طه Taha

20:1

طه ۝١

Ta-ha

Ṭā Ha!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Ta Ha!Ali Quli Qarai

Ṭā, Hā.Saheeh International

20:2

مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ ۝٢

Ma anzalna AAalayka alqur-analitashqa

We did not reveal the Qur’ān upon you so that you may put yourself into unnecessary trouble.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We did not send down to you the Quran that you should be miserable,Ali Quli Qarai

We have not sent down to you the Qur’ān that you be distressedSaheeh International

20:3

إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةًۭ لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ ۝٣

Illa tathkiratan liman yakhsha

We sent down the Qur’ān only as a reminder for the person who fears displeasing GodS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

but only as an admonition to him who fears [his Lord].Ali Quli Qarai

But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allāh] -Saheeh International

20:4

تَنزِيلًۭا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلْعُلَى ۝٤

Tanzeelan mimman khalaqa al-arda wassamawatialAAula

and as a revelation from Him who has created the earth and the high heavens.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

A sending down [of the Revelation] from Him who created the earth and the lofty heavensAli Quli Qarai

A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,Saheeh International

20:5

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ ۝٥

Arrahmanu AAalaalAAarshi istawa

The Beneficent God “sat down” upon the “throne.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—the All-beneficent, settled on the Throne.Ali Quli Qarai

The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.Saheeh International

20:6

لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ ۝٦

Lahu ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi wama baynahuma wamatahta aththara

Whatever is in the heavens, whatever is in the earth, whatever is between the two, and whatever is under the ground is His. His power and knowledge encompass everything; nothing is hidden from Him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and whatever is between them, and whatever is under the ground.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:7

وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى ۝٧

Wa-in tajhar bilqawli fa-innahuyaAAlamu assirra waakhfa

And if you utter a word aloud, He surely knows the secret and what is more hidden.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whether you speak loudly [or in secret tones,] He indeed knows the secret and what is still more hidden.Ali Quli Qarai

And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.Saheeh International

20:8

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۝٨

Allahu la ilaha illahuwa lahu al-asmao alhusna

That is Allāh—there is no god but He, and His are the Beautiful Names.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Allah—there is no god except Him—to Him belong the Best Names.Ali Quli Qarai

Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.Saheeh International

20:9

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ ۝٩

Wahal ataka hadeethu moosa

Has the story of Mūsā come to you?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Did the story of Moses come to you,Ali Quli Qarai

And has the story of Moses reached you? -Saheeh International

20:10

إِذْ رَءَا نَارًۭا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًۭى ۝١٠

Ith raa naran faqalali-ahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naran laAAallee ateekumminha biqabasin aw ajidu AAala annarihuda

Prophet Mūsā was travelling with his family from Madyan to Egypt. When they reached the valley of Ṭuwā, they lost their way in a cold and dark night. Then, Mūsā saw a fire at a distance. So he said to his family, “Stop here! I surely see a fire. You stay here while I go towards the fire; hopefully, I may be able to bring from it a firebrand for you, or I may find a guide at the fire.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

when he sighted a fire, and said to his family, ‘Wait! Indeed, I descry a fire! Maybe I will bring you a brand from it, or find some guidance at the fire.’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:11

فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ ۝١١

Falamma ataha noodiya yamoosa

So when Mūsā came to the fire, a voice called out, “O Mūsā!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So when he came to it, he was called, ‘O Moses!Ali Quli Qarai

And when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,Saheeh International

20:12

إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًۭى ۝١٢

Innee ana rabbuka fakhlaAAnaAAlayka innaka bilwadi almuqaddasi tuwa

I, indeed, am your Lord. Take off your shoes, for you are indeed in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed I am your Lord! So take off your sandals. You are indeed in the sacred valley of Tuwa.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the blessed valley of Ṭuwā.Saheeh International

20:13

وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ ۝١٣

Waana ikhtartuka fastamiAAlima yooha

And, O Mūsa, I Myself have chosen you as My messenger, therefore listen to what is being revealed:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

I have chosen you; so listen to what is revealed.Ali Quli Qarai

And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].Saheeh International

20:14

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ ۝١٤

Innanee ana Allahu lailaha illa ana faAAbudnee waaqimi assalatalithikree

I surely am Allāh, there is no god but Me; therefore, worship Me and perform prayer for My remembrance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed I am Allah—there is no god except Me. So worship Me, and maintain the prayer for My remembrance.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, I am Allāh. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.Saheeh International

20:15

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ ۝١٥

Inna assaAAata atiyatunakadu okhfeeha litujza kullu nafsin bimatasAAa

And surely the hour of resurrection is to come —I was close to keeping this information completely concealed— so that every soul may recompense for what it strived.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed the Hour is bound to come: I will have it hidden, so that every soul may be rewarded for its endeavour.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.Saheeh International

20:16

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ ۝١٦

Fala yasuddannaka AAanhaman la yu/minu biha wattabaAAa hawahufatarda

Therefore, do not let the person who does not believe in the resurrection and follows his evil desires prevent you from it; otherwise, you will perish.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So do not let yourself be distracted from it by those who do not believe in it and who follow their desires, or you will perish.’Ali Quli Qarai

So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.Saheeh International

20:17

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝١٧

Wama tilka biyameenika ya moosa

The first miracle: Allāh said, “And what is that in your right hand, O Mūsā?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’Ali Quli Qarai

And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"Saheeh International

20:18

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مََٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ ۝١٨

Qala hiya AAasaya atawakkaoAAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanameewaliya feeha maaribu okhra

Mūsā said, “It is my staff; I recline on it, I beat the leaves with it so that they may fall on my sheep, and I have other uses for it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘It is my staff. I lean on it, and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep; and I have other uses for it.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."Saheeh International

20:19

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝١٩

Qala alqiha ya moosa

Allāh said, “Cast it down, O Mūsā.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Moses, throw it down.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."Saheeh International

20:20

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌۭ تَسْعَىٰ ۝٢٠

Faalqaha fa-itha hiya hayyatuntasAAa

So he cast it down, and lo! it became a live and running serpent. Mūsā was surprised and afraid; he started to move backwards.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So he threw it down, and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly.Ali Quli Qarai

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.Saheeh International

20:21

قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝٢١

Qala khuthha walatakhaf sanuAAeeduha seerataha al-oola

Allāh said, “O Mūsā! Take hold of it and fear not, We shall restore it to its former state.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Take hold of it, and do not fear. We will restore it to its former state.Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.Saheeh International

20:22

وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ ۝٢٢

Wadmum yadaka ila janahikatakhruj baydaa min ghayri soo-in ayatan okhra

The second miracle: Allāh said, “Press your hand to your armpit, it will come out white and shining without any physical defect—this is another sign from Me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Now clasp your hand to your armpit: it will emerge white, without any harm—[this is yet] another sign,Ali Quli Qarai

And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,Saheeh International

20:23

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى ۝٢٣

Linuriyaka min ayatinaalkubra

Allāh concluded His talk by saying, “O Mūsā! We have given you these two miracles so that We may show you some of Our great signs.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

that We may show you some of Our great signs.Ali Quli Qarai

That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.Saheeh International

20:24

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ۝٢٤

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

Now that you are equipped with miraculous signs, go to Fir‘awn, for surely he has rebelled against Me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Go to Pharaoh. He has indeed rebelled.’Ali Quli Qarai

Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed [i.e., tyrannized]."Saheeh International

20:25

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى ۝٢٥

Qala rabbi ishrah lee sadree

Realizing the difficulty of such a mission, Prophet Mūsā prayed to Allāh. He said: “O my Lord! Expand the capacity of my mind for me to absorb Your message,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘My Lord! Open my breast for me.Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand [i.e., relax] for me my breast [with assurance]Saheeh International

20:26

وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى ۝٢٦

Wayassir lee amree

make my task of confronting Fir‘awn easy for me,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Make my task easy for me.Ali Quli Qarai

And ease for me my taskSaheeh International

20:27

وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةًۭ مِّن لِّسَانِى ۝٢٧

Wahlul AAuqdatan min lisanee

loosen the knot upon my tongueS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Remove the hitch from my tongue,Ali Quli Qarai

And untie the knot from my tongueSaheeh International

20:28

يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى ۝٢٨

Yafqahoo qawlee

so that they (the people) may understand my words,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[so that] they may understand my speech.Ali Quli Qarai

That they may understand my speech.Saheeh International

20:29

وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًۭا مِّنْ أَهْلِى ۝٢٩

WajAAal lee wazeeran min ahlee

and make a vicegerent for me from among my family,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Appoint for me a minister from my family,Ali Quli Qarai

And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family -Saheeh International

20:30

هَٰرُونَ أَخِى ۝٣٠

Haroona akhee

I mean, Hārūn, my brother—S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Aaron, my brother.Ali Quli Qarai

Aaron, my brother.Saheeh International

20:31

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى ۝٣١

Oshdud bihi azree

O my Lord! strenghten by him my backS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Strengthen my back through him,Ali Quli Qarai

Increase through him my strengthSaheeh International

20:32

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى ۝٣٢

Waashrik-hu fee amree

and make him a partner in my taskS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and make him my associate in my task,Ali Quli Qarai

And let him share my taskSaheeh International

20:33

كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًۭا ۝٣٣

Kay nusabbihaka katheera

so that we may glorify You more oftenS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

so that we may glorify You greatly,Ali Quli Qarai

That we may exalt You muchSaheeh International

20:34

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا ۝٣٤

Wanathkuraka katheera

and also remember You more often.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

and remember You greatly.Ali Quli Qarai

And remember You much.Saheeh International

20:35

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًۭا ۝٣٥

Innaka kunta bina baseera

You surely see us.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed You see us best.’Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."Saheeh International

20:36

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٣٦

Qala qad ooteeta su/laka yamoosa

Allāh answered Mūsā’s prayers: “You are hereby being granted your petition, O Mūsā.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Moses, your request has been granted!Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.Saheeh International

20:37

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ ۝٣٧

Walaqad mananna AAalayka marratanokhra

This is not the only favour We have given you; indeed, We bestowed upon you a favour at another timeS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly, We have done you a favour another time,Ali Quli Qarai

And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,Saheeh International

20:38

إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ ۝٣٨

Ith awhayna ilaommika ma yooha

when you were born, and your mother did not know how to hide you from the people of Fir‘awn who were killing every new-born male child of the Israelites. At that time, We inspired to your mother what was inspired:S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

when We revealed to your mother whatever was to be revealed:Ali Quli Qarai

When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,Saheeh International

20:39

أَنِ ٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ ٱلْيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّۭ لِّى وَعَدُوٌّۭ لَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةًۭ مِّنِّى وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِىٓ ۝٣٩

Ani iqthifeehi fee attabootifaqthifeehi fee alyammi falyulqihi alyammu bissahiliya/khuthhu AAaduwwun lee waAAaduwwun lahu waalqaytuAAalayka mahabbatan minnee walitusnaAAa AAalaAAaynee

‘Put him into a box and then cast him into the river Nile, and the river will throw him up on the shore by the castle of Fir`awn. After being thrown on the shore, an enemy of mine who is also Mūsā’s enemy will take him up.’ (And so it happened: the servants of Āsiya, Fir‘awn’s wife, found the box with you in it and brought it to shore. Fir‘awn, on the insistence of Āsiya, agreed to adopt you as their own child!) “And I cast down upon you a love from Myself so that everyone may love you and so that you may be brought up before My eyes.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

“Put him in the casket, and cast it into the river. Then the river will cast it on the bank, and he shall be picked up by an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his.” And I made you endearing, and that you might be reared under My [watchful] eyes.Ali Quli Qarai

[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 [i.e., observation and care].Saheeh International

20:40

إِذْ تَمْشِىٓ أُخْتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكْفُلُهُۥ ۖ فَرَجَعْنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًۭا فَنَجَّيْنَٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونًۭا ۚ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِينَ فِىٓ أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍۢ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٤٠

Ith tamshee okhtuka fataqoolu haladullukum AAala man yakfuluhu farajaAAnaka ilaommika kay taqarra AAaynuha wala tahzanawaqatalta nafsan fanajjaynaka mina alghammi wafatannakafutoonan falabithta sineena fee ahli madyana thumma ji/ta AAalaqadarin ya moosa

After Fir‘awn adopted you, his servants went out in search of a wet nurse. This happened when your sister went by the castle and told them, ‘Shall I point out a lady who would feed him.’ They accepted her suggestion, and eventually, your mother became your wet nurse in Fir‘awn’s house. Thus We returned you to your mother so that she may be delightful and not grieve. “One more favour over you was when you accidentally killed an Egyptian man and were being pursued by Fir‘awn’s people, We delivered you from the worry, and then We tried you with various tests. “Then you stayed for ten years among the people of Madyan, married Shu‘ayb’s daughter and raised your own family, and then you came here as decreed, O Mūsā!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When your sister walked up [to Pharaoh’s palace] saying, “Shall I show you someone who will take care of him?” Then We restored you to your mother, that she might not grieve and be comforted. Then you slew a soul, whereupon We delivered you from anguish, and We tried you with various ordeals. Then you stayed for several years among the people of Midian. Then you turned up as ordained, O Moses!Ali Quli Qarai

[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.Saheeh International

20:41

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِى ۝٤١

WastanaAAtuka linafsee

I have chosen you for Myself and have accepted your prayers;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And I chose you for Myself.’Ali Quli Qarai

And I produced you for Myself.Saheeh International

20:42

ٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بَِٔايَٰتِى وَلَا تَنِيَا فِى ذِكْرِى ۝٤٢

Ithhab anta waakhooka bi-ayateewala taniya fee thikree

therefore, go you and your brother with My signs and do not neglect to remember Me.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Go ahead, you and your brother, with My signs and do not flag in My remembrance.Ali Quli Qarai

Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.Saheeh International

20:43

ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ۝٤٣

Ithhaba ila firAAawnainnahu tagha

Go! go both of you, to Fir‘awn because he has rebelled against Me;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Both of you go to Pharaoh, for he has indeed rebelled.Ali Quli Qarai

Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.Saheeh International

20:44

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًۭا لَّيِّنًۭا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ ۝٤٤

Faqoola lahu qawlan layyinanlaAAallahu yatathakkaru aw yakhsha

and talk to him in a gentle way, maybe he will remember the truth or fear My retribution.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Speak to him in a soft manner; maybe he will take admonition or fear.’Ali Quli Qarai

And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allāh]."Saheeh International

20:45

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ ۝٤٥

Qala rabbana innananakhafu an yafruta AAalayna aw an yatgha

When Mūsā and Hārūn were given their assignment, they said, “O our Lord! we surely fear that Fir‘awn might proceed to fight against us even before hearing our message or he might become rebellious after hearing it.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘Our Lord! We are indeed afraid that he will forestall us or will exceed all bounds.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."Saheeh International

20:46

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ ۖ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ ۝٤٦

Qala la takhafainnanee maAAakuma asmaAAu waara

Allāh said, “Do not fear as I am indeed with you both, I hear whatever that will be said, and I see whatever that will happen.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Do not be afraid, for I will be with the two of you, hearing and seeing [whatever happens].Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.Saheeh International

20:47

فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بَِٔايَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ۝٤٧

Fa/tiyahu faqoola innarasoola rabbika faarsil maAAana banee isra-eelawala tuAAaththibhum qad ji/naka bi-ayatinmin rabbika wassalamu AAala mani ittabaAAaalhuda

So both of you go to Fir‘awn and say: ‘We are messengers of your Lord; therefore, believe in our message and send the Israelites with us and do not punish them anymore. To prove our claim, we have come to you with a sign from your Lord. Therefore, peace be upon him who follows the guidance.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So approach him and say, ‘‘We are the apostles of your Lord. Let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not torture them! We certainly bring you a sign from your Lord, and may peace be upon him who follows guidance!Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:48

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْنَآ أَنَّ ٱلْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝٤٨

Inna qad oohiya ilaynaanna alAAathaba AAala man kaththaba watawalla

Otherwise, beware that it has been revealed to us that there will be a chastisement for one who rejects our message and turns away from it.’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed it has been revealed to us that punishment shall befall those who impugn us and turn their backs [on us].’’ ’Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.'"Saheeh International

20:49

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٤٩

Qala faman rabbukuma yamoosa

When Mūsā and Hārūn went to Fir‘awn and conveyed the message of Allāh, he said, “Who is this Lord of yours, O Mūsā?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Who is your Lord, Moses?’Ali Quli Qarai

[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"Saheeh International

20:50

قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ ۝٥٠

Qala rabbuna allatheeaAAta kulla shay-in khalqahu thumma hada

Mūsā said, “Our Lord is one who has given existence to everything and then guided it in its natural course of life.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Our Lord is He who gave everything its creation and then guided it.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."Saheeh International

20:51

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝٥١

Qala fama balualqurooni al-oola

Fir‘awn said, “You said that there would be a chastisement for those who reject your message, then what about the previous generations? How can they be chastised while they are already dead?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘What about the former generations?’Ali Quli Qarai

[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"Saheeh International

20:52

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ ۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى ۝٥٢

Qala AAilmuha AAinda rabbeefee kitabin la yadillu rabbee walayansa

Mūsā said, “There is no problem in their case at all because the knowledge of their beliefs and deeds is with my Lord in a book; my Lord does not miss anything, nor does He forget.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Their knowledge is with my Lord, in a Book. My Lord neither makes any error nor forgets.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."Saheeh International

20:53

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًۭا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًۭا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّن نَّبَاتٍۢ شَتَّىٰ ۝٥٣

Allathee jaAAala lakumu al-ardamahdan wasalaka lakum feeha subulan waanzala mina assama-imaan faakhrajna bihi azwajan min nabatinshatta

The Lord of Mūsā and Hārūn is He who made the earth a cradle for you and threaded roads in it for you and sent down water from the clouds, and thus We brought forth with it pairs of various plants.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He, who made the earth for you a cradle, and in it threaded for you ways, and sent down water from the sky, and with it We brought forth various kinds of vegetation.Ali Quli Qarai

[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.Saheeh International

20:54

كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَٰتٍۢ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ ۝٥٤

Kuloo warAAaw anAAamakum innafee thalika laayatin li-olee annuha

Eat and pasture your cattle. Surely in this are signs for those who possess intelligence.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Eat and pasture your cattle.’ There are indeed signs in that for those who have sense.Ali Quli Qarai

Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.Saheeh International

20:55

۞ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ ۝٥٥

Minha khalaqnakum wafeehanuAAeedukum waminha nukhrijukum taratan okhra

From the same earth We created you, and in it We shall return you, and from it We shall raise you a second time.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

From it did We create you, into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you forth another time.Ali Quli Qarai

From it [i.e., the earth] We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.Saheeh International

20:56

وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ ۝٥٦

Walaqad araynahu ayatinakullaha fakaththaba waaba

We certainly showed Our signs —all of them— to him, Fir‘awn, but he rejected them and refused to believe.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We showed him all Our signs. But he denied [them] and refused [to believe them].Ali Quli Qarai

And We certainly showed him [i.e., Pharaoh] Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.Saheeh International

20:57

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٥٧

Qala aji/tana litukhrijanamin ardina bisihrika ya moosa

When Mūsā showed him the staff that changed into a serpent and his hand which became white and shiny, Fir‘awn said, “Have you both come to us so that you may turn us out of our land by your sorcery, O Mūsā?!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Moses, have you come to us to expel us from our land with your magic?Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?Saheeh International

20:58

فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍۢ مِّثْلِهِۦ فَٱجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًۭا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُۥ نَحْنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانًۭا سُوًۭى ۝٥٨

Falana/tiyannaka bisihrin mithlihi fajAAalbaynana wabaynaka mawAAidan la nukhlifuhu nahnuwala anta makanan suwa

Do not underestimate me! We shall surely come up for you with sorcery like that. So make an appointment for the confrontation —between us and yourself which we should not break, neither we nor you— at a neutral place.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Yet we [too] will bring you a magic like it! So fix a tryst between us and you, which neither we shall fail nor you, at a middle place.’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:59

قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحًۭى ۝٥٩

Qala mawAAidukum yawmu azzeenatiwaan yuhshara annasu duha

Mūsā said, “Your appointment shall be for the Day of Festival and let the people be gathered in early noon.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Your tryst shall be the Day of Adornment, and let the people be assembled in early forenoon.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."Saheeh International

20:60

فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ ۝٦٠

Fatawalla firAAawnu fajamaAAa kaydahuthumma ata

So Fir‘awn took charge of the matter in his own hands and consolidated an artful plot. Finally, on the Day of the Festival, he came with his sorcerers and followers to the appointed place.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then Pharaoh withdrew [to consult privately], summoned up his guile, and then arrived [at the scene of the contest].Ali Quli Qarai

So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].Saheeh International

20:61

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًۭا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍۢ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ ۝٦١

Qala lahum moosa waylakum lataftaroo AAala Allahi kathiban fayushitakumbiAAathabin waqad khaba mani iftara

At the meeting, Mūsā said to them, “Woe unto you! Do not forge a lie against Allāh; otherwise, He will destroy you by a chastisement. One who forges a lie against Allāh is indeed frustrated!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Moses said to them, ‘Woe to you! Do not fabricate lies against Allah, or He will obliterate you with a punishment. Whoever fabricates lies certainly fails.’Ali Quli Qarai

Moses said to them [i.e., the magicians summoned by Pharaoh], "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allāh or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."Saheeh International

20:62

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ ۝٦٢

FatanazaAAoo amrahum baynahumwaasarroo annajwa

These words of Mūsā touched the hearts of some of the followers of Fir‘awn, and so they started to dispute with one another. of Mūsā’s speech and talked in whispers to one another,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So they disputed their matter among themselves, and kept their confidential talks secret.Ali Quli Qarai

So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.Saheeh International

20:63

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ ۝٦٣

Qaloo in hathani lasahiraniyureedani an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihimawayathhaba bitareeqatikumu almuthla

saying: “These two persons are sorcerers who intend to turn you out of your land by their magic and to do away with the best traditions of yours;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘These two are indeed magicians who intend to expel you from your land with their magic, and to abolish your excellent tradition!Ali Quli Qarai

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 [i.e., religion or tradition].Saheeh International

20:64

فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّۭا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ ۝٦٤

FaajmiAAoo kaydakum thumma i/too saffanwaqad aflaha alyawma mani istaAAla

therefore, consolidate your artful plot and come to face them in a single united rank. Whoever overcomes the sorcery of these two will indeed be successful today!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So summon up your ingenuity, then come in ranks. Today he who has the upper hand will be felicitous!’Ali Quli Qarai

So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."Saheeh International

20:65

قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ ۝٦٥

Qaloo ya moosa immaan tulqiya wa-imma an nakoona awwala man alqa

When the sorcerers of Fir‘awn faced Mūsā, they said, “O Mūsā! Will you cast your staff, or shall we be the first to cast our staffs?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘O Moses! Will you throw first, or shall we?’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."Saheeh International

20:66

قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ ۝٦٦

Qala bal alqoo fa-itha hibaluhumwaAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annahatasAAa

Mūsā replied, “No! You go ahead and cast your staffs.” So Fir‘awn’s sorcerers made the first move, and lo! as a result of their sorcery, their ropes and staffs appeared to Mūsā as if they were alive and sliding.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘No, you throw first.’ Thereupon, behold, their ropes and staffs appeared to him by their magic to wriggle swiftly.Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].Saheeh International

20:67

فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةًۭ مُّوسَىٰ ۝٦٧

Faawjasa fee nafsihi kheefatan moosa

On seeing this, a sensation of fear took place in Mūsā’s heart regarding the reaction of the people.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then Moses felt a fear within his heart.Ali Quli Qarai

And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.Saheeh International

20:68

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۝٦٨

Qulna la takhaf innaka antaal-aAAla

We said, “O Mūsā! Do not fear, as you certainly are greater than them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We said, ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed, you will have the upper hand.Ali Quli Qarai

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.Saheeh International

20:69

وَأَلْقِ مَا فِى يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا۟ كَيْدُ سَٰحِرٍۢ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ ۝٦٩

Waalqi ma fee yameenika talqaf masanaAAoo innama sanaAAoo kaydu sahirinwala yuflihu assahiru haythuata

Just cast down the staff that is in your right hand; it shall swallow what they have designed. And remember, what they have designed is nothing but the plot of a sorcerer, and the sorcerer will not succeed from wherever he may come.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Throw down what is in your right hand, and it will swallow what they have conjured. What they have conjured is only a magician’s trick, and the magician does not fare well wherever he may show up.’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:70

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًۭا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ۝٧٠

Faolqiya assaharatu sujjadanqaloo amanna birabbi haroona wamoosa

So Mūsā cast his staff, and it swallowed all the ropes and staffs of the sorcerers. When the sorcerers saw this, they immediately realized that Mūsā was true in his claim, and so they were irresistibly thrown down, bowing themselves. In prostration, they said, “We believe in the Lord of Hārūn and Mūsā.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereat the magicians fell down prostrating. They said, ‘We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses!’Ali Quli Qarai

So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."Saheeh International

20:71

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ ۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍۢ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِى جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخْلِ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابًۭا وَأَبْقَىٰ ۝٧١

Qala amantum lahu qabla an athanalakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu assihrafalaoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafinwalaosallibannakum fee juthooAAi annakhliwalataAAlamunna ayyuna ashaddu AAathaban waabqa

Fir‘awn became very angry with his sorcerers and said, “How dare you have believed in Him before I permitted you? It seems that he is your leader who has taught you the sorcery; therefore, I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet alternately, then I will crucify you in the trunks of the palm trees, and then will you come to know which one of us is more severe in chastising and more everlasting.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Did you believe in him before I should permit you? He is indeed your chief who has taught you magic! Surely, I will cut off your hands and feet from opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will know which of us can inflict a severer and more lasting punishment.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] 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."Saheeh International

20:72

قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِى فَطَرَنَا ۖ فَٱقْضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍ ۖ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِى هَٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَآ ۝٧٢

Qaloo lan nu/thiraka AAala majaana mina albayyinati wallatheefatarana faqdi ma anta qadininnama taqdee hathihi alhayataaddunya

The sorcerers said, “We shall never prefer you to what has come to us from the clear arguments of God; and by the One who created us, therefore, decide about us whatever you want to decide—you can only decide in the present life!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We will never prefer you to the clear proofs which have come to us, and to Him who originated us. Decide whatever you want to decide. You can only decide about the life of this world.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:73

إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحْرِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۝٧٣

Inna amanna birabbinaliyaghfira lana khatayana wamaakrahtana AAalayhi mina assihri wallahukhayrun waabqa

We have believed in our Lord so that He may forgive for us our wrongdoings and the sorcery which you imposed upon us. Allāh is indeed better and everlasting.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We have indeed believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our offences and the magic you compelled us to perform. Allah is better and more lasting.’Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allāh is better and more enduring."Saheeh International

20:74

إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًۭا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ ۝٧٤

Innahu man ya/ti rabbahu mujriman fa-innalahu jahannama la yamootu feeha wala yahya

We do not fear your punishments because we know that whoever comes unto his Lord as a guilty person, for him is the hell—in it, he shall neither die nor live; and, on the other hand,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever comes to his Lord laden with guilt, for him shall be hell, where he will neither live nor die.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.Saheeh International

20:75

وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًۭا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ ۝٧٥

Waman ya/tihi mu/minan qad AAamila assalihatifaola-ika lahumu addarajatu alAAula

whoever comes unto his Lord as a believer who has done good deeds, for such people are the high ranksS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But whoever comes to Him with faith and he has done righteous deeds, for such shall be the highest ranksAli Quli Qarai

But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:Saheeh International

20:76

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ۝٧٦

Jannatu AAadnin tajree min tahtihaal-anharu khalideena feeha wathalikajazao man tazakka

in the perpetual gardens beneath which the rivers flow, in it, they shall abide—this is the reward of one who purifies himself.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—the Gardens of Eden, with streams running in them, to abide in them [forever], and that is the reward of him who keeps pure.Ali Quli Qarai

Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.Saheeh International

20:77

وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَٱضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًۭا فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ يَبَسًۭا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًۭا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ ۝٧٧

Walaqad awhayna ilamoosa an asri biAAibadee fadriblahum tareeqan fee albahri yabasan la takhafudarakan wala takhsha

We revealed to Mūsā: “Travel by night with My servants, the Israelites, and strike with your staff to make a dry path for them in the sea and cross it while you neither fear to be overtaken by Fir‘awn nor are frightened.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We revealed to Moses, [saying], ‘Set out with My servants at night, and strike out for them a dry path through the sea. Do not be afraid of being overtaken, and have no fear [of getting drowned].Ali Quli Qarai

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]."Saheeh International

20:78

فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ ۝٧٨

FaatbaAAahum firAAawnu bijunoodihifaghashiyahum mina alyammi ma ghashiyahum

Fir`awn pursued them into the dry path with his armies, but some of the sea water which had come upon them drowned them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, whereat they were engulfed by what engulfed them of the sea.Ali Quli Qarai

So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,Saheeh International

20:79

وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ ۝٧٩

Waadalla firAAawnu qawmahu wamahada

Fir‘awn led his people astray, and he surely did not guide them aright.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide them.Ali Quli Qarai

And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].Saheeh International

20:80

يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۝٨٠

Ya banee isra-eela qad anjaynakummin AAaduwwikum wawaAAadnakum janiba attoorial-aymana wanazzalna AAalaykumu almanna wassalwa

O the Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, We made a covenant with you on the right side of the mountain, and We sent down to you the manna and quails, and We said,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We appointed with you a tryst on the right side of the Mount and We sent down to you manna and quails:Ali Quli Qarai

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,Saheeh International

20:81

كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِى ۖ وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِى فَقَدْ هَوَىٰ ۝٨١

Kuloo min tayyibati marazaqnakum wala tatghaw feehi fayahillaAAalaykum ghadabee waman yahlil AAalayhi ghadabeefaqad hawa

“Eat of the good things that We have provided for you and do not exceed proper bounds in this matter (i.e., do not be ungrateful); otherwise My wrath will descend upon you and know that on whomsoever My wrath descends, he is indeed degraded.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

‘Eat of the good things We have provided you, but do not overstep the bounds therein, lest My wrath should descend on you, and he on whom My wrath descends certainly perishes.Ali Quli Qarai

[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 [i.e., perished]."Saheeh International

20:82

وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌۭ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ۝٨٢

Wa-innee laghaffarun liman tabawaamana waAAamila salihan thumma ihtada

I am, however, most forgiving to a person who repents, believes, does good deeds and then is rightly guided by following the messenger.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed I forgive those who repent, become faithful, act righteously, and follow guidance.’Ali Quli Qarai

But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.Saheeh International

20:83

۞ وَمَآ أَعْجَلَكَ عَن قَوْمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ۝٨٣

Wama aAAjalaka AAan qawmika yamoosa

When Mūsā came to a mountain to receive the Tawrāt, Allāh asked, “What caused you to hurry ahead of your people, O Mūsā?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

[God said,] ‘O Moses, what has prompted you to hasten ahead of your people?’Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh said], "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"Saheeh International

20:84

قَالَ هُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِى وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ ۝٨٤

Qala hum ola-i AAalaatharee waAAajiltu ilayka rabbi litarda

Mūsā said, “They are following in my track, while I hurried to You, my Lord, so that You may be pleased with me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘They are close upon my heels, and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that You may be pleased.’Ali Quli Qarai

He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."Saheeh International

20:85

قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ ۝٨٥

Qala fa-inna qad fatannaqawmaka min baAAdika waadallahumu assamiriy

Allāh said, “O Mūsā, We have tried your people after you left them, and, unfortunately, the Sāmiriy has led them astray.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Indeed We tried your people in your absence, and the Samiri has led them astray.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Sāmirī has led them astray."Saheeh International

20:86

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَٰنَ أَسِفًۭا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَمْ يَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا ۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْعَهْدُ أَمْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُم مَّوْعِدِى ۝٨٦

FarajaAAa moosa ila qawmihighadbana asifan qala ya qawmi alamyaAAidkum rabbukum waAAdan hasanan afatalaAAalaykumu alAAahdu am aradtum an yahilla AAalaykum ghadabunmin rabbikum faakhlaftum mawAAidee

On hearing this, Mūsā returned to his people while he was angry and sad. He said, “O my people! Did not your Lord promise you a good promise about delivering you from Fir‘awn, providing for you in this new land and giving the Tawrāt to you?! Did the fulfillment of God’s promise about giving Tawrāt seem too long to you?! Or did you wish that the anger of your Lord should descend upon you, and so you broke your promise to me about behaving faithfully during my absence?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thereupon Moses returned to his people, indignant and grieved. He said, ‘O my people! Did your Lord not give you a true promise? Did the period [of my absence] seem too long to you? Or did you desire that your Lord’s wrath should descend on you and so you failed your tryst with me?’Ali Quli Qarai

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?"Saheeh International

20:87

قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ أَوْزَارًۭا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ ۝٨٧

Qaloo ma akhlafnamawAAidaka bimalkina walakinna hummilnaawzaran min zeenati alqawmi faqathafnahafakathalika alqa assamiriy

They said, “We did not break our promise to you on our own accord, but we were made to carry loads of the ornaments of the people which we cast in a place prepared by Sāmiriy. This is what was suggested to us by Sāmiriy himself.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They said, ‘We did not fail our tryst with you of our own accord, but we were laden with the weight of those people’s ornaments, and we cast them [into the fire] and so did the Samiri.’Ali Quli Qarai

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 Sāmirī throw."Saheeh International

20:88

فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًۭا جَسَدًۭا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌۭ فَقَالُوا۟ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِىَ ۝٨٨

Faakhraja lahum AAijlan jasadan lahu khuwarunfaqaloo hatha ilahukum wa-ilahu moosafanasiy

After they had cast the ornaments in their place, lo! Sāmiriy brought forth a calf—a mere body with a mooing sound. Then Sāmiriy and his followers said, “This is your god and the god of Mūsā —but Mūsā has forgotten him and gone to look for him at the wrong place.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then he produced for them a calf—a [lifeless] body with a low—and they said, This is your god and the god of Moses, so he forgot!Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:89

أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًۭا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّۭا وَلَا نَفْعًۭا ۝٨٩

Afala yarawna alla yarjiAAuilayhim qawlan wala yamliku lahum darran walanafAAa

What! Could they not see that the calf cannot even reply to their speech, neither did it possess the power to harm them or profit them?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Did they not see that it did not answer them, nor could it bring them any benefit or harm?Ali Quli Qarai

Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech [i.e., response] and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit?Saheeh International

20:90

وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى ۝٩٠

Walaqad qala lahum haroonu minqablu ya qawmi innama futintum bihi wa-innarabbakumu arrahmanu fattabiAAooneewaateeAAoo amree

They continued to worship the calf although Hārūn had told them before, “O my people! Be warned that you are being tried by Sāmiriy and his calf; whereas your true Lord is the Beneficent God, so follow me and obey my order.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Aaron had certainly told them earlier, ‘O my people! You are only being tested by it. Indeed your Lord is the All-beneficent. So follow me and obey my command!’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:91

قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ ۝٩١

Qaloo lan nabraha AAalayhi AAakifeenahatta yarjiAAa ilayna moosa

They said, “We will continue to adhere to it until Mūsā returns to us.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They had said, ‘We will keep on clinging to it until Moses returns to us.’Ali Quli Qarai

They said, "We will never cease being devoted to it [i.e., the calf] until Moses returns to us."Saheeh International

20:92

قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوٓا۟ ۝٩٢

Qala ya haroonu mamanaAAaka ith raaytahum dalloo

When Mūsā finally came, he said to Hārūn, “O Hārūn! What prevented you from putting an end to this calf worship forcefully, when you saw them going astray?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘O Aaron! What kept you, when you saw them going astray,Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,Saheeh International

20:93

أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى ۝٩٣

Alla tattabiAAani afaAAasaytaamree

Did you not follow me? Did you disobey my order?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

from following me? Did you disobey my command?’Ali Quli Qarai

From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order?"Saheeh International

20:94

قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى ۝٩٤

Qala yabnaomma la ta/khuthbilihyatee wala bira/see innee khasheetu an taqoolafarraqta bayna banee isra-eela walam tarqub qawlee

Hārūn replied, “O son of my mother! Do not seize me by my beard nor by my head. If I had forcefully prevented these people, they would have been divided into two groups—one on our side, the other against us, and I was afraid least you would say that, ‘You have divided the children of Israel and did not observe my advice.’”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘O son of my mother! Do not grab my beard or my head! I feared lest you should say, ‘‘You have caused a rift among the Children of Israel and did not heed my word [of advice].’’’Ali Quli Qarai

[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.'"Saheeh International

20:95

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ ۝٩٥

Qala fama khatbuka yasamiriy

Then Mūsā turned to Sāmiriy and said, “And what is the matter with you, O Sāmiriy?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘What is your business, O Samiri?’Ali Quli Qarai

[Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Sāmirī?"Saheeh International

20:96

قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةًۭ مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى ۝٩٦

Qala basurtu bima lamyabsuroo bihi faqabadtu qabdatan min athariarrasooli fanabathtuha wakathalikasawwalat lee nafsee

Sāmiriy said, “I saw Jibrā’il, the arch- angel, whom they did not see, so I took a handful of the dust from the footstep of the messenger (i.e., Jibrā’il) and then I threw it into the cast of the calf to create the mooing sound. In this way, I let my animalistic soul seduce me.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘I saw what they did not see. I took a handful [of dust] from the messenger’s trail and threw it. That is how my soul prompted me.’Ali Quli Qarai

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."Saheeh International

20:97

قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًۭا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًۭا ۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا ۝٩٧

Qala fathhab fa-innalaka fee alhayati an taqoola la misasawa-inna laka mawAAidan lan tukhlafahu wanthurila ilahika allathee thaltaAAalayhi AAakifan lanuharriqannahu thummalanansifannahu fee alyammi nasfa

Mūsā said, “Get out of here! Your punishment in this worldly life will be a disease which will cause you to say to everyone, ‘Do not touch me.’ And moreover, there is a promise of Allāh against you which will not be broken. But before you leave, look at your god to whom you adhered continuously—We shall surely burn it, then we will scatter it in the sea a scattering!S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Begone! It shall be your [lot] throughout life to say, ‘‘Do not touch me!’’ Indeed, there is a tryst for you which you will not fail to keep! Now look at your god to whom you went on clinging. We will burn it down and then scatter it[s ashes] into the sea.Ali Quli Qarai

[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 [i.e., its ashes] into the sea with a blast.Saheeh International

20:98

إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًۭا ۝٩٨

Innama ilahukumu Allahuallathee la ilaha illa huwa wasiAAakulla shay-in AAilma

Your God is only Allāh—there is no god but He; His knowledge comprehends everything.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Indeed your God is Allah. There is no god except Him. He embraces all things in [His] knowledge.’Ali Quli Qarai

Your god is only Allāh, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge."Saheeh International

20:99

كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًۭا ۝٩٩

Kathalika naqussu AAalayka minanba-i ma qad sabaqa waqad ataynakamin ladunna thikra

Thus We relate to you, O Muḥammad, the story of what has passed before. We have indeed given the Qur’ān to you as a Reminder from Ourselves, andS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus do We relate to you some accounts of what is past. Certainly, We have given you a Reminder from Ourselves.Ali Quli Qarai

Thus, [O Muḥammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us a message [i.e., the Qur’ān].Saheeh International

20:100

مَّنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَحْمِلُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وِزْرًا ۝١٠٠

Man aAArada AAanhu fa-innahu yahmiluyawma alqiyamati wizra

whosoever turns away from it, then he will surely bear a heavy burden on the day of resurrection, andS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Whoever disregards it shall bear a burden [of punishment] on the Day of Resurrection,Ali Quli Qarai

Whoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden [i.e., great sin],Saheeh International

20:101

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ ۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ حِمْلًۭا ۝١٠١

Khalideena feehi wasaa lahumyawma alqiyamati himla

he will abide in its consequences—it will indeed be an evil burden for them on the day of resurrection,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

remaining in it [forever]. Evil is their burden on the Day of ResurrectionAli Quli Qarai

[Abiding] eternally therein, and evil it is for them on the Day of Resurrection as a load -Saheeh International

20:102

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ۚ وَنَحْشُرُ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ زُرْقًۭا ۝١٠٢

Yawma yunfakhu fee assooriwanahshuru almujrimeena yawma-ithin zurqa

the day when the trumpet shall be blown, and We shall gather the guilty people blind on that day.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

—the day the Trumpet will be blown; on that day We shall muster the guilty with blind eyes.Ali Quli Qarai

The Day the Horn will be blown. And We will gather the criminals, that Day, blue-eyed.Saheeh International

20:103

يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًۭا ۝١٠٣

Yatakhafatoona baynahum in labithtumilla AAashra

On the day of judgement, the guilty people will whisper to one another, “You did not tarry but for ten days only.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They will whisper to one another: ‘You have stayed only for ten [days].’Ali Quli Qarai

They will murmur among themselves, "You remained not but ten [days in the world]."Saheeh International

20:104

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًۭا ۝١٠٤

Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloonaith yaqoolu amthaluhum tareeqatan in labithtum illayawma

They will whisper, thinking that We will not hear their whisper, but We are more aware of what they will be saying, especially when the exemplary among them will be saying, “No! You tarried for one day only!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We know best what they will say, when the smartest of them in approach will say, ‘You stayed only a day!’Ali Quli Qarai

We are most knowing of what they say when the best of them in manner [i.e., wisdom or speech] will say, "You remained not but one day."Saheeh International

20:105

وَيَسَْٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًۭا ۝١٠٥

Wayas-aloonaka AAani aljibali faqulyansifuha rabbee nasfa

They ask you, O Muḥammad, about the mountains: “What will happen to the mountains on the Last Day?” Say, “My Lord will scatter them as dustS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They question you concerning the mountains. Say, ‘My Lord will scatter them [like dust].’Ali Quli Qarai

And they ask you about the mountains, so say, "My Lord will blow them away with a blast.Saheeh International

20:106

فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًۭا صَفْصَفًۭا ۝١٠٦

Fayatharuha qaAAan safsafa

and leave behind a devastating plainS. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then He will leave it a level plain.Ali Quli Qarai

And He will leave it [i.e., the earth] a level plain;Saheeh International

20:107

لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًۭا وَلَآ أَمْتًۭا ۝١٠٧

La tara feeha AAiwajanwala amta

in which you will see neither any crookedness nor any curving.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You will not see any crookedness or unevenness in it.Ali Quli Qarai

You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."Saheeh International

20:108

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًۭا ۝١٠٨

Yawma-ithin yattabiAAoona addaAAiyala AAiwaja lahu wakhashaAAati al-aswatu lirrahmanifala tasmaAAu illa hamsa

On that day, the people will follow the herald without any deviation; and on that day the voices will be hushed before the Beneficent God, and so you will hear nothing but a murmuring.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

On that day they will follow the summoner without zigzagging. Their voices will be muted before the All-beneficent, and you will hear nothing but a murmur.Ali Quli Qarai

That Day, they [i.e., 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].Saheeh International

20:109

يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُۥ قَوْلًۭا ۝١٠٩

Yawma-ithin la tanfaAAu ashshafaAAatuilla man athina lahu arrahmanuwaradiya lahu qawla

On that day, the intercession will not benefit anyone except through a person whom the Beneficent gives permission and whose word He approves.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Intercession will not avail that day except from him whom the All-beneficent allows and approves of his word.Ali Quli Qarai

That Day, no intercession will benefit except [that of] one to whom the Most Merciful has given permission and has accepted his word.Saheeh International

20:110

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًۭا ۝١١٠

YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wamakhalfahum wala yuheetoona bihi AAilma

He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend Him in knowledge;S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He knows what is before them and behind them, though they do not comprehend Him in their knowledge.Ali Quli Qarai

He [i.e., Allāh] knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, but they do not encompass it [i.e., what He knows] in knowledge.Saheeh International

20:111

۞ وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًۭا ۝١١١

WaAAanati alwujoohu lilhayyialqayyoomi waqad khaba man hamala thulma

and the faces, on that day, will submit to the Ever-Living and the Self-Subsisting God. A person who carries the burden of injustice (and its prime example is idol-worshipping) is indeed a failure,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

All faces shall be humbled before the Living One, the All-sustainer, and those who bear [the burden of] wrongdoing will fail.Ali Quli Qarai

And [all] faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, the Self-Sustaining. And he will have failed who carries injustice.Saheeh International

20:112

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌۭ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلْمًۭا وَلَا هَضْمًۭا ۝١١٢

Waman yaAAmal mina assalihatiwahuwa mu/minun fala yakhafu thulmanwala hadma

but he who does good deeds and is a believer, he shall not fear any injustice nor deprivation on the day of judgement.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But whoever does righteous deeds, being faithful, will neither fear any injustice or disparagement.Ali Quli Qarai

But he who does of righteous deeds while he is a believer - he will neither fear injustice nor deprivation.Saheeh International

20:113

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّۭا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ ٱلْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًۭا ۝١١٣

Wakathalika anzalnahu qur-ananAAarabiyyan wasarrafna feehi mina alwaAAeedilaAAallahum yattaqoona aw yuhdithu lahum thikra

Thus We have sent down the revelation as an Arabic Qur’ān, and We have varyingly and repeatedly circulated some threats in it so that the people may guard themselves against displeasing Allāh, or at the least it may serve as a reminder for them.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran and We have paraphrased the warnings in it variously so that they may be Godwary, or it may prompt them to remembrance.Ali Quli Qarai

And thus We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur’ān and have diversified therein the warnings that perhaps they will avoid [sin] or it would cause them remembrance.Saheeh International

20:114

فَتَعَٰلَى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَقُّ ۗ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِٱلْقُرْءَانِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُقْضَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۥ ۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًۭا ۝١١٤

FataAAala Allahualmaliku alhaqqu wala taAAjal bilqur-animin qabli an yuqda ilayka wahyuhu waqul rabbizidnee AAilma

So exalted is Allāh, the King and the Truth. O Muḥammad, do not make haste in reciting the verses of the Qur’ān before its revelation to you is completed, and say, “O My Lord! increase me in knowledge.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So exalted is Allah, the True Sovereign. Do not hasten with the Quran before its revelation is completed for you, and say, ‘My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.’Ali Quli Qarai

So high [above all] is Allāh, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muḥammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur’ān before its revelation is completed to you, and say, "My Lord, increase me in knowledge."Saheeh International

20:115

وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُۥ عَزْمًۭا ۝١١٥

Walaqad AAahidna ila adamamin qablu fanasiya walam najid lahu AAazma

We had certainly advised Adam before about not approaching a certain tree, but he forgot, and We found no patience in him.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Certainly We had enjoined Adam earlier; but he forgot, and We did not find any resoluteness in him.Ali Quli Qarai

And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.Saheeh International

20:116

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسْجُدُوا۟ لَِٔادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ ۝١١٦

Wa-ith qulna lilmala-ikatiosjudoo li-adama fasajadoo illa ibleesa aba

When We had created Adam, We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam.” All of them prostrated except Iblīs, the Satan, who refused and was haughty.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

When We said to the angels, ‘Prostrate before Adam,’ they prostrated, but not Iblis: he refused.Ali Quli Qarai

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate to Adam," and they prostrated, except Iblees; he refused.Saheeh International

20:117

فَقُلْنَا يََٰٓٔادَمُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا عَدُوٌّۭ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَىٰٓ ۝١١٧

Faqulna ya adamu innahatha AAaduwwun laka walizawjika falayukhrijannakuma mina aljannati fatashqa

Therefore, We said to Adam, “O Adam! this Satan is surely an enemy to you and your wife. So do not let him expel you from the Garden; otherwise, you will be uncomfortable.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

We said, ‘O Adam! This is indeed an enemy of yours and your mate’s. So do not let him expel you from paradise, or you will be miserable.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:118

إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَىٰ ۝١١٨

Inna laka alla tajooAAa feehawala taAAra

In the Garden you shall neither be hungry nor naked,S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You will neither be hungry in it nor naked.Ali Quli Qarai

Indeed, it is [promised] for you not to be hungry therein or be unclothed.Saheeh International

20:119

وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا۟ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَىٰ ۝١١٩

Waannaka la tathmaofeeha wala tadha

and that you shall neither be thirsty therein nor struck by sun’s rays.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

You will neither be thirsty in it, nor suffer from [the heat of] the sun.’Ali Quli Qarai

And indeed, you will not be thirsty therein or be hot from the sun."Saheeh International

20:120

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يََٰٓٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ ٱلْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍۢ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ ۝١٢٠

Fawaswasa ilayhi ashshaytanuqala ya adamu hal adulluka AAalashajarati alkhuldi wamulkin la yabla

But the Shayṭān instilled an evil suggestion to Adam by saying, “O Adam! Shall I guide you to the tree of immortality and a kingdom which will not decline?”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then Satan tempted him. He said, ‘O Adam! Shall I show you the tree of immortality, and an imperishable kingdom?’Ali Quli Qarai

Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?"Saheeh International

20:121

فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ ۝١٢١

Faakala minha fabadat lahumasaw-atuhuma watafiqa yakhsifaniAAalayhima min waraqi aljannati waAAasa adamurabbahu faghawa

When Adam and Ḥawwa both ate of that tree, their private parts became manifest to them, and both of them started to cover themselves with the leaves of the Garden. Adam disobeyed the advisory command of his Lord, and so he acted ignorantly.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So they both ate of it, and their nakedness became evident to them, and they began to stitch over themselves with the leaves of paradise. Adam disobeyed his Lord, and went amiss.Ali Quli Qarai

And they [i.e., 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.Saheeh International

20:122

ثُمَّ ٱجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ ۝١٢٢

Thumma ijtabahu rabbuhu fatabaAAalayhi wahada

Then his Lord chose Adam as His representative, and then He turned to him with forgiveness and guided him fully before sending him to the earth.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him clemently, and guided him.Ali Quli Qarai

Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].Saheeh International

20:123

قَالَ ٱهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا ۖ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّۭ ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًۭى فَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ ۝١٢٣

Qala ihbita minhajameeAAan baAAdukum libaAAdin AAaduwwun fa-immaya/tiyannakum minnee hudan famani ittabaAAa hudaya falayadillu wala yashqa

Allāh said to Shayṭān and Adam: “You both get down from the Garden to the earth, some of you being the enemies of the other. Once you are on the earth, a guidance will certainly come to you from Me, and then whosoever follows My guidance, he shall not go astray nor will he be unhappy.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He said, ‘Get down both of you from it, all together, being enemies of one another! Yet, should any guidance come to you from Me, those who follow My guidance will not go astray, nor will they be miserable.Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] said, "Descend from it [i.e., 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].Saheeh International

20:124

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةًۭ ضَنكًۭا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ ۝١٢٤

Waman aAArada AAan thikreefa-inna lahu maAAeeshatan danka wanahshuruhuyawma alqiyamati aAAma

But whosoever turns away from My remembrance, then he shall surely have a wretched life in this world and on the day of resurrection, We shall raise him blind.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

But whoever disregards My remembrance, his shall be a wretched life, and We shall raise him blind on the Day of Resurrection.’Ali Quli Qarai

And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed [i.e., difficult] life, and We will gather [i.e., raise] him on the Day of Resurrection blind."Saheeh International

20:125

قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًۭا ۝١٢٥

Qala rabbi lima hashartaneeaAAma waqad kuntu baseera

When such a misled person will be resurrected blind; he will say, “My Lord! Why did you raise me blind while I surely had eyesight?!”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He will say, ‘My Lord! Why have You raised me blind, though I used to see?’Ali Quli Qarai

He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?"Saheeh International

20:126

قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتْكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ تُنسَىٰ ۝١٢٦

Qala kathalika atatka ayatunafanaseetaha wakathalika alyawma tunsa

Allāh will say, “In spite of having eyesight, when Our verses came to you, you neglected them! Similarly, today you shall fall into oblivion.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

He will say: ‘So it is. Our signs came to you, but you forgot them, and so you will be forgotten today.’Ali Quli Qarai

[Allāh] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot [i.e., disregarded] them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."Saheeh International

20:127

وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بَِٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ۚ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ ۝١٢٧

Wakathalika najzee man asrafa walamyu/min bi-ayati rabbihi walaAAathabu al-akhiratiashaddu waabqa

Thus do We recompense the person who exceeds the limits and does not believe in the verses of his Lord; and surely the chastisement of the hereafter is more severe and more lasting.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Thus do We requite those who transgress and do not believe in the signs of their Lord, and the punishment of the Hereafter is severer and more lasting.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:128

أَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لََٔايَٰتٍۢ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ ۝١٢٨

Afalam yahdi lahum kam ahlaknaqablahum mina alqurooni yamshoona fee masakinihim inna feethalika laayatin li-olee annuha

Does not the reflection upon the previous generations which We have destroyed —and in whose dwellings they walk at present— guide them aright?! Surely in those events are signs for those who possess intelligence.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Does it not dawn upon them how many generations We have destroyed before them, amid [the ruins of] whose dwellings they walk? There are indeed signs in this for those who have reason.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:129

وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌۭ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًۭا وَأَجَلٌۭ مُّسَمًّۭى ۝١٢٩

Walawla kalimatun sabaqat minrabbika lakana lizaman waajalun musamma

Had not a word —deferring their punishment to the day of judgement— and an appointed term —about their life span— preceded from your Lord, a similar fate would have clanged those who exceed the limits.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Were it not for a prior decree of your Lord and a specified time, [their doom] would have attended [their guilt].Ali Quli Qarai

And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it [i.e., punishment] would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].Saheeh International

20:130

فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ ءَانَآئِ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ ٱلنَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ ۝١٣٠

Fasbir AAala mayaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAiashshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin ana-iallayli fasabbih waatrafa annaharilaAAallaka tarda

Therefore, O Muḥammad, bear patiently what they say, the final victory will be yours. And glorify your Lord by praising Him (1) before the rising of the sun, (2) before its setting, and praise Him (3) during some hours of the night, and also (4) during some parts of the day, so that you may be pleased.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

So be patient with what they say, and celebrate the praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before the sunset, and glorify Him in watches of the night and at the day’s ends, that you may be pleased.Ali Quli Qarai

So be patient over what they say and exalt [Allāh] 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.Saheeh International

20:131

وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًۭا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌۭ وَأَبْقَىٰ ۝١٣١

Wala tamuddanna AAaynayka ilama mattaAAna bihi azwajan minhum zahrata alhayatiaddunya linaftinahum feehi warizqu rabbika khayrunwaabqa

And do not turn your eyes towards what We have provided —as the splendour of the present life— to various groups of the unbelievers so that We may thereby try them; and the provision of your Lord in the hereafter is better in quality and more lasting.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Do not extend your glance toward what We have provided certain groups of them as a glitter of the life of this world, so that We may test them thereby. The provision of your Lord is better and more lasting.Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:132

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا ۖ لَا نَسَْٔلُكَ رِزْقًۭا ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۝١٣٢

Wa/mur ahlaka bissalatiwastabir AAalayha la nas-alukarizqan nahnu narzuquka walAAaqibatu littaqwa

And command your family to pray and persevere on it. Don’t consider your worship as a favour upon Us, We do not ask you for any provision; on the contrary, We provide for you; and surely the ultimate victory is of righteousness.S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

And bid your family to prayer and be steadfast in maintaining it. We do not ask any provision of you: it is We who provide for you, and to Godwariness belongs the ultimate outcome [in the Hereafter].Ali Quli Qarai

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.Saheeh International

20:133

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بَِٔايَةٍۢ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى ٱلصُّحُفِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝١٣٣

Waqaloo lawla ya/teenabi-ayatin min rabbihi awa lam ta/tihim bayyinatu mafee assuhufi al-oola

Even after listening to the Qur’ān, the polytheists of Mecca say, “If he brings to us a sign other than the Qur’ān from his Lord, then maybe we shall believe in him.” But has not a clear proof come to them in the previous books?! They did not believe in it, so why should We send another sign?S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

They say, ‘Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?’ Has there not come to them a clear proof in that which is in the former scriptures?Ali Quli Qarai

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?Saheeh International

20:134

وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍۢ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًۭا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ ۝١٣٤

Walaw anna ahlaknahum biAAathabinmin qablihi laqaloo rabbana lawla arsaltailayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatika minqabli an nathilla wanakhza

On the other hand, if We had destroyed them with a chastisement before this Qur’ān, they would certainly have said, “O our Lord! If you had sent a messenger to us, we would have followed your verses before we met humiliation and disgrace.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Had We destroyed them with a punishment before it, they would have surely said, ‘Our Lord! Why did You not send us an apostle so that we might have followed Your signs before we were abased and disgraced?’Ali Quli Qarai

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 [i.e., teachings] before we were humiliated and disgraced?"Saheeh International

20:135

قُلْ كُلٌّۭ مُّتَرَبِّصٌۭ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلصِّرَٰطِ ٱلسَّوِىِّ وَمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ۝١٣٥

Qul kullun mutarabbisun fatarabbasoofasataAAlamoona man as-habu assiratiassawiyyi wamani ihtada

O Muḥammad, say: “All of us are waiting for the conclusion; therefore, you too wait. Soon you will come to know who the people of the straight path are and who is guided aright.”S. M. Rizvi (Explanatory)

Say, ‘Everyone [of us] is waiting. So wait! Soon you will know who are the people of the right path, and who is [rightly] guided.’Ali Quli Qarai

Say, "Each [of us] is waiting; so wait. For you will know who are the companions of the sound path and who is guided."Saheeh International