ اۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَمۡ يَعِدۡكُمۡ رَبُّكُمۡ وَعۡدًا حَسَنًاۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡعَهۡدُ أَمۡ أَرَدتُّمۡ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبࣱ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَخۡلَفۡتُم مَّوۡعِدِي ﴿86﴾
20:86 So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"
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فَرَجَعَ Then Musa returned · مُوسَىٰٓ Then Musa returned · إِلَىٰ to · قَوْمِهِۦ his people · غَضْبَـٰنَ angry · أَسِفًۭا ۚ (and) sorrowful · قَالَ He said · يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people · أَلَمْ Did not · يَعِدْكُمْ promise you · رَبُّكُمْ your Lord · وَعْدًا a promise · حَسَنًا ۚ good · أَفَطَالَ Then, did seem long · عَلَيْكُمُ to you · ٱلْعَهْدُ the promise · أَمْ or · أَرَدتُّمْ did you desire · أَن that · يَحِلَّ descend · عَلَيْكُمْ upon you · غَضَبٌۭ (the) Anger · مِّن of · رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord · فَأَخْلَفْتُم so you broke · مَّوْعِدِى (the) promise to me
قَالُواْ مَآ أَخۡلَفۡنَا مَوۡعِدَكَ بِمَلۡكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلۡنَآ أَوۡزَارࣰ ا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ فَقَذَفۡنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ ﴿87﴾
20:87 They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · مَآ Not · أَخْلَفْنَا we broke · مَوْعِدَكَ promise to you · بِمَلْكِنَا by our will · وَلَـٰكِنَّا but we · حُمِّلْنَآ [we] were made to carry · أَوْزَارًۭا burdens · مِّن from · زِينَةِ ornaments · ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people · فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا so we threw them · فَكَذَٰلِكَ and thus · أَلْقَى threw · ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ the Samiri
فَأَخۡرَجَ لَهُمۡ عِجۡلࣰ ا جَسَدࣰ ا لَّهُۥ خُوَارࣱ فَقَالُواْ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمۡ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِيَ ﴿88﴾
20:88 And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."
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فَأَخْرَجَ Then he brought forth · لَهُمْ for them · عِجْلًۭا a calf's · جَسَدًۭا body · لَّهُۥ it had · خُوَارٌۭ a lowing sound · فَقَالُوا۟ and they said · هَـٰذَآ This · إِلَـٰهُكُمْ (is) your god · وَإِلَـٰهُ and the god · مُوسَىٰ (of) Musa · فَنَسِىَ but he forgot
أَفَلَا يَرَوۡنَ أَلَّا يَرۡجِعُ إِلَيۡهِمۡ قَوۡلࣰ ا وَلَا يَمۡلِكُ لَهُمۡ ضَرࣰّ ا وَلَا نَفۡعࣰ ا ﴿89﴾
20:89 Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?
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أَفَلَا Then, did not · يَرَوْنَ they see · أَلَّا that not · يَرْجِعُ it (could) return · إِلَيْهِمْ to them · قَوْلًۭا a word · وَلَا and not · يَمْلِكُ possess · لَهُمْ for them · ضَرًّۭا any harm · وَلَا and not · نَفْعًۭا any benefit
وَلَقَدۡ قَالَ لَهُمۡ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبۡلُ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِي وَأَطِيعُوٓاْ أَمۡرِي ﴿90﴾
20:90 And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · قَالَ (had) said · لَهُمْ to them · هَـٰرُونُ Harun · مِن before · قَبْلُ before · يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people · إِنَّمَا Only · فُتِنتُم you are being tested · بِهِۦ ۖ by it · وَإِنَّ and indeed · رَبَّكُمُ your Lord · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ (is) the Most Gracious · فَٱتَّبِعُونِى so follow me · وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ and obey · أَمْرِى my order
قَالُواْ لَن نَّبۡرَحَ عَلَيۡهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرۡجِعَ إِلَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ ﴿91﴾
20:91 They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us."
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قَالُوا۟ They said · لَن Never · نَّبْرَحَ we will cease · عَلَيْهِ being devoted to it · عَـٰكِفِينَ being devoted to it · حَتَّىٰ until · يَرْجِعَ returns · إِلَيْنَا to us · مُوسَىٰ Musa
قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذۡ رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ ضَلُّوٓاْ ﴿92﴾
20:92 [Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
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قَالَ He said · يَـٰهَـٰرُونُ O Harun · مَا What · مَنَعَكَ prevented you · إِذْ when · رَأَيْتَهُمْ you saw them · ضَلُّوٓا۟ going astray
أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِۖ أَفَعَصَيۡتَ أَمۡرِي ﴿93﴾
20:93 From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?"
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أَلَّا That not · تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ you follow me · أَفَعَصَيْتَ Then, have you disobeyed · أَمْرِى my order
قَالَ يَبۡنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأۡخُذۡ بِلِحۡيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأۡسِيٓۖ إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقۡتَ بَيۡنَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمۡ تَرۡقُبۡ قَوۡلِي ﴿94﴾
20:94 [Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' "
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قَالَ He said · يَبْنَؤُمَّ O son of my mother · لَا (Do) not · تَأْخُذْ seize (me) · بِلِحْيَتِى by my beard · وَلَا and not · بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ by my head · إِنِّى Indeed, I · خَشِيتُ [I] feared · أَن that · تَقُولَ you would say · فَرَّقْتَ You caused division · بَيْنَ between · بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel · إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel · وَلَمْ and not · تَرْقُبْ you respect · قَوْلِى my word
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِيُّ ﴿95﴾
20:95 [Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri?"
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قَالَ He said · فَمَا Then what · خَطْبُكَ (is) your case · يَـٰسَـٰمِرِىُّ O Samiri
قَالَ بَصُرۡتُ بِمَا لَمۡ يَبۡصُرُواْ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضۡتُ قَبۡضَةࣰ مِّنۡ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذۡتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتۡ لِي نَفۡسِي ﴿96﴾
20:96 He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."
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قَالَ He said · بَصُرْتُ I perceived · بِمَا what · لَمْ not · يَبْصُرُوا۟ they perceive · بِهِۦ in it · فَقَبَضْتُ so I took · قَبْضَةًۭ a handful · مِّنْ from · أَثَرِ (the) track · ٱلرَّسُولِ (of) the Messenger · فَنَبَذْتُهَا then threw it · وَكَذَٰلِكَ and thus · سَوَّلَتْ suggested · لِى to me · نَفْسِى my soul
قَالَ فَٱذۡهَبۡ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوۡعِدࣰ ا لَّن تُخۡلَفَهُۥۖ وَٱنظُرۡ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِي ظَلۡتَ عَلَيۡهِ عَاكِفࣰ اۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ نَسۡفًا ﴿97﴾
20:97 [Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast.
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قَالَ He said · فَٱذْهَبْ Then go · فَإِنَّ And indeed · لَكَ for you · فِى in · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life · أَن that · تَقُولَ you will say · لَا (Do) not · مِسَاسَ ۖ touch · وَإِنَّ And indeed · لَكَ for you · مَوْعِدًۭا (is) an appointment · لَّن never · تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ you will fail to (keep) it · وَٱنظُرْ And look · إِلَىٰٓ at · إِلَـٰهِكَ your god · ٱلَّذِى that which · ظَلْتَ you have remained · عَلَيْهِ to it · عَاكِفًۭا ۖ devoted · لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ Surely we will burn it · ثُمَّ then · لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ certainly we will scatter it · فِى in · ٱلْيَمِّ the sea · نَسْفًا (in) particles
إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عِلۡمࣰ ا ﴿98﴾
20:98 Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."
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إِنَّمَآ Only · إِلَـٰهُكُمُ your God · ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah · ٱلَّذِى the One · لَآ (there is) no · إِلَـٰهَ god · إِلَّا but · هُوَ ۚ He · وَسِعَ He has encompassed · كُلَّ all · شَىْءٍ things · عِلْمًۭا (in) knowledge
كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيۡكَ مِنۡ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدۡ سَبَقَۚ وَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِكۡرࣰ ا ﴿99﴾
20:99 Thus, [O Muhammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us the Qur'an.
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كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · نَقُصُّ We relate · عَلَيْكَ to you · مِنْ from · أَنۢبَآءِ (the) news · مَا (of) what · قَدْ has preceded · سَبَقَ ۚ has preceded · وَقَدْ And certainly · ءَاتَيْنَـٰكَ We have given you · مِن from · لَّدُنَّا Us · ذِكْرًۭا a Reminder
مَّنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَنۡهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَحۡمِلُ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ وِزۡرًا ﴿100﴾
20:100 Whoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden,
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مَّنْ Whoever · أَعْرَضَ turns away · عَنْهُ from it · فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, he · يَحْمِلُ will bear · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) Resurrection · وِزْرًا a burden
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ حِمۡلࣰ ا ﴿101﴾
20:101 [Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -
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خَـٰلِدِينَ Abiding forever · فِيهِ ۖ in it · وَسَآءَ and evil · لَهُمْ for them · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · حِمْلًۭا (as) a load
يَوۡمَ يُنفَخُ فِي ٱلصُّورِۚ وَنَحۡشُرُ ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ زُرۡقࣰ ا ﴿102﴾
20:102 The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue-eyed.
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يَوْمَ (The) Day · يُنفَخُ will be blown · فِى in · ٱلصُّورِ ۚ the Trumpet · وَنَحْشُرُ and We will gather · ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ the criminals · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ that Day · زُرْقًۭا blue-eyed
يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا عَشۡرࣰ ا ﴿103﴾
20:103 They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."
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يَتَخَـٰفَتُونَ They are murmuring · بَيْنَهُمْ among themselves · إِن Not · لَّبِثْتُمْ you remained · إِلَّا except (for) · عَشْرًۭا ten
نَّحۡنُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذۡ يَقُولُ أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثۡتُمۡ إِلَّا يَوۡمࣰ ا ﴿104﴾
20:104 We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner will say, "You remained not but one day."
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نَّحْنُ We · أَعْلَمُ know best · بِمَا what · يَقُولُونَ they will say · إِذْ when · يَقُولُ will say · أَمْثَلُهُمْ (the) best of them · طَرِيقَةً (in) conduct · إِن Not · لَّبِثْتُمْ you remained · إِلَّا except (for) · يَوْمًۭا a day
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡجِبَالِ فَقُلۡ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّي نَسۡفࣰ ا ﴿105﴾
20:105 And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.
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وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ And they ask you · عَنِ about · ٱلْجِبَالِ the mountains · فَقُلْ so say · يَنسِفُهَا Will blast them · رَبِّى my Lord · نَسْفًۭا (into) particles
فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعࣰ ا صَفۡصَفࣰ ا ﴿106﴾
20:106 And He will leave the earth a level plain;
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فَيَذَرُهَا Then He will leave it · قَاعًۭا a level · صَفْصَفًۭا plain
لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجࣰ ا وَلَآ أَمۡتࣰ ا ﴿107﴾
20:107 You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."
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لَّا Not · تَرَىٰ you will see · فِيهَا in it · عِوَجًۭا any crookedness · وَلَآ and not · أَمْتًۭا any curve
يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلۡأَصۡوَاتُ لِلرَّحۡمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسۡمَعُ إِلَّا هَمۡسࣰ ا ﴿108﴾
20:108 That Day, everyone will follow [the call of] the Caller [with] no deviation therefrom, and [all] voices will be stilled before the Most Merciful, so you will not hear except a whisper [of footsteps].
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يَوْمَئِذٍۢ On that Day · يَتَّبِعُونَ they will follow · ٱلدَّاعِىَ the caller · لَا no · عِوَجَ deviation · لَهُۥ ۖ from it · وَخَشَعَتِ And (will be) humbled · ٱلْأَصْوَاتُ the voices · لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ for the Most Gracious · فَلَا so not · تَسْمَعُ you will hear · إِلَّا except · هَمْسًۭا a faint sound
يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنۡ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُۥ قَوۡلࣰ ا ﴿109﴾
20:109 That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.
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يَوْمَئِذٍۢ (On) that Day · لَّا not · تَنفَعُ will benefit · ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ the intercession · إِلَّا except · مَنْ (to) whom · أَذِنَ has given permission · لَهُ [to him] · ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ the Most Gracious · وَرَضِىَ and He has accepted · لَهُۥ for him · قَوْلًۭا a word
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمࣰ ا ﴿110﴾
20:110 Allah knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it in knowledge.
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يَعْلَمُ He knows · مَا what · بَيْنَ (is) before them · أَيْدِيهِمْ (is) before them · وَمَا and what · خَلْفَهُمْ (is) behind them · وَلَا while not · يُحِيطُونَ they encompass · بِهِۦ it · عِلْمًۭا (in) knowledge
۞وَعَنَتِ ٱلۡوُجُوهُ لِلۡحَيِّ ٱلۡقَيُّومِۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنۡ حَمَلَ ظُلۡمࣰ ا ﴿111﴾
20:111 And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. And he will have failed who carries injustice.
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۞ وَعَنَتِ And (will be) humbled · ٱلْوُجُوهُ the faces · لِلْحَىِّ before the Ever-Living · ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ the Self-Subsisting · وَقَدْ And verily · خَابَ will have failed · مَنْ (he) who · حَمَلَ carried · ظُلْمًۭا wrongdoing
وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤۡمِنࣱ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلۡمࣰ ا وَلَا هَضۡمࣰ ا ﴿112﴾
20:112 But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation.
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وَمَن But (he) who · يَعْمَلْ does · مِنَ of · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds · وَهُوَ while he · مُؤْمِنٌۭ (is) a believer · فَلَا then not · يَخَافُ he will fear · ظُلْمًۭا injustice · وَلَا and not · هَضْمًۭا deprivation
وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ قُرۡءَانًا عَرَبِيࣰّ ا وَصَرَّفۡنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلۡوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ أَوۡ يُحۡدِثُ لَهُمۡ ذِكۡرࣰ ا ﴿113﴾
20:113 And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance.
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus · أَنزَلْنَـٰهُ We have sent it down · قُرْءَانًا (the) Quran · عَرَبِيًّۭا (in) Arabic · وَصَرَّفْنَا and We have explained · فِيهِ in it · مِنَ of · ٱلْوَعِيدِ the warnings · لَعَلَّهُمْ that they may · يَتَّقُونَ fear · أَوْ or · يُحْدِثُ it may cause · لَهُمْ [for] them · ذِكْرًۭا remembrance
فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلۡمَلِكُ ٱلۡحَقُّۗ وَلَا تَعۡجَلۡ بِٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن يُقۡضَىٰٓ إِلَيۡكَ وَحۡيُهُۥۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمࣰ ا ﴿114﴾
20:114 So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."
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فَتَعَـٰلَى So high (above all) · ٱللَّهُ (is) Allah · ٱلْمَلِكُ the King · ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ the True · وَلَا And (do) not · تَعْجَلْ hasten · بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ with the Quran · مِن before · قَبْلِ before · أَن [that] · يُقْضَىٰٓ is completed · إِلَيْكَ to you · وَحْيُهُۥ ۖ its revelation · وَقُل and say · رَّبِّ My Lord · زِدْنِى Increase me · عِلْمًۭا (in) knowledge
وَلَقَدۡ عَهِدۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبۡلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمۡ نَجِدۡ لَهُۥ عَزۡمࣰ ا ﴿115﴾
20:115 And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.
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وَلَقَدْ And verily · عَهِدْنَآ We made a covenant · إِلَىٰٓ with · ءَادَمَ Adam · مِن before · قَبْلُ before · فَنَسِىَ but he forgot · وَلَمْ and not · نَجِدْ We found · لَهُۥ in him · عَزْمًۭا determination
وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰ ﴿116﴾
20:116 And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.
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وَإِذْ And when · قُلْنَا We said · لِلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ to the Angels · ٱسْجُدُوا۟ Prostrate · لِـَٔادَمَ to Adam · فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ then they prostrated · إِلَّآ except · إِبْلِيسَ Iblis · أَبَىٰ he refused
فَقُلۡنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا عَدُوࣱّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوۡجِكَ فَلَا يُخۡرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ فَتَشۡقَىٰٓ ﴿117﴾
20:117 So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer.
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فَقُلْنَا Then We said · يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam · إِنَّ Indeed · هَـٰذَا this · عَدُوٌّۭ (is) an enemy · لَّكَ to you · وَلِزَوْجِكَ and to your wife · فَلَا So not · يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا (let) him drive you both · مِنَ from · ٱلْجَنَّةِ Paradise · فَتَشْقَىٰٓ so (that) you would suffer
إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعۡرَىٰ ﴿118﴾
20:118 Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.
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إِنَّ Indeed · لَكَ for you · أَلَّا that not · تَجُوعَ you will be hungry · فِيهَا therein · وَلَا and not · تَعْرَىٰ you will be unclothed
وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظۡمَؤُاْ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضۡحَىٰ ﴿119﴾
20:119 And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun."
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وَأَنَّكَ And that you · لَا not · تَظْمَؤُا۟ will suffer from thirst · فِيهَا therein · وَلَا and not · تَضْحَىٰ exposed to the sun's heat
فَوَسۡوَسَ إِلَيۡهِ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلۡخُلۡدِ وَمُلۡكࣲ لَّا يَبۡلَىٰ ﴿120﴾
20:120 Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"
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فَوَسْوَسَ Then whispered · إِلَيْهِ to him · ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ Shaitaan · قَالَ he said · يَـٰٓـَٔادَمُ O Adam · هَلْ Shall · أَدُلُّكَ I direct you · عَلَىٰ to · شَجَرَةِ (the) tree · ٱلْخُلْدِ (of) the Eternity · وَمُلْكٍۢ and a kingdom · لَّا not · يَبْلَىٰ (that will) deteriorate
فَأَكَلَا مِنۡهَا فَبَدَتۡ لَهُمَا سَوۡءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخۡصِفَانِ عَلَيۡهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ ﴿121﴾
20:121 And Adam and his wife ate of it, and their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred.
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فَأَكَلَا Then they both ate · مِنْهَا from it · فَبَدَتْ so became apparent · لَهُمَا to them · سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا their shame · وَطَفِقَا and they began · يَخْصِفَانِ (to) fasten · عَلَيْهِمَا on themselves · مِن from · وَرَقِ (the) leaves · ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ (of) Paradise · وَعَصَىٰٓ And Adam disobeyed · ءَادَمُ And Adam disobeyed · رَبَّهُۥ his Lord · فَغَوَىٰ and erred
ثُمَّ ٱجۡتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡهِ وَهَدَىٰ ﴿122﴾
20:122 Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].
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ثُمَّ Then · ٱجْتَبَـٰهُ chose him · رَبُّهُۥ his Lord · فَتَابَ and turned · عَلَيْهِ to him · وَهَدَىٰ and guided (him)
قَالَ ٱهۡبِطَا مِنۡهَا جَمِيعَۢاۖ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوࣱّۖ فَإِمَّا يَأۡتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدࣰ ى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشۡقَىٰ ﴿123﴾
20:123 [Allah] said, "Descend from Paradise - all, [your descendants] being enemies to one another. And if there should come to you guidance from Me - then whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray [in the world] nor suffer [in the Hereafter].
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قَالَ He said · ٱهْبِطَا Go down · مِنْهَا from it · جَمِيعًۢا ۖ all · بَعْضُكُمْ some of you · لِبَعْضٍ to others · عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ (as) enemy · فَإِمَّا Then if · يَأْتِيَنَّكُم comes to you · مِّنِّى from Me · هُدًۭى guidance · فَمَنِ then whoever · ٱتَّبَعَ follows · هُدَاىَ My guidance · فَلَا then not · يَضِلُّ he will go astray · وَلَا and not · يَشْقَىٰ suffer
وَمَنۡ أَعۡرَضَ عَن ذِكۡرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةࣰ ضَنكࣰ ا وَنَحۡشُرُهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ أَعۡمَىٰ ﴿124﴾
20:124 And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
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وَمَنْ And whoever · أَعْرَضَ turns away · عَن from · ذِكْرِى My remembrance · فَإِنَّ then indeed · لَهُۥ for him · مَعِيشَةًۭ (is) a life · ضَنكًۭا straitened · وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ and We will gather him · يَوْمَ (on the) Day · ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ (of) the Resurrection · أَعْمَىٰ blind
قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرۡتَنِيٓ أَعۡمَىٰ وَقَدۡ كُنتُ بَصِيرࣰ ا ﴿125﴾
20:125 He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"
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قَالَ He will say · رَبِّ My Lord · لِمَ Why · حَشَرْتَنِىٓ You raised me · أَعْمَىٰ blind · وَقَدْ while [verily] · كُنتُ I had · بَصِيرًۭا sight
قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتۡكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَاۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ تُنسَىٰ ﴿126﴾
20:126 [Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."
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قَالَ He will say · كَذَٰلِكَ Thus · أَتَتْكَ came to you · ءَايَـٰتُنَا Our Signs · فَنَسِيتَهَا ۖ but you forgot them · وَكَذَٰلِكَ and thus · ٱلْيَوْمَ today · تُنسَىٰ you will be forgotten
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي مَنۡ أَسۡرَفَ وَلَمۡ يُؤۡمِنۢ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦۚ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ﴿127﴾
20:127 And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus · نَجْزِى We recompense · مَنْ (he) who · أَسْرَفَ transgresses · وَلَمْ and not · يُؤْمِنۢ believes · بِـَٔايَـٰتِ in (the) Signs · رَبِّهِۦ ۚ (of) his Lord · وَلَعَذَابُ And surely (the) punishment · ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ (of) the Hereafter · أَشَدُّ (is) more severe · وَأَبْقَىٰٓ and more lasting
أَفَلَمۡ يَهۡدِ لَهُمۡ كَمۡ أَهۡلَكۡنَا قَبۡلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡقُرُونِ يَمۡشُونَ فِي مَسَٰكِنِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتࣲ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ ﴿128﴾
20:128 Then, has it not become clear to them how many generations We destroyed before them as they walk among their dwellings? Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.
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أَفَلَمْ Then has not · يَهْدِ it guided · لَهُمْ [for] them · كَمْ how many · أَهْلَكْنَا We (have) destroyed · قَبْلَهُم before them · مِّنَ of · ٱلْقُرُونِ the generations · يَمْشُونَ (as) they walk · فِى in · مَسَـٰكِنِهِمْ ۗ their dwellings · إِنَّ Indeed · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs · لِّأُو۟لِى for possessors · ٱلنُّهَىٰ (of) intelligence
وَلَوۡلَا كَلِمَةࣱ سَبَقَتۡ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامࣰ ا وَأَجَلࣱ مُّسَمࣰّ ى ﴿129﴾
20:129 And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, punishment would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].
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وَلَوْلَا And if not · كَلِمَةٌۭ (for) a Word · سَبَقَتْ (that) preceded · مِن from · رَّبِّكَ your Lord · لَكَانَ surely (would) have been · لِزَامًۭا an obligation · وَأَجَلٌۭ and a term · مُّسَمًّۭى determined
فَٱصۡبِرۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِ رَبِّكَ قَبۡلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ وَقَبۡلَ غُرُوبِهَاۖ وَمِنۡ ءَانَآيِٕ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَسَبِّحۡ وَأَطۡرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرۡضَىٰ ﴿130﴾
20:130 So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting; and during periods of the night [exalt Him] and at the ends of the day, that you may be satisfied.
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فَٱصْبِرْ So be patient · عَلَىٰ over · مَا what · يَقُولُونَ they say · وَسَبِّحْ and glorify · بِحَمْدِ with praise · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · قَبْلَ before · طُلُوعِ (the) rising · ٱلشَّمْسِ (of) the sun · وَقَبْلَ and before · غُرُوبِهَا ۖ its setting · وَمِنْ and from · ءَانَآئِ (the) hours · ٱلَّيْلِ (of) the night · فَسَبِّحْ and glorify · وَأَطْرَافَ (at the) ends · ٱلنَّهَارِ (of) the day · لَعَلَّكَ so that you may · تَرْضَىٰ be satisfied
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجࣰ ا مِّنۡهُمۡ زَهۡرَةَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا لِنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَرِزۡقُ رَبِّكَ خَيۡرࣱ وَأَبۡقَىٰ ﴿131﴾
20:131 And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.
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وَلَا And (do) not · تَمُدَّنَّ extend · عَيْنَيْكَ your eyes · إِلَىٰ towards · مَا what · مَتَّعْنَا We have given for enjoyment · بِهِۦٓ [with it] · أَزْوَٰجًۭا pairs · مِّنْهُمْ of them · زَهْرَةَ (the) splendor · ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ (of) the life · ٱلدُّنْيَا (of) the world · لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ that We may test them · فِيهِ ۚ in it · وَرِزْقُ And (the) provision · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · خَيْرٌۭ (is) better · وَأَبْقَىٰ and more lasting
وَأۡمُرۡ أَهۡلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصۡطَبِرۡ عَلَيۡهَاۖ لَا نَسۡـَٔلُكَ رِزۡقࣰ اۖ نَّحۡنُ نَرۡزُقُكَۗ وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰ ﴿132﴾
20:132 And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.
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وَأْمُرْ And enjoin · أَهْلَكَ (on) your family · بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ the prayer · وَٱصْطَبِرْ and be steadfast · عَلَيْهَا ۖ therein · لَا Not · نَسْـَٔلُكَ We ask you · رِزْقًۭا ۖ (for) provision · نَّحْنُ We · نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ provide (for) you · وَٱلْعَـٰقِبَةُ and the outcome · لِلتَّقْوَىٰ (is) for the righteous[ness]
وَقَالُواْ لَوۡلَا يَأۡتِينَا بِـَٔايَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ تَأۡتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِي ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿133﴾
20:133 And they say, "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has there not come to them evidence of what was in the former scriptures?
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وَقَالُوا۟ And they say · لَوْلَا Why not · يَأْتِينَا he brings us · بِـَٔايَةٍۢ a sign · مِّن from · رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ his Lord · أَوَلَمْ Has not · تَأْتِهِم come to them · بَيِّنَةُ evidence · مَا (of) what · فِى (was) in · ٱلصُّحُفِ the Scriptures · ٱلْأُولَىٰ the former
وَلَوۡ أَنَّآ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُم بِعَذَابࣲ مِّن قَبۡلِهِۦ لَقَالُواْ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَآ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَيۡنَا رَسُولࣰ ا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبۡلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخۡزَىٰ ﴿134﴾
20:134 And if We had destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, "Our Lord, why did You not send to us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses before we were humiliated and disgraced?"
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وَلَوْ And if · أَنَّآ We · أَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم (had) destroyed them · بِعَذَابٍۢ with a punishment · مِّن before him · قَبْلِهِۦ before him · لَقَالُوا۟ surely they (would) have said · رَبَّنَا Our Lord · لَوْلَآ why not · أَرْسَلْتَ You sent · إِلَيْنَا to us · رَسُولًۭا a Messenger · فَنَتَّبِعَ so we (could) have followed · ءَايَـٰتِكَ Your signs · مِن before · قَبْلِ before · أَن [that] · نَّذِلَّ we were humiliated · وَنَخْزَىٰ and disgraced
قُلۡ كُلࣱّ مُّتَرَبِّصࣱ فَتَرَبَّصُواْۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٱلسَّوِيِّ وَمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ﴿135﴾
20:135 Say, "Each [of us] is waiting; so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."
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قُلْ Say · كُلٌّۭ Each · مُّتَرَبِّصٌۭ (is) waiting · فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ ۖ so await · فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ Then you will know · مَنْ who · أَصْحَـٰبُ (are the) companions · ٱلصِّرَٰطِ (of) the way · ٱلسَّوِىِّ [the] even · وَمَنِ and who · ٱهْتَدَىٰ is guided