Surah Ta-Ha

Verse 20:1

طٰهٰ ۟ۚ

Ṭaa-Haa.

Ṭâ-Hâ.

Verse 20:2

مَاۤ اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْكَ الْقُرْاٰنَ لِتَشْقٰۤی ۟ۙ

Maaa ʹañzalnaa ʻalaykal Q̣ur-ʹaana litashq̣aa,

We have not revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ to cause you distress,

Verse 20:3

اِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَنْ یَّخْشٰی ۟ۙ

ʹIllaa taẓkiratal limañy yakhshaa,

but as a reminder to those in awe ˹of Allah˺.

Verse 20:4

تَنْزِیْلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْاَرْضَ وَالسَّمٰوٰتِ الْعُلٰی ۟ؕ

Tañzeelam mimman khalaq̣al ʹarḍa was-samaawaatil ʻulaa.

˹It is˺ a revelation from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens—

Verse 20:5

اَلرَّحْمٰنُ عَلَی الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوٰی ۟

ʹAr-Raḥmaanu ʻalal ʻArshis tawaa.

the Most Compassionate, ˹Who is˺ established on the Throne.

Verse 20:6

لَهٗ مَا فِی السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِی الْاَرْضِ وَمَا بَیْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ الثَّرٰی ۟

Lahoo maa- fis samaawaati wa-maa fil ʹarḍi wa-maa baynahumaa wa-maa taḥtas̤ s̤araa.

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth and whatever is in between and whatever is underground.

Verse 20:7

وَاِنْ تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَاِنَّهٗ یَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَاَخْفٰی ۟

Wa-ʹiñ tajhar bilq̣awli faʹinnahoo yaʻlamus sirra wa-ʹakhfaa.

Whether you speak openly ˹or not˺, He certainly knows what is secret and what is even more hidden.

Verse 20:8

اَللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ لَهُ الْاَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنٰی ۟

ʹAllaahu laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo! Lahul ʹAsmaaaʹul Ḥusnaa.

Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He has the Most Beautiful Names.

Verse 20:9

وَهَلْ اَتٰىكَ حَدِیْثُ مُوْسٰی ۟ۘ

Wa-hal ʹataaka ḥadees̤u Moosaa?

Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

Verse 20:10

اِذْ رَاٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِاَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوْۤا اِنِّیْۤ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّیْۤ اٰتِیْكُمْ مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ اَوْ اَجِدُ عَلَی النَّارِ هُدًی ۟

ʹIẓ raʹaa naarañ faq̣aala liʹahlihim kus̤ooo ʹinneee ʹaanastu naaral laʻalleee ʹaateekum minhaa biq̣abasin ʹaw ʹajidu ʻalan naari hudaa.

When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Wait here, ˹for˺ I have spotted a fire. Perhaps I can bring you a torch from it, or find some guidance at the fire.”

Verse 20:11

فَلَمَّاۤ اَتٰىهَا نُوْدِیَ یٰمُوْسٰی ۟ؕ

Falammaaa ʹataahaa noodiya yaa-Moosaa!

But when he approached it, he was called, “O Moses!

Verse 20:12

اِنِّیْۤ اَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَیْكَ ۚ اِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًی ۟ؕ

ʹInneee ʹAna Rabbuka fakhlaʻ naʻlayk: ʹInnaka bilwaadil muq̣addasi Ṭuwaa.

It is truly I. I am your Lord! So take off your sandals, for you are in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa.

Verse 20:13

وَاَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا یُوْحٰی ۟

Wa- ʹanakhtartuka fastamiʻ limaa yooḥaa.

I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed:

Verse 20:14

اِنَّنِیْۤ اَنَا اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِیْ ۙ وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِذِكْرِیْ ۟

ʹInnaneee ʹAnal laahu laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaaa ʹAna faʻbudnee wa-ʹaq̣imiṣ Ṣalaata liẓikree.

‘It is truly I. I am Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me. So worship Me ˹alone˺, and establish prayer for My remembrance.

Verse 20:15

اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِیَةٌ اَكَادُ اُخْفِیْهَا لِتُجْزٰی كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعٰی ۟

ʹInnas Saaʻata ʹaatiyatun ʹakaadu ʹukhfeehaa litujzaa kullu nafsim bimaa tasʻaa.

The Hour is sure to come. My Will is to keep it hidden, so that every soul may be rewarded according to their efforts.

Verse 20:16

فَلَا یَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَّا یُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰىهُ فَتَرْدٰی ۟

Falaa yaṣuddannaka ʻanhaa mal laa yuʹminu bihaa wattabaʻa hawaahu fatardaa!

So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”

Verse 20:17

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِیَمِیْنِكَ یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Wa-maa tilka biyameenika yaa-Moosaa?

˹Allah added,˺ “And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?”

Verse 20:18

قَالَ هِیَ عَصَایَ ۚ اَتَوَكَّؤُا عَلَیْهَا وَاَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلٰی غَنَمِیْ وَلِیَ فِیْهَا مَاٰرِبُ اُخْرٰی ۟

Q̣aala hiya ʻaṣaaya ʹatawakkaʹu ʻalayhaa wa-ʹahushshu bihaa ʻalaa g̣anamee wa-liya feehaa maʹaaribu ʹukhraa.

He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.”

Verse 20:19

قَالَ اَلْقِهَا یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Q̣aala ʹalq̣ihaa yaa-Moosaa!

Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”

Verse 20:20

فَاَلْقٰىهَا فَاِذَا هِیَ حَیَّةٌ تَسْعٰی ۟

Faʹalq̣aahaa faʹiẓaa hiya ḥayyatuñ tasʻaa.

So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.

Verse 20:21

قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۥ سَنُعِیْدُهَا سِیْرَتَهَا الْاُوْلٰی ۟

Q̣aala khuẓhaa wa-laa takhaf, sanuʻeeduhaa seeratahal ʹoolaa.

Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.

Verse 20:22

وَاضْمُمْ یَدَكَ اِلٰی جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَیْضَآءَ مِنْ غَیْرِ سُوْٓءٍ اٰیَةً اُخْرٰی ۟ۙ

Waḍmum yadaka ʹilaa janaaḥika takhruj bayḍaaaʹa min g̣ayri soooʹin ʹAayatan ʹukhraa,

And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished, as another sign,

Verse 20:23

لِنُرِیَكَ مِنْ اٰیٰتِنَا الْكُبْرٰی ۟ۚ

Linuriyaka min ʹAayaatinal kubraa.

so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

Verse 20:24

اِذْهَبْ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰی ۟۠

ʹIẓhab ʹilaa firʻawna ʹinnahoo ṭag̣aa.

Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”

Verse 20:25

قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِیْ صَدْرِیْ ۟ۙ

Q̣aala Rabbish raḥ lee ṣadree;

Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,

Verse 20:26

وَیَسِّرْ لِیْۤ اَمْرِیْ ۟ۙ

Wa-yassir leee ʹamree;

and make my task easy,

Verse 20:27

وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّنْ لِّسَانِیْ ۟ۙ

Waḥlul ʻuq̣datam milli saanee,

and remove the impediment from my tongue

Verse 20:28

یَفْقَهُوْا قَوْلِیْ ۪۟

Yafq̣ahoo q̣awlee:

so people may understand my speech,

Verse 20:29

وَاجْعَلْ لِّیْ وَزِیْرًا مِّنْ اَهْلِیْ ۟ۙ

Wajʻal lee Wazeeram min ʹahlee,

and grant me a helper from my family,

Verse 20:30

هٰرُوْنَ اَخِی ۟ۙ

Haaroona ʹakhee;

Aaron, my brother.

Verse 20:31

اشْدُدْ بِهٖۤ اَزْرِیْ ۟ۙ

ʹUshdud biheee ʹazree,

Strengthen me through him,

Verse 20:32

وَاَشْرِكْهُ فِیْۤ اَمْرِیْ ۟ۙ

Wa-ʹashrik-hu feee ʹamree:

and let him share my task,

Verse 20:33

كَیْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِیْرًا ۟ۙ

Kay nusabbiḥaka kas̤eeraa.

so that we may glorify You much

Verse 20:34

وَّنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِیْرًا ۟ؕ

Wa-naẓkuraka kas̤eeraa:

and remember You much,

Verse 20:35

اِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَصِیْرًا ۟

ʹInnaka kuñta binaa baṣeeraa.

for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”

Verse 20:36

قَالَ قَدْ اُوْتِیْتَ سُؤْلَكَ یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Q̣aala q̣ad ʹooteeta suʹlaka yaa-Moosaa!

Allah responded, “All that you requested has been granted, O Moses!

Verse 20:37

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَیْكَ مَرَّةً اُخْرٰۤی ۟ۙ

Wa-laq̣ad manannaa ʻalayka marratan ʹukhraa,

And surely We had shown You favour before,

Verse 20:38

اِذْ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اُمِّكَ مَا یُوْحٰۤی ۟ۙ

ʹIẓ ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilaaa ʹummika maa- yooḥaa,

when We inspired your mother with this:

Verse 20:39

اَنِ اقْذِفِیْهِ فِی التَّابُوْتِ فَاقْذِفِیْهِ فِی الْیَمِّ فَلْیُلْقِهِ الْیَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ یَاْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّیْ وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهٗ ؕ وَاَلْقَیْتُ عَلَیْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّیْ ۚ۬ وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلٰی عَیْنِیْ ۟ۘ

ʹAni q̣ẓifeehi fit taabooti faq̣ẓifeehi fil yammi fal-yulq̣ihil yammu bis-saaḥili yaʹkhuẓhu ʻaduwwul lee wa-ʻaduwwul lah: wa-ʹalq̣aytu ʻalayka maḥabbatam minnee: wa-lituṣnaʻa ʻalaa ʻaynee.

‘Put him into a chest, then put it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by ˹Pharaoh,˺ an enemy of Mine and his.’ And I blessed you with lovability from Me ˹O Moses˺ so that you would be brought up under My ˹watchful˺ Eye.

Verse 20:40

اِذْ تَمْشِیْۤ اُخْتُكَ فَتَقُوْلُ هَلْ اَدُلُّكُمْ عَلٰی مَنْ یَّكْفُلُهٗ ؕ فَرَجَعْنٰكَ اِلٰۤی اُمِّكَ كَیْ تَقَرَّ عَیْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ؕ۬ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّیْنٰكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَفَتَنّٰكَ فُتُوْنًا ۫۬ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِیْنَ فِیْۤ اَهْلِ مَدْیَنَ ۙ۬ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلٰی قَدَرٍ یّٰمُوْسٰی ۟

ʹIẓ tamsheee ʹukhtuka fataq̣oolu hal ʹadullukum ʻalaa mañy yakfuluh? Farajaʻnaaka ʹilaaa ʹummika kay taq̣arra ʻaynuhaa wa-laa taḥzan. Wa-q̣atalta nafsañ fanajjaynaaka minal g̣ammi wa-fatannaaka futoonaa. Falabis̤ta sineena feee ʹahli Madyan: S̤umma jiʹta ʻalaa- q̣adariñy Yaa-Moosaa!

˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, ‘Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?’ So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O Moses!

Verse 20:41

وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِیْ ۟ۚ

Waṣṭanaʻtuka linafsee.

And I have selected you for My service.

Verse 20:42

اِذْهَبْ اَنْتَ وَاَخُوْكَ بِاٰیٰتِیْ وَلَا تَنِیَا فِیْ ذِكْرِیْ ۟ۚ

ʹIẓhab ʹañta wa-ʹakhooka biʹAayaatee wa-laa taniyaa fee ẓikree.

Go forth, you and your brother, with My signs and never falter in remembering Me.

Verse 20:43

اِذْهَبَاۤ اِلٰی فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰی ۟ۚۖ

ʹIẓhabaaa ʹilaa Firʻawna ʹinnahoo ṭag̣aa;

Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

Verse 20:44

فَقُوْلَا لَهٗ قَوْلًا لَّیِّنًا لَّعَلَّهٗ یَتَذَكَّرُ اَوْ یَخْشٰی ۟

Faq̣oolaa lahoo q̣awlal layyinal laʻallahoo yataẓakkaru ʹaw yakhshaa.

Speak to him gently, so perhaps he may be mindful ˹of Me˺ or fearful ˹of My punishment˺.”

Verse 20:45

قَالَا رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّنَا نَخَافُ اَنْ یَّفْرُطَ عَلَیْنَاۤ اَوْ اَنْ یَّطْغٰی ۟

Q̣aalaa Rabbanaaa ʹinnanaa nakhaafu ʹañy yafruṭa ʻalaynaaa ʹaw ʹañy yaṭg̣aa.

They both pleaded, “Our Lord! We fear that he may be quick to harm us or act tyrannically.”

Verse 20:46

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَاۤ اِنَّنِیْ مَعَكُمَاۤ اَسْمَعُ وَاَرٰی ۟

Q̣aala laa- takhaafaaa ʹinnanee maʻakumaaa ʹasmaʻu wa-ʹaraa.

Allah reassured ˹them˺, “Have no fear! I am with you, hearing and seeing.

Verse 20:47

فَاْتِیٰهُ فَقُوْلَاۤ اِنَّا رَسُوْلَا رَبِّكَ فَاَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۙ۬ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ؕ قَدْ جِئْنٰكَ بِاٰیَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّكَ ؕ وَالسَّلٰمُ عَلٰی مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدٰی ۟

Faʹtiyaahu faq̣oolaaa ʹinnaa Rasoolaa Rabbika faʹarsil maʻanaa Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeel: wa-laa tuʻaẓẓibhum: q̣ad jiʹnaaka biʹAayatim mir Rabbik! Was-Salaamu ʻalaa manit tabaʻal Hudaa!

So go to him and say, ‘Indeed we are both messengers from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not oppress them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And salvation will be for whoever follows the ˹right˺ guidance.

Verse 20:48

اِنَّا قَدْ اُوْحِیَ اِلَیْنَاۤ اَنَّ الْعَذَابَ عَلٰی مَنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰی ۟

ʹInnaa q̣ad ʹooḥiya ʹilaynaaa ʹannal ʻAẓaaba ʻalaa mañ kaẓ-ẓaba wa-tawallaa.

It has indeed been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies ˹the truth˺ and turns away.’”

Verse 20:49

قَالَ فَمَنْ رَّبُّكُمَا یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Q̣aala famar Rabbukumaa yaa-Moosaa?

Pharaoh asked, “Who then is the Lord of you two, O Moses?”

Verse 20:50

قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِیْۤ اَعْطٰی كُلَّ شَیْءٍ خَلْقَهٗ ثُمَّ هَدٰی ۟

Q̣aala Rabbunal laẓeee ʹaʻṭaa kulla shayʹin khalq̣ahoo s̤umma hadaa.

He answered, “Our Lord is the One Who has given everything its ˹distinctive˺ form, then guided ˹it˺.”

Verse 20:51

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُوْنِ الْاُوْلٰی ۟

Q̣aala famaa baalul q̣uroonil ʹoolaa?

Pharaoh asked, “And what about previous peoples?”

Verse 20:52

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِنْدَ رَبِّیْ فِیْ كِتٰبٍ ۚ لَا یَضِلُّ رَبِّیْ وَلَا یَنْسَی ۟ؗ

Q̣aala ʻilmuhaa ʻiñda Rabbee fee Kitaab: laa- yaḍillu Rabbee wa-laa yañsaa,

He replied, “That knowledge is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither falters nor forgets ˹anything˺.”

Verse 20:53

الَّذِیْ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْاَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَّسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِیْهَا سُبُلًا وَّاَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً ؕ فَاَخْرَجْنَا بِهٖۤ اَزْوَاجًا مِّنْ نَّبَاتٍ شَتّٰی ۟

ʹAllaẓee jaʻala lakumul ʹarḍa mahdañw wa-salaka lakum feehaa subulañw waʹañzala minas samaaaʹi maaaʹaa. Faʹakhrajnaa biheee ʹazwaajam min nabaatiñ shattaa.

˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for ˹all of˺ you, and set in it pathways for you, and sends down rain from the sky, causing various types of plants to grow,

Verse 20:54

كُلُوْا وَارْعَوْا اَنْعَامَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّاُولِی النُّهٰی ۟۠

Kuloo warʻaw ʹanʻaamakum: ʹinna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liʹulin nuhaa.

˹so˺ eat and graze your cattle. Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

Verse 20:55

مِنْهَا خَلَقْنٰكُمْ وَفِیْهَا نُعِیْدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً اُخْرٰی ۟

Minhaa khalaq̣naakum wa-feehaa nuʻeedukum wa-minhaa nukhrijukum taaratan ʹukhraa.

From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you back again.

Verse 20:56

وَلَقَدْ اَرَیْنٰهُ اٰیٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَاَبٰی ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹaraynaahu ʹAayaatinaa kullahaa fakaẓẓaba wa-ʹabaa.

And We certainly showed Pharaoh all of Our signs, but he denied them and refused ˹to believe˺.

Verse 20:57

قَالَ اَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ اَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Q̣aala ʹajiʹtanaa litukhrijanaa min ʹarḍinaa bisiḥrika yaa-Moosaa?

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

Verse 20:58

فَلَنَاْتِیَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهٖ فَاجْعَلْ بَیْنَنَا وَبَیْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهٗ نَحْنُ وَلَاۤ اَنْتَ مَكَانًا سُوًی ۟

Falanaʹtiyannaka bisiḥrim mis̤lihee fajʻal baynana wa-baynaka mawʻidal laa nukhlifuhoo naḥnu wa-laaa ʹañta makaanañ suwaa.

We can surely meet you with similar magic. So set for us an appointment that neither of us will fail to keep, in a central place.”

Verse 20:59

قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ یَوْمُ الزِّیْنَةِ وَاَنْ یُّحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًی ۟

Q̣aala mawʻidukum yawmuz zeenati wa-ʹañy yuḥsharan naasu ḍuḥaa.

Moses said, “Your appointment is on the Day of the Festival, and let the people be gathered mid-morning.”

Verse 20:60

فَتَوَلّٰی فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَیْدَهٗ ثُمَّ اَتٰی ۟

Fatawallaa firʻawnu fajamaʻa kaydahoo s̤umma ʹataa.

Pharaoh then withdrew, orchestrated his scheme, then returned.

Verse 20:61

قَالَ لَهُمْ مُّوْسٰی وَیْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوْا عَلَی اللّٰهِ كَذِبًا فَیُسْحِتَكُمْ بِعَذَابٍ ۚ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرٰی ۟

Q̣aala lahum Moosaa waylakum laa- taftaroo ʻalal laahi kaẓibañ fayusḥitakum̃ biʻaẓaab: wa-q̣ad khaaba manif taraa!

Moses warned the magicians, “Woe to you! Do not fabricate a lie against Allah, or He will wipe you out with a torment. Whoever fabricates ˹lies˺ is bound to fail.”

Verse 20:62

فَتَنَازَعُوْۤا اَمْرَهُمْ بَیْنَهُمْ وَاَسَرُّوا النَّجْوٰی ۟

Fatanaazaʻooo ʹamrahum̃ baynahum wa-ʹasarrun najwaa.

So the magicians disputed the matter among themselves, conversing privately.

Verse 20:63

قَالُوْۤا اِنْ هٰذٰىنِ لَسٰحِرٰنِ یُرِیْدٰنِ اَنْ یُّخْرِجٰكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَیَذْهَبَا بِطَرِیْقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلٰی ۟

Q̣aalooo ʹin haaẓaani lasaaḥiraani yureedaani ʹañy yukhrijaakum min ʹarḍikum̃ bisiḥrihimaa wa-yaẓhabaa biṭareeq̣atikumul mus̤laa.

They concluded, “These two are only magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and do away with your most cherished traditions.

Verse 20:64

فَاَجْمِعُوْا كَیْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوْا صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ اَفْلَحَ الْیَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلٰی ۟

Faʹajmiʻoo kaydakum s̤ummaʹ too ṣaffaa: wa-q̣ad ʹaflaḥal yawma manis taʻlaa.

So orchestrate your plan, then come forward in ˹perfect˺ ranks. And whoever prevails today will certainly be successful.”

Verse 20:65

قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤی اِمَّاۤ اَنْ تُلْقِیَ وَاِمَّاۤ اَنْ نَّكُوْنَ اَوَّلَ مَنْ اَلْقٰی ۟

Q̣aaloo yaa-Moosaaa ʹimmaaa ʹañ tulq̣iya wa-ʹimmaaa ʹan nakoona ʹawwala man ʹalq̣aa?

They said, “O Moses! Either you cast, or let us be the first to cast.”

Verse 20:66

قَالَ بَلْ اَلْقُوْا ۚ فَاِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِیُّهُمْ یُخَیَّلُ اِلَیْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ اَنَّهَا تَسْعٰی ۟

Q̣aala bal ʹalq̣oo! Faʹiẓaa ḥibaaluhum wa-ʻiṣiyyuhum yukhayyalu ʹilayhi miñ siḥrihim ʹannahaa tasʻaa!

Moses responded, “No, you go first.” And suddenly their ropes and staffs appeared to him—by their magic—to be slithering.

Verse 20:67

فَاَوْجَسَ فِیْ نَفْسِهٖ خِیْفَةً مُّوْسٰی ۟

Faʹawjasa fee nafsihee kheefatam Moosaa.

So Moses concealed fear within himself.

Verse 20:68

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ اِنَّكَ اَنْتَ الْاَعْلٰی ۟

Q̣ulnaa laa- takhaf ʹinnaka ʹantal ʹaʻlaa:

We reassured ˹him˺, “Do not fear! It is certainly you who will prevail.

Verse 20:69

وَاَلْقِ مَا فِیْ یَمِیْنِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوْا ؕ اِنَّمَا صَنَعُوْا كَیْدُ سٰحِرٍ ؕ وَلَا یُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَیْثُ اَتٰی ۟

Waʹalq̣i maa- fee yameenika talq̣af maa- ṣanaʻoo. ʹInnamaa ṣanaʻoo kaydu saaḥir: wa-laa yufliḥus saaḥiru ḥays̤u ʹataa.

Cast what is in your right hand, and it will swallow up what they have made, for what they have made is no more than a magic trick. And magicians can never succeed wherever they go.”

Verse 20:70

فَاُلْقِیَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوْۤا اٰمَنَّا بِرَبِّ هٰرُوْنَ وَمُوْسٰی ۟

Faʹulq̣iyas saharatu sujjadañ q̣aalooo ʹaamannaa bi-Rabbi Haaroona wa-Moosaa.

So the magicians fell down in prostration, declaring, “We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.”

Verse 20:71

قَالَ اٰمَنْتُمْ لَهٗ قَبْلَ اَنْ اٰذَنَ لَكُمْ ؕ اِنَّهٗ لَكَبِیْرُكُمُ الَّذِیْ عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ ۚ فَلَاُقَطِّعَنَّ اَیْدِیَكُمْ وَاَرْجُلَكُمْ مِّنْ خِلَافٍ وَّلَاُوصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِیْ جُذُوْعِ النَّخْلِ ؗ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ اَیُّنَاۤ اَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَّاَبْقٰی ۟

Q̣aala ʹaamañtum lahoo q̣abla ʹan ʹaaẓana lakum? ʹInnahoo lakabeerukumul laẓee ʻallamakumus siḥr! Falaʹuq̣aṭṭiʻanna ʹaydiyakum wa-ʹarjulakum min khilaafiñw walaʹuṣallibannakum fee juẓooʻin nakhl: wa-lataʻlamunna ʹayyunaaa ʹashaddu ʻaẓaabañw Waʹabq̣aa!

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? He must be your master who taught you magic. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. You will really see whose punishment is more severe and more lasting.”

Verse 20:72

قَالُوْا لَنْ نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلٰی مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ الْبَیِّنٰتِ وَالَّذِیْ فَطَرَنَا فَاقْضِ مَاۤ اَنْتَ قَاضٍ ؕ اِنَّمَا تَقْضِیْ هٰذِهِ الْحَیٰوةَ الدُّنْیَا ۟ؕ

Q̣aaloo lan nuʹs̤iraka ʻalaa maa- jaaaʹanaa minal Bayyinaati wallaẓee faṭaranaa faq̣ḍi maaa ʹañta q̣aaḍ. ʹInnamaa taq̣ḍee haaẓihil ḥayaatad dunyaa.

They responded, “By the One Who created us! We will never prefer you over the clear proofs that have come to us. So do whatever you want! Your authority only covers the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

Verse 20:73

اِنَّاۤ اٰمَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِیَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطٰیٰنَا وَمَاۤ اَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَیْهِ مِنَ السِّحْرِ ؕ وَاللّٰهُ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی ۟

ʹInnaaa ʹaamannaa bi-Rabbinaa liyag̣fira lanaa khaṭaayaanaa wa-maaa ʹakrahtanaa ʻalayhi minas siḥr: wallaahu Khayruñw WaʹAbq̣aa.

Indeed, we have believed in our Lord so He may forgive our sins and that magic you have forced us to practice. And Allah is far superior ˹in reward˺ and more lasting ˹in punishment˺.”

Verse 20:74

اِنَّهٗ مَنْ یَّاْتِ رَبَّهٗ مُجْرِمًا فَاِنَّ لَهٗ جَهَنَّمَ ؕ لَا یَمُوْتُ فِیْهَا وَلَا یَحْیٰی ۟

ʹInnahoo mañy yaʹti Rabbahoo mujrimañ faʹinna lahoo Jahannam: laa- yamootu feehaa wa-laa yaḥyaa.

Whoever comes to their Lord as an evildoer will certainly have Hell, where they can neither live nor die.

Verse 20:75

وَمَنْ یَّاْتِهٖ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ فَاُولٰٓىِٕكَ لَهُمُ الدَّرَجٰتُ الْعُلٰی ۟ۙ

Wa-mañy yaʹtihee Muʹminañ q̣ad ʻamilaṣ ṣaaliḥaati faʹulaaaʹika lahumud darajaatul ʻulaa,

But whoever comes to Him as a believer, having done good, they will have the highest ranks:

Verse 20:76

جَنّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِیْ مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهٰرُ خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهَا ؕ وَذٰلِكَ جَزٰٓؤُا مَنْ تَزَكّٰی ۟۠

Jannaatu ʻAdniñ tajree miñ taḥtihal ʹanhaaru khaalideena feehaa: waẓaalika jazaaaʹu mañ tazakkaa.

the Gardens of Eternity, under which rivers flow, where they will stay forever. That is the reward of those who purify themselves.

Verse 20:77

وَلَقَدْ اَوْحَیْنَاۤ اِلٰی مُوْسٰۤی ۙ۬ اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَادِیْ فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِیْقًا فِی الْبَحْرِ یَبَسًا ۙ لَّا تَخٰفُ دَرَكًا وَّلَا تَخْشٰی ۟

Wa-laq̣ad ʹawḥaynaaa ʹilaa Moosaaa ʹan ʹasri biʻibaadee faḍrib lahum ṭareeq̣añ fil baḥri yabasal laa takhaafu darakañw walaa takhshaa.

And We surely inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants ˹at night˺ and strike a dry passage for them across the sea. Have no fear of being overtaken, nor be concerned ˹of drowning˺.”

Verse 20:78

فَاَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُوْدِهٖ فَغَشِیَهُمْ مِّنَ الْیَمِّ مَا غَشِیَهُمْ ۟ؕ

Faʹatbaʻahum Firʻawnu bijunoodihee fag̣ashiyahum minal yammi maa- g̣ashiyahum.

Then Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers—but how overwhelming were the waters that submerged them!

Verse 20:79

وَاَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهٗ وَمَا هَدٰی ۟

Wa-ʹaḍalla Firʻawnu q̣awmahoo wa-maa hadaa.

And ˹so˺ Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide ˹them rightly˺.

Verse 20:80

یٰبَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ قَدْ اَنْجَیْنٰكُمْ مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوٰعَدْنٰكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّوْرِ الْاَیْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَیْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوٰی ۟

Yaa-Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela q̣ad ʹañjaynaakum min ʻaduwwikum wa-waaʻadnaakum jaanibaṭ Ṭooril ʹaymana wa-nazzalnaa ʻalaykumul Manna was-Salwaa:

O Children of Israel! We saved you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you on the right side of Mount Ṭûr, and sent down to you manna and quails,

Verse 20:81

كُلُوْا مِنْ طَیِّبٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنٰكُمْ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا فِیْهِ فَیَحِلَّ عَلَیْكُمْ غَضَبِیْ ۚ وَمَنْ یَّحْلِلْ عَلَیْهِ غَضَبِیْ فَقَدْ هَوٰی ۟

Kuloo miñ ṭayyibaati maa- razaq̣naakum wa-laa taṭg̣aw feehi fayaḥilla ʻalaykum g̣aḍabee: wa-mañy yaḥlil ʻalayhi g̣aḍabee faq̣ad hawaa!

˹saying,˺ “Eat from the good things We have provided for you, but do not transgress in them, or My wrath will befall you. And whoever My wrath befalls is certainly doomed.

Verse 20:82

وَاِنِّیْ لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَنْ تَابَ وَاٰمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدٰی ۟

Wa-ʹinnee la-G̣affaarul limañ taaba wa-ʹaamana wa-ʻamila ṣaaliḥañ s̤ummah tadaa

But I am truly Most Forgiving to whoever repents, believes, and does good, then persists on ˹true˺ guidance.”

Verse 20:83

وَمَاۤ اَعْجَلَكَ عَنْ قَوْمِكَ یٰمُوْسٰی ۟

Wa-maaa ʹaʻjalaka ʻañ q̣awmika Yaa-Moosaa?

˹Allah asked,˺ “Why have you come with such haste ahead of your people, O Moses?”

Verse 20:84

قَالَ هُمْ اُولَآءِ عَلٰۤی اَثَرِیْ وَعَجِلْتُ اِلَیْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضٰی ۟

Q̣aala hum ʹulaaaʹi ʻalaaa ʹas̤aree wa-ʻajiltu ʹilayka Rabbi litarḍaa.

He replied, “They are close on my tracks. And I have hastened to You, my Lord, so You will be pleased.”

Verse 20:85

قَالَ فَاِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنْ بَعْدِكَ وَاَضَلَّهُمُ السَّامِرِیُّ ۟

Q̣aala faʹinnaa q̣ad fatannaa q̣awmaka mim baʻdika waʹaḍallahumus Saamiriyy.

Allah responded, “We have indeed tested your people in your absence, and the Sâmiri has led them astray.”

Verse 20:86

فَرَجَعَ مُوْسٰۤی اِلٰی قَوْمِهٖ غَضْبَانَ اَسِفًا ۚ۬ قَالَ یٰقَوْمِ اَلَمْ یَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا ؕ۬ اَفَطَالَ عَلَیْكُمُ الْعَهْدُ اَمْ اَرَدْتُّمْ اَنْ یَّحِلَّ عَلَیْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّكُمْ فَاَخْلَفْتُمْ مَّوْعِدِیْ ۟

farajaʻa Moosaaa ʹilaa q̣awmihee g̣aḍbaana ʹasifaa. Q̣aala Yaa-q̣awmi ʹalam yaʻidkum Rabbukum waʻdan ḥasanaa? ʹAfaṭaala ʻalaykumul ʻahdu ʹam ʹarattum ʹañy yaḥilla ʻalaykum g̣aḍabum mir Rabbikum faʹakhlaftum mawʻidee?

So Moses returned to his people, furious and sorrowful. He said, “O my people! Had your Lord not made you a good promise? Has my absence been too long for you? Or have you wished for wrath from your Lord to befall you, so you broke your promise to me?”

Verse 20:87

قَالُوْا مَاۤ اَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَاۤ اَوْزَارًا مِّنْ زِیْنَةِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنٰهَا فَكَذٰلِكَ اَلْقَی السَّامِرِیُّ ۟ۙ

Q̣aaloo maaa ʹakhlafnaa mawʻidaka bimalkinaa wa-laakinnaa ḥummilnaaa ʹawzaaram miñ zeenatil q̣awmi faq̣aẓafnaahaa fakaẓaalika ʹalq̣as Saamiriyy.

They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery, then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”

Verse 20:88

فَاَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهٗ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوْا هٰذَاۤ اِلٰهُكُمْ وَاِلٰهُ مُوْسٰی ۬ فَنَسِیَ ۟ؕ

Faʹakhraja lahum ʻijlañ jasadal lahoo khuwaaruñ faq̣aaloo haaẓaaa ʹilaahukum wa-ʹilaahu Moosaa, fanasee!

Then he moulded for them an idol of a calf that made a lowing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but Moses forgot ˹where it was˺!”

Verse 20:89

اَفَلَا یَرَوْنَ اَلَّا یَرْجِعُ اِلَیْهِمْ قَوْلًا ۙ۬ وَّلَا یَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَّلَا نَفْعًا ۟۠

ʹAfalaa yarawna ʹallaa yarjiʻu ʹilayhim q̣awlaa: walaa yamliku lahum ḍarrañw walaa nafʻaa.

Did they not see that it did not respond to them, nor could it protect or benefit them?

Verse 20:90

وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هٰرُوْنُ مِنْ قَبْلُ یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّمَا فُتِنْتُمْ بِهٖ ۚ وَاِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحْمٰنُ فَاتَّبِعُوْنِیْ وَاَطِیْعُوْۤا اَمْرِیْ ۟

Wa-laq̣ad q̣aala lahum Haaroonu miñ q̣ablu yaa-q̣awmi ʹinnamaa futiñtum bih: wa-ʹinna Rabbakumur Raḥmaanu fattabiʻoonee wa-ʹaṭeeʻooo ʹamree.

Aaron had already warned them beforehand, “O my people! You are only being tested by this, for indeed your ˹one true˺ Lord is the Most Compassionate. So follow me and obey my orders.”

Verse 20:91

قَالُوْا لَنْ نَّبْرَحَ عَلَیْهِ عٰكِفِیْنَ حَتّٰی یَرْجِعَ اِلَیْنَا مُوْسٰی ۟

Q̣aaloo lan nabraḥa ʻalayhi ʻaakifeena ḥattaa yarjiʻa ʹilaynaa Moosaa.

They replied, “We will not cease to worship it until Moses returns to us.”

Verse 20:92

قَالَ یٰهٰرُوْنُ مَا مَنَعَكَ اِذْ رَاَیْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوْۤا ۟ۙ

Q̣aala yaa-Haaroonu maa manaʻaka ʹiẓ raʹaytahum ḍalloo.

Moses scolded ˹his brother˺, “O Aaron! What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,

Verse 20:93

اَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ؕ اَفَعَصَیْتَ اَمْرِیْ ۟

ʹAllaa tattabiʻan? ʹAfaʻaṣayta ʹamree?

from following after me? How could you disobey my orders?”

Verse 20:94

قَالَ یَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَاْخُذْ بِلِحْیَتِیْ وَلَا بِرَاْسِیْ ۚ اِنِّیْ خَشِیْتُ اَنْ تَقُوْلَ فَرَّقْتَ بَیْنَ بَنِیْۤ اِسْرَآءِیْلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِیْ ۟

Q̣aala yabnaʹumma laa- taʹkhuẓ biliḥyatee wa-laa biraʹsee! ʹInnee khasheetu ʹañ taq̣oola farraq̣ta bayna Baneee ʹIsraaaʹeela wa-lam tarq̣ub q̣awlee!

Aaron pleaded, “O son of my mother! Do not seize me by my beard or ˹the hair of˺ my head. I really feared that you would say, ‘You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not observe my word.’”

Verse 20:95

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ یٰسَامِرِیُّ ۟

Q̣aala famaa khaṭbuka Yaa-Saamiriyy?

Moses then asked, “What did you think you were doing, O Sâmiri?”

Verse 20:96

قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ یَبْصُرُوْا بِهٖ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ اَثَرِ الرَّسُوْلِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِیْ نَفْسِیْ ۟

Q̣aala baṣurtu bimaa lam yabṣuroo bihee faq̣abaḍtu q̣abḍatam min ʹas̤arir Rasooli fanabaẓtuhaa wa-kaẓaalika sawwalat lee nafsee.

He said, “I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful ˹of dust˺ from the hoof-prints of ˹the horse of˺ the messenger-angel ˹Gabriel˺ then cast it ˹on the moulded calf˺. This is what my lower-self tempted me into.”

Verse 20:97

قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَاِنَّ لَكَ فِی الْحَیٰوةِ اَنْ تَقُوْلَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۪ وَاِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّنْ تُخْلَفَهٗ ۚ وَانْظُرْ اِلٰۤی اِلٰهِكَ الَّذِیْ ظَلْتَ عَلَیْهِ عَاكِفًا ؕ لَنُحَرِّقَنَّهٗ ثُمَّ لَنَنْسِفَنَّهٗ فِی الْیَمِّ نَسْفًا ۟

Q̣aala faẓhab faʹinna laka fil ḥayaati ʹañ taq̣oola Laa- Misaas˺: wa-ʹinna laka mawʻidal lañ tukhlafah: wañz̤̣ur ʹilaaa ʹilaahikal laẓee z̤̣alta ʻalayhi ʻaakifaa: lanuḥarriq̣annahoo s̤umma lanañsifannahoo fil yammi nasfaa!

Moses said, “Go away then! And for ˹the rest of your˺ life you will surely be crying, ‘Do not touch ˹me˺!’ Then you will certainly have a fate that you cannot escape. Now look at your god to which you have been devoted: we will burn it up, then scatter it in the sea completely.”

Verse 20:98

اِنَّمَاۤ اِلٰهُكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِیْ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ ؕ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَیْءٍ عِلْمًا ۟

ʹInnamaaa ʹIlaahukumul laahul laẓee Laaa ʹilaaha ʹillaa Hoo: wasiʻa kulla shayʹin ʻilmaa.

˹Then Moses addressed his people,˺ “Your only god is Allah, there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He encompasses everything in ˹His˺ knowledge.”

Verse 20:99

كَذٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَیْكَ مِنْ اَنْۢبَآءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَدْ اٰتَیْنٰكَ مِنْ لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًا ۟ۖۚ

Kaẓaalika naq̣uṣṣu ʻalayka min ʹambaaaʹi maa- q̣ad sabaq̣: wa-q̣ad ʹaataynaaka mil ladunnaa Ẓikraa.

This is how We relate to you ˹O Prophet˺ some of the stories of the past. And We have certainly granted you a Reminder from Us.

Verse 20:100

مَنْ اَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَاِنَّهٗ یَحْمِلُ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ وِزْرًا ۟ۙ

Man ʹaʻraḍa ʻanhu faʹinnahoo yaḥmilu Yawmal Q̣iyaamati wizraa;

Whoever turns away from it will surely bear the burden ˹of sin˺ on the Day of Judgment,

Verse 20:101

خٰلِدِیْنَ فِیْهِ ؕ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ حِمْلًا ۟ۙ

Khaalideena feeh: wa-saaaʹa lahum Yawmal Q̣iyaamati ḥimlaa,

suffering its consequences forever. What an evil burden they will carry on Judgment Day!

Verse 20:102

یَّوْمَ یُنْفَخُ فِی الصُّوْرِ وَنَحْشُرُ الْمُجْرِمِیْنَ یَوْمَىِٕذٍ زُرْقًا ۟ۚۖ

Yawma yuñfakhu fiṣ Ṣoori wa-naḥshurul mujrimeena Yawmaʹiẓiñ zurq̣aa.

˹Beware of˺ the Day the Trumpet will be blown, and We will gather the wicked on that Day blue-faced ˹from horror and thirst˺.

Verse 20:103

یَّتَخَافَتُوْنَ بَیْنَهُمْ اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا عَشْرًا ۟

Yatakhaafatoona baynahum ʹil labis̤tum ʹillaa ʻashraa;

They will whisper among themselves, “You stayed no more than ten days ˹on the earth˺.”

Verse 20:104

نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَا یَقُوْلُوْنَ اِذْ یَقُوْلُ اَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِیْقَةً اِنْ لَّبِثْتُمْ اِلَّا یَوْمًا ۟۠

Naḥnu ʹAʻlamu bimaa yaq̣ooloona ʹiẓ yaq̣oolu ʹams̤aluhum Ṭareeq̣atan ʹil labis̤tum ʹillaa yawmaa!

We know best what they will say—the most reasonable of them will say, “You stayed no more than a day.”

Verse 20:105

وَیَسْـَٔلُوْنَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ یَنْسِفُهَا رَبِّیْ نَسْفًا ۟ۙ

Wa-yasʹaloonaka ʻanil jibaali faq̣ul yañsifuhaa Rabbee nasfaa:

And ˹if˺ they ask you ˹O Prophet˺ about the mountains, ˹then˺ say, “My Lord will wipe them out completely,

Verse 20:106

فَیَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا ۟ۙ

Fayaẓaruhaa q̣aaʻañ ṣafṣafaa;

leaving the earth level and bare,

Verse 20:107

لَّا تَرٰی فِیْهَا عِوَجًا وَّلَاۤ اَمْتًا ۟ؕ

Laa- taraa feehaa ʻiwajañw Walaaa ʹamtaa.

with neither depressions nor elevations to be seen.”

Verse 20:108

یَوْمَىِٕذٍ یَّتَّبِعُوْنَ الدَّاعِیَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهٗ ۚ وَخَشَعَتِ الْاَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ اِلَّا هَمْسًا ۟

Yawmaʹiẓiñy yattabiʻoonad Daaʻiya laa- ʻiwaja lah: wa-khashaʻatil ʹaṣwaatu lir-Raḥmaani falaa tasmaʻu ʹillaa hamsaa.

On that Day all will follow the caller ˹for assembly˺, ˹and˺ none will dare to deviate. All voices will be hushed before the Most Compassionate. Only whispers will be heard.

Verse 20:109

یَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ اِلَّا مَنْ اَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمٰنُ وَرَضِیَ لَهٗ قَوْلًا ۟

Yawmaʹiẓil laa tañfaʻush Shafaaʻatu ʹillaa man ʹaẓina lahur Raḥmaanu wa-raḍiya lahoo q̣awlaa.

On that Day no intercession will be of any benefit, except by those granted permission by the Most Compassionate and whose words are agreeable to Him.

Verse 20:110

یَعْلَمُ مَا بَیْنَ اَیْدِیْهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا یُحِیْطُوْنَ بِهٖ عِلْمًا ۟

Yaʻlamu maa- bayna ʹaydeehim wa-maa khalfahum wa-laa yuḥeeṭoona bihee ʻilmaa.

He ˹fully˺ knows what is ahead of them and what is behind them, but they cannot encompass Him in ˹their˺ knowledge.

Verse 20:111

وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوْهُ لِلْحَیِّ الْقَیُّوْمِ ؕ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا ۟

Wa-ʻanatil wujoohu lil-Ḥayyil Q̣ayyoom: wa-q̣ad khaaba man ḥamala z̤̣ulmaa.

And all faces will be humbled before the Ever-Living, All-Sustaining. And those burdened with wrongdoing will be in loss.

Verse 20:112

وَمَنْ یَّعْمَلْ مِنَ الصّٰلِحٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا یَخٰفُ ظُلْمًا وَّلَا هَضْمًا ۟

Wa-mañy yaʻmal minaṣ ṣaaliḥaati wa-huwa Muʹminuñ falaa yakhaafu z̤̣ulmañw walaa haḍmaa.

But whoever does good and is a believer will have no fear of being wronged or denied ˹their reward˺.

Verse 20:113

وَكَذٰلِكَ اَنْزَلْنٰهُ قُرْاٰنًا عَرَبِیًّا وَّصَرَّفْنَا فِیْهِ مِنَ الْوَعِیْدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَتَّقُوْنَ اَوْ یُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika ʹañzalnaahu Q̣ur-ʹaanan ʻArabiyyañw waṣarrafnaa fee-hi minal waʻeedi laʻallahum yattaq̣oona ʹaw yuḥdis̤u lahum ẓikraa.

And so We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran and varied the warnings in it, so perhaps they will shun evil or it may cause them to be mindful.

Verse 20:114

فَتَعٰلَی اللّٰهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ ۚ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِالْقُرْاٰنِ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ یُّقْضٰۤی اِلَیْكَ وَحْیُهٗ ؗ وَقُلْ رَّبِّ زِدْنِیْ عِلْمًا ۟

Fataʻaalal laahul Malikul Ḥaq̣q̣! Wa-laa taʻjal bil-q̣urʹaani miñ q̣abli ʹañy yuq̣ḍaaa ʹilayka waḥyuh: wa-q̣ur Rabbi zidnee ʻilmaa.

Exalted is Allah, the True King! Do not rush to recite ˹a revelation of˺ the Quran ˹O Prophet˺ before it is ˹properly˺ conveyed to you, and pray, “My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”

Verse 20:115

وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَاۤ اِلٰۤی اٰدَمَ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَنَسِیَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهٗ عَزْمًا ۟۠

Wa-laq̣ad ʻahidnaaa ʹilaaa ʹAadama miñ q̣ablu fanasiya wa-lam najid lahoo ʻazmaa.

And indeed, We once made a covenant with Adam, but he forgot, and ˹so˺ We did not find determination in him.

Verse 20:116

وَاِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةِ اسْجُدُوْا لِاٰدَمَ فَسَجَدُوْۤا اِلَّاۤ اِبْلِیْسَ ؕ اَبٰی ۟

Wa-ʹiẓ q̣ulnaa lilmalaaaʹikatis judoo liʹAadama fasajadooo ʹillaaa ʹIbleesa ʹabaa.

And ˹remember˺ when We said to the angels, “Prostrate before Adam,” so they all did—but not Iblîs, who refused ˹arrogantly˺.

Verse 20:117

فَقُلْنَا یٰۤاٰدَمُ اِنَّ هٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا یُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقٰی ۟

Faq̣ulnaa YaaaʹAadamu ʹinna haaẓaa ʻaduwwul laka wa-lizawjika falaa yukhrijannakumaa minal Jannati fatashq̣aa.

So We cautioned, “O Adam! This is surely an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him drive you both out of Paradise, for you ˹O Adam˺ would then suffer ˹hardship˺.

Verse 20:118

اِنَّ لَكَ اَلَّا تَجُوْعَ فِیْهَا وَلَا تَعْرٰی ۟ۙ

ʹInna laka ʹallaa tajooʻa feehaa wa-laa taʻraa,

Here it is guaranteed that you will never go hungry or unclothed,

Verse 20:119

وَاَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا فِیْهَا وَلَا تَضْحٰی ۟

Wa-ʹannaka laa- taz̤̣maʹu feehaa wa-laa taḍḥaa.

nor will you ˹ever˺ suffer from thirst or ˹the sun’s˺ heat.”

Verse 20:120

فَوَسْوَسَ اِلَیْهِ الشَّیْطٰنُ قَالَ یٰۤاٰدَمُ هَلْ اَدُلُّكَ عَلٰی شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا یَبْلٰی ۟

Fawaswasa ʹilayhish Shayṭaanu q̣aala YaaaʹAadamu hal ʹadulluka ʻalaa Shajaratil khuldi wa-mulkil laa yablaa.

But Satan whispered to him, saying, “O Adam! Shall I show you the Tree of Immortality and a kingdom that does not fade away?”

Verse 20:121

فَاَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْاٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا یَخْصِفٰنِ عَلَیْهِمَا مِنْ وَّرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ؗ وَعَصٰۤی اٰدَمُ رَبَّهٗ فَغَوٰی ۪۟ۖ

Faʹakalaa minhaa fabadat lahumaa saw-ʹaatuhumaa waṭafiq̣aa yakhṣifaani ʻalayhimaa miñw waraq̣il Jannah: wa-ʻaṣaaa ʹAadamu Rabbahoo fag̣awaa.

So they both ate from the tree and then their nakedness was exposed to them, prompting them to cover themselves with leaves from Paradise. So Adam disobeyed his Lord, and ˹so˺ lost his way.

Verse 20:122

ثُمَّ اجْتَبٰهُ رَبُّهٗ فَتَابَ عَلَیْهِ وَهَدٰی ۟

S̤ummaj tabaahu Rabbuhoo fataaba ʻalayhi wa-hadaa.

Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺.

Verse 20:123

قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِیْعًا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۚ فَاِمَّا یَاْتِیَنَّكُمْ مِّنِّیْ هُدًی ۙ۬ فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَایَ فَلَا یَضِلُّ وَلَا یَشْقٰی ۟

Q̣aalah biṭaa minhaa jameeʻam baʻḍukum libaʻḍin ʻaduww: faʹimmaa yaʹtiyannakum minnee Hudañ famanit tabaʻa Hudaaya falaa yaḍillu wa-laa yashq̣aa.

Allah said, “Descend, both of you, from here together ˹with Satan˺ as enemies to each other. Then when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance will neither go astray ˹in this life˺ nor suffer ˹in the next˺.

Verse 20:124

وَمَنْ اَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِیْ فَاِنَّ لَهٗ مَعِیْشَةً ضَنْكًا وَّنَحْشُرُهٗ یَوْمَ الْقِیٰمَةِ اَعْمٰی ۟

Wa-man ʹaʻraḍa ʻañ Ẓikree faʹinna lahoo maʻeeshatañ ḍañkañw wanaḥshuruhoo Yawmal Q̣iyaamati ʹaʻmaa.

But whoever turns away from My Reminder will certainly have a miserable life, then We will raise them up blind on the Day of Judgment.”

Verse 20:125

قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِیْۤ اَعْمٰی وَقَدْ كُنْتُ بَصِیْرًا ۟

Q̣aala Rabbi lima ḥashartaneee ʹaʻmaa- wa-q̣ad kuñtu baṣeeraa?

They will cry, “My Lord! Why have you raised me up blind, although I used to see?”

Verse 20:126

قَالَ كَذٰلِكَ اَتَتْكَ اٰیٰتُنَا فَنَسِیْتَهَا ۚ وَكَذٰلِكَ الْیَوْمَ تُنْسٰی ۟

Q̣aala kaẓaalika ʹatatka ʹAayaatunaa fanaseetahaa: wa-kaẓaalikal yawma tuñsaa.

Allah will respond, “It is so, just as Our revelations came to you and you neglected them, so Today you are neglected.”

Verse 20:127

وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجْزِیْ مَنْ اَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ یُؤْمِنْ بِاٰیٰتِ رَبِّهٖ ؕ وَلَعَذَابُ الْاٰخِرَةِ اَشَدُّ وَاَبْقٰی ۟

Wa-kaẓaalika najzee man ʹasrafa wa-lam yuʹmim biʹAayaati Rabbih: wa-laʻaẓaabul ʹAakhirati ʹashaddu wa-ʹabq̣aa.

This is how We reward whoever transgresses and does not believe in the revelations of their Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is far more severe and more lasting.

Verse 20:128

اَفَلَمْ یَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ اَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرُوْنِ یَمْشُوْنَ فِیْ مَسٰكِنِهِمْ ؕ اِنَّ فِیْ ذٰلِكَ لَاٰیٰتٍ لِّاُولِی النُّهٰی ۟۠

ʹAfalam yahdi lahum kam ʹahlaknaa q̣ablahum minal q̣urooni yamshoona fee masaakinihim? ʹInna fee ẓaalika laʹAayaatil liʹulin nuhaa.

Is it not yet clear to them how many peoples We destroyed before them, whose ruins they still pass by? Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

Verse 20:129

وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَّاَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّی ۟ؕ

Wa-lawlaa Kalimatuñ sabaq̣at mir Rabbika lakaana lizaamañw waʹajalum musammaa.

Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord ˹O Prophet˺ and a term already set, their ˹instant˺ doom would have been inevitable.

Verse 20:130

فَاصْبِرْ عَلٰی مَا یَقُوْلُوْنَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوْعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوْبِهَا ۚ وَمِنْ اٰنَآئِ الَّیْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَاَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضٰی ۟

Faṣbir ʻalaa maa- yaq̣ooloona wa-sabbiḥ bi-Ḥamdi Rabbika q̣abla ṭulooʻish shamsi wa-q̣abla g̣uroobihaa; wa-min ʹaanaaaʹil layli fasabbiḥ wa-ʹaṭraafan nahaari laʻallaka tarḍaa.

So be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And glorify the praises of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset, and glorify Him in the hours of the night and at both ends of the day, so that you may be pleased ˹with the reward˺.

Verse 20:131

وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَیْنَیْكَ اِلٰی مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهٖۤ اَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَیٰوةِ الدُّنْیَا ۙ۬ لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِیْهِ ؕ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَیْرٌ وَّاَبْقٰی ۟

Wa-laa tamuddanna ʹaynayka ʹilaa maa- mattaʻnaa biheee ʹazwaajam minhum zahratal ḥayaatid dunyaa, linaftinahum feeh: wa-rizq̣u Rabbika khayruñw waʹabq̣aa.

Do not let your eyes crave what We have allowed some of the disbelievers to enjoy; the ˹fleeting˺ splendour of this worldly life, which We test them with. But your Lord’s provision ˹in the Hereafter˺ is far better and more lasting.

Verse 20:132

وَاْمُرْ اَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلٰوةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَیْهَا ؕ لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا ؕ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ؕ وَالْعَاقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوٰی ۟

Waʹmur ʹahlaka biṣ-Ṣalaati waṣṭabir ʻalayhaa. Laa- nasʹaluka rizq̣aa: Naḥnu narzuq̣uk. Wal-ʻAaq̣ibatu lit-Taq̣waa.

Bid your people to pray, and be diligent in ˹observing˺ it. We do not ask you to provide. It is We Who provide for you. And the ultimate outcome is ˹only˺ for ˹the people of˺ righteousness.

Verse 20:133

وَقَالُوْا لَوْلَا یَاْتِیْنَا بِاٰیَةٍ مِّنْ رَّبِّهٖ ؕ اَوَلَمْ تَاْتِهِمْ بَیِّنَةُ مَا فِی الصُّحُفِ الْاُوْلٰی ۟

Wa-q̣aaloo Law-laa yaʹteenaa biʹAayatim mir Rabbih? ʹA-walam taʹtihim̃ Bayyinatu maa- fiṣ Ṣuḥufil ʹoolaa?

They demand, “If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!” Have they not ˹already˺ received a confirmation of what is in earlier Scriptures?

Verse 20:134

وَلَوْ اَنَّاۤ اَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ بِعَذَابٍ مِّنْ قَبْلِهٖ لَقَالُوْا رَبَّنَا لَوْلَاۤ اَرْسَلْتَ اِلَیْنَا رَسُوْلًا فَنَتَّبِعَ اٰیٰتِكَ مِنْ قَبْلِ اَنْ نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزٰی ۟

Wa-law ʹannaaa ʹahlaknaahum̃ biʻaẓaabim miñ q̣ablihee laq̣aaloo Rabbanaa Law-laaa ʹarsalta ʹilaynaa Rasoolañ fanattabiʻa ʹAayaatika Miñ q̣abli ʹan naẓilla wa-nakhzaa.

Had We destroyed them with a torment before this ˹Prophet came˺, they would have surely argued, “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and put to shame.”

Verse 20:135

قُلْ كُلٌّ مُّتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوْا ۚ فَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَ مَنْ اَصْحٰبُ الصِّرَاطِ السَّوِیِّ وَمَنِ اهْتَدٰی ۟۠

Q̣ul kullum mutarabbiṣuñ fatarabbaṣoo: fasataʻlamoona man ʹAṣḥaabuṣ Ṣiraaṭis sawiyyi wa-manih tadaa.

Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Each ˹of us˺ is waiting, so keep waiting! You will soon know who is on the Straight Path and is ˹rightly˺ guided.”