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Taa-Haa 20:23 – 20:82

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Surah 20

Taa-Haaطه

Taa-Haa · 135 verses · Meccan

20:23

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

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Easy-read (simplified)linuriyaka min aayaatinaa l-kubraa

DIN 31635linuriyaka min ʾāyātinā l-kubrā

That We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

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That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

to show thee of our great signs

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That We may shew thee the greatest of our signs

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

That we may shew thee some of our greatest signs

George Sale · published 1734

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20:24

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)idhhab ilaa fir'awna innahu taghaa

DIN 31635iḏhab ʾilā firʿawna ʾinnahu ṭaġā

The translators word this verse differently

Go to Pharaoh; He has transgressed."

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Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Go unto Pharaoh, verily, he is outrageous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Go to Pharaoh, for he hath burst all bounds

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Go unto Pharaoh: For he is exceedingly impious

George Sale · published 1734

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20:25

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbi shrah lee sadree

DIN 31635qāla rabbi šraḥ lī ṣadrī

The translators word this verse differently

He said, "My Lord, put my heart at peace for me.

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(Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'My Lord! expand for me my breast

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "O my Lord! enlarge my breast for me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moses answered, Lord, enlarge my breast

George Sale · published 1734

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20:26

وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى

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Easy-read (simplified)wayassir lee amree

DIN 31635wayassir lī ʾamrī

The translators word this verse differently

And ease my task for me.

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And ease my task for me

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and make what I am bidden easy to me

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And make my work easy for me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and make what thou hast commanded me easy unto me

George Sale · published 1734

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20:27

وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى

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Easy-read (simplified)wahlul 'uqdatan min lisaanee

DIN 31635waḥlul ʿuqdatan min lisānī

And untie the knot from my tongue.

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And loose a knot from my tongue

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and loose the knot from my tongue

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And loose the knot of my tongue

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And loose the knot of my tongue

George Sale · published 1734

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20:28

يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى

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Easy-read (simplified)yafqahoo qawlee

DIN 31635yafqahū qawlī

So they can understand my speech.

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That they may understand my saying

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

that they may understand my speech

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That they may understand my speech

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that they may understand my speech

George Sale · published 1734

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20:29

وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِى

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Easy-read (simplified)waj'al lee wazeeran min ahlee

DIN 31635waǧʿal lī wazīran min ʾahlī

And appoint an assistant for me, from my family.

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Appoint for me a henchman from my folk

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and make for me a minister from my people

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And give me a counsellor from among my family

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And give me a counsellor of my family

George Sale · published 1734

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20:30

هَٰرُونَ أَخِى

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Easy-read (simplified)haaroona akhee

DIN 31635hārūna ʾaḫī

Aaron, my brother.

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Aaron, my brother

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Aaron my brother

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Aaron my brother

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, Aaron my brother

George Sale · published 1734

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20:31

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى

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Easy-read (simplified)ushdud bihi azree

DIN 31635ušdud bihi ʾazrī

Strengthen me with him.

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Confirm my strength with him

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

gird up my loins through him

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

By him gird up my loins

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Gird up my loins by him

George Sale · published 1734

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20:32

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'ashrikhu fee amree

DIN 31635waʾašrikhu fī ʾamrī

The translators word this verse differently

And have him share in my mission.

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And let him share my task

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and join him with me in the affair

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And make him a colleague in my work

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and make him my collegue in the business

George Sale · published 1734

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20:33

كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)kay nusabbihaka katheeraa

DIN 31635kay nusabbiḥaka kaṯīran

That we may glorify You much.

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That we may glorify Thee much

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

that we may celebrate Thy praises much

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

That we may praise thee oft

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

That we may praise thee greatly

George Sale · published 1734

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20:34

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)wanadhkuraka katheeraa

DIN 31635wanaḏkuraka kaṯīran

And remember You much.

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And much remember Thee

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and remember Thee much

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

and oft remember thee

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and may remember thee often

George Sale · published 1734

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20:35

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا

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Easy-read (simplified)innaka kunta binaa baseeraa

DIN 31635ʾinnaka kunta binā baṣīran

The translators word this verse differently

You are always watching over us."

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Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, Thou dost ever behold us

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For thou regardest us

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

for thou regardest us

George Sale · published 1734

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20:36

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala qad ooteeta su'laka yaa moosaa

DIN 31635qāla qad ʾūtīta suʾlaka yā mūsā

He said, "You are granted your request, O Moses.

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He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He said, 'Thou art granted thy request, O Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "O Moses, thou hast obtained thy suit

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God replied, now hast thou obtained thy request, O Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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20:37

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad manannaa 'alayka marratan ukhraa

DIN 31635walaqad manannā ʿalayka marratan ʾuḫrā

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We had favored you another time.

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And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and we have already shown favours unto thee at another time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Already, at another time, have we showed thee favour

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And we have heretofore been gracious unto thee

George Sale · published 1734

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20:38

إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh awhaynaa ilaa ummika maa yoohaa

DIN 31635ʾiḏ ʾawḥaynā ʾilā ʾummika mā yūḥā

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When We inspired your mother with the inspiration.

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When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When we inspired thy mother with what we inspired her

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When we spake unto thy mother what was spoken

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

another time; when we revealed unto thy mother that which was revealed unto her, saying

George Sale · published 1734

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20:39

أَنِ ٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ ٱلْيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّى وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُۥ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّى وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِىٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)ani qdhifeehi fee t-taabooti faqdhifeehi fee l-yammi falyulqihi l-yammu bis-saahili ya'khudhhu 'aduwwun lee wa'aduwwun lahu wa'alqaytu 'alayka mahabbatan minnee walitusna'a 'alaa 'aynee

DIN 31635ʾani qḏifīhi fī t-tābūti faqḏifīhi fī l-yammi falyulqihi l-yammu bis-sāḥili yaʾḫuḏhu ʿaduwwun lī waʿaduwwun lahu waʾalqaytu ʿalayka maḥabbatan minnī walituṣnaʿa ʿalā ʿaynī

`Put him in the chest; then cast him into the river. The river will wash him to shore, where an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will pick him up. And I have bestowed upon you love from Me, so that you may be reared before My eye.

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Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Hurl him into the ark, and hurl him into the sea; and the sea shall cast him on the shore, and an enemy of mine and of his shall take him;" - for on thee have I cast my love, that thou mayest be formed under my eye

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Cast him into the ark: then cast him on the sea [the river], and the sea shall throw him on the shore: and an enemy to me and an enemy to him shall take him up.' And I myself have made thee an object of love, That thou mightest be reared in mine eye

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

put him into the ark, and cast him into the river, and the river shall throw him on the shore; and my enemy and his enemy shall take him and bring him up; and I bestow on thee love from me, that thou mightest be bred up under my eye

George Sale · published 1734

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20:40

إِذْ تَمْشِىٓ أُخْتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكْفُلُهُۥ فَرَجَعْنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّيْنَٰكَ مِنَ ٱلْغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونًا فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِينَ فِىٓ أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)idh tamshee ukhtuka fataqoolu hal adullukum 'alaa man yakfuluhu faraja'naaka ilaa ummika kay taqarra 'aynuhaa walaa tahzana waqatalta nafsan fanajjaynaaka mina l-ghammi wafatannaaka futoonan falabithta sineena fee ahli madyana thumma ji'ta 'alaa qadarin yaa moosaa

DIN 31635ʾiḏ tamšī ʾuḫtuka fataqūlu hal ʾadullukum ʿalā man yakfuluhu faraǧaʿnāka ʾilā ʾummika kay taqarra ʿaynuhā walā taḥzana waqatalta nafsan fanaǧǧaynāka mina l-ġammi wafatannāka futūnan falabiṯta sinīna fī ʾahli madyana ṯumma ǧiʾta ʿalā qadarin yā mūsā

When your sister walked along, and said, 'Shall I tell you about someone who will take care of him?' So We returned you to your mother, that she may be comforted, and not sorrow. And you killed a person, but We saved you from stress; and We tested you thoroughly. And you stayed years among the people of Median. Then you came back, as ordained, O Moses.

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When thy sister went and said: Shall I show you one who will nurse him? and we restored thee to thy mother that her eyes might be refreshed and might not sorrow. And thou didst kill a man and We delivered thee from great distress, and tried thee with a heavy trial. And thou didst tarry years among the folk of Midian. Then camest thou (hither) by (My) providence, O Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

When thy sister walked on and said, "Shall I guide you to one who will take charge of him?" And we restored thee to thy mother, that her eye might be cheered and that she should not grieve. And thou didst slay a person and we saved thee from the trouble, and we tried thee with various trials. And thou didst tarry for years amongst the people of Midian; then thou didst come (hither) at (our) decree, O Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

When thy sister went and said, 'Shall I shew you one who will nurse him?' Then We returned thee to thy mother that her eye might be cheered, and that she might not grieve. And when thou slewest a person, We delivered thee from trouble, and We tried thee with other trial. For years didst thou stay among the people of Midian; then camest thou hither by my decree, O Moses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

When thy sister went and said, shall I bring you unto one who will nurse the child? So we returned thee unto thy mother, that her mind might be set at ease, and that she might not be afflicted. And thou slewest a soul, and we delivered thee from trouble; and we proved thee by several trials: And afterwards thou didst dwell some years among the inhabitants of Madian. Then thou camest hither according to our decree, O Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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20:41

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِى

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Easy-read (simplified)wastana'tuka linafsee

DIN 31635waṣṭanaʿtuka linafsī

And I made you for Myself.

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And I have attached thee to Myself

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And I have chosen thee for myself

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And I have chosen thee for Myself

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and I have chosen thee for my self

George Sale · published 1734

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20:42

ٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِى وَلَا تَنِيَا فِى ذِكْرِى

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Easy-read (simplified)idhhab anta wa'akhooka bi'aayaatee walaa taniyaa fee dhikree

DIN 31635iḏhab ʾanta waʾaḫūka biʾāyātī walā taniyā fī ḏikrī

Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and do not neglect My remembrance.

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Go, thou and thy brother, with My tokens, and be not faint in remembrance of Me

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Go, thou and thy brother, with my signs, and be not remiss in remembering me

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Go thou and thy brother with my signs and be not slack to remember me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore go thou and thy brother with my signs; and be not negligent in remembering me

George Sale · published 1734

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20:43

ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)idhhabaa ilaa fir'awna innahu taghaa

DIN 31635iḏhabā ʾilā firʿawna ʾinnahu ṭaġā

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Go to Pharaoh. He has tyrannized.

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Go, both of you, unto Pharaoh. Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Go ye both to Pharaoh; verily, he is outrageous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Go ye to Pharaoh, for he hath burst all bounds

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Go ye unto Pharaoh, for he is excessively impious

George Sale · published 1734

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20:44

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)faqoolaa lahu qawlan layyinan la'allahu yatadhakkaru aw yakhshaa

DIN 31635faqūlā lahu qawlan layyinan laʿallahu yataḏakkaru ʾaw yaḫšā

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But speak to him nicely. Perhaps he will remember, or have some fear."

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And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and speak to him a gentle speech, haply he may be mindful or may fear

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But speak ye to him with gentle speech; haply he will reflect or fear

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And speak mildly unto him; peradventure he will consider, or will fear our threats

George Sale · published 1734

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20:45

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaalaa rabbanaa innanaa nakhaafu an yafruta 'alaynaa aw an yatghaa

DIN 31635qālā rabbanā ʾinnanā naḫāfu ʾan yafruṭa ʿalaynā ʾaw ʾan yaṭġā

They said, "Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent."

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They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

They two said, 'Our Lord! verily, we fear that he may trespass against us, or that he may be outrageous

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "O our Lord! truly we fear lest he break forth against us, or act with exceeding injustice

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They answered, O Lord, verily we fear lest he be precipitately violent against us, or lest he transgress more exorbitantly

George Sale · published 1734

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20:46

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala laa takhaafaa innanee ma'akumaa asma'u wa'araa

DIN 31635qāla lā taḫāfā ʾinnanī maʿakumā ʾasmaʿu waʾarā

He said, "Do not fear, I am with you, I hear and I see.

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He said: Fear not. Lo! I am with you twain, Hearing and Seeing

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He said, 'Fear not; verily, I am with you twain. I hear and see

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "Fear ye not, for I am with you both. I will hearken and I will behold

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

God replied, fear not; for I am with you: I will hear and will see

George Sale · published 1734

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20:47

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

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'tiyaahu faqoolaa innaa rasoolaa rabbika fa'arsil ma'anaa banee israa'eela walaa tu'adhdhibhum qad ji'naaka bi'aayatin min rabbika was-salaamu 'alaa mani taba'a l-hudaa

DIN 31635faʾtiyāhu faqūlā ʾinnā rasūlā rabbika faʾarsil maʿanā banī ʾisrāʾīla walā tuʿaḏḏibhum qad ǧiʾnāka biʾāyatin min rabbika was-salāmu ʿalā mani tabaʿa l-hudā

Approach him and say, `We are the messengers of your Lord; so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not torment them. We bring you a sign from your Lord, and peace be upon him who follows guidance.

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So go ye unto him and say: Lo! we are two messengers of thy Lord. So let the children of Israel go with us, and torment them not. We bring thee a token from thy Lord. And peace will be for him who followeth right guidance

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

So come ye to him and say, "Verily, we are the apostles of thy Lord; send then the children of Israel with us; and do not torment them. We have brought thee a sign from thy Lord, and peace be upon him who follows the guidance

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Go ye then to him and say, 'Verily we are Sent ones of thy Lord; send therefore the children of Israel with us and vex them not: now are we come to thee with signs from thy Lord, and, Peace shall be on him who followeth the right guidance

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Go ye therefore unto him, and say, verily we are the messengers of thy Lord: Wherefore send the children of Israel with us, and do not afflict them. Now are we come unto thee with a sign from thy Lord: And peace be upon him who shall follow the true direction

George Sale · published 1734

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20:48

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْنَآ أَنَّ ٱلْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa qad oohiya ilaynaa anna l-'adhaaba 'alaa man kadhdhaba watawallaa

DIN 31635ʾinnā qad ʾūḥiya ʾilaynā ʾanna l-ʿaḏāba ʿalā man kaḏḏaba watawallā

The translators word this verse differently

It was revealed to us that the punishment falls upon him who disbelieves and turns away.'"

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Lo! it hath been revealed unto us that the doom will be for him who denieth and turneth away

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we are inspired that the torment will surely come upon him who calls us liars and turns his back

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

For now hath it been revealed to us, that chastisement shall be on him who chargeth with falsehood, and turneth him away

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily it hath been revealed unto us, that a punishment shall be inflicted on him who shall charge us with imposture, and shall turn back. And when they had delivered their message

George Sale · published 1734

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20:49

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala faman rabbukumaa yaa moosaa

DIN 31635qāla faman rabbukumā yā mūsā

He said, "Who is your Lord, O Moses."

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(Pharaoh) said: Who then is the Lord of you twain, O Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'And who is your Lord, O Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And he said, "Who is your Lord, O Moses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Pharaoh said, who is your Lord, O Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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20:50

قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala rabbunaa lladhee a'taa kulla shay'in khalqahu thumma hadaa

DIN 31635qāla rabbunā llaḏī ʾaʿṭā kulla šayʾin ḫalqahu ṯumma hadā

He said, "Our Lord is He who gave everything its existence, then guided it."

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He said: Our Lord is He Who gave unto everything its nature, then guided it aright

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He said, 'Our Lord is He who gave everything its creation, then guided it

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "Our Lord is He who hath given to everything its form and then guideth it aright

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He answered, our Lord is he who giveth all things: He hath created them, and directed them by his providence

George Sale · published 1734

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20:51

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala famaa baalu l-qurooni l-'oolaa

DIN 31635qāla famā bālu l-qurūni l-ʾūlā

He said, "What about the first generations?"

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He said: What then is the state of the generations of old

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'And what of the former generations

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But what," said he, "was the state of generations past

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Pharaoh said, what therefore is the condition of the former generations

George Sale · published 1734

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20:52

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala 'ilmuhaa 'inda rabbee fee kitaabin laa yadillu rabbee walaa yansaa

DIN 31635qāla ʿilmuhā ʿinda rabbī fī kitābin lā yaḍillu rabbī walā yansā

He said, "Knowledge thereof is with my Lord, in a Book. My Lord never errs, nor does He forget."

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He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither erreth nor forgetteth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He said 'The knowledge of them is with my Lord in a Book; my Lord misleads not, nor forgets

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in the Book of his decrees. My Lord erreth not, nor forgetteth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moses answered, the knowledge thereof is with my Lord, in the book of his decrees: My Lord erreth not, neither doth he forget

George Sale · published 1734

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20:53

ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّن نَّبَاتٍ شَتَّىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)alladhee ja'ala lakumu l-'arda mahdan wasalaka lakum feehaa subulan wa'anzala mina s-samaa'i maa'an fa'akhrajnaa bihi azwaajan min nabaatin shattaa

DIN 31635allaḏī ǧaʿala lakumu l-ʾarḍa mahdan wasalaka lakum fīhā subulan waʾanzala mina s-samāʾi māʾan faʾaḫraǧnā bihi ʾazwāǧan min nabātin šattā

He who made the earth a habitat for you; and traced in it routes for you; and sent down water from the sky, with which We produce pairs of diverse plants.

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Who hath appointed the earth as a bed and hath threaded roads for you therein and hath sent down water from the sky and thereby We have brought forth divers kinds of vegetation

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Who made for you the earth a bed; and has traced for you paths therein; and has sent down from the sky water, - and we have brought forth thereby divers sorts of different vegetables

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He hath spread the earth as a bed, and hath traced out paths for you therein, and hath sent down rain from Heaven, and by it we bring forth the kinds of various herbs

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

It is he who hath spread the earth as a bed for you, and hath made you paths therein; and who sendeth down rain from heaven, whereby we cause various kinds of vegetables to spring forth

George Sale · published 1734

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20:54

كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)kuloo war'aw an'aamakum inna fee dhaalika la'aayaatin li'oolee n-nuhaa

DIN 31635kulū warʿaw ʾanʿāmakum ʾinna fī ḏālika laʾāyātin liʾūlī n-nuhā

The translators word this verse differently

Eat and pasture your livestock. In that are signs for those with understanding.

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(Saying): Eat ye and feed your cattle. Lo! herein verily are portents for men of thought

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Eat and pasture your cattle therefrom; verily, in that are signs to those endued with intelligence

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Eat ye, and feed your cattle.' Of a truth in this are signs unto men endued with understanding

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

saying, eat of part, and feed your cattle with other part thereof. Verily herein are signs unto those who are indued with understanding

George Sale · published 1734

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20:55

مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)minhaa khalaqnaakum wafeehaa nu'eedukum waminhaa nukhrijukum taaratan ukhraa

DIN 31635minhā ḫalaqnākum wafīhā nuʿīdukum waminhā nuḫriǧukum tāratan ʾuḫrā

From it We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you out another time.

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Thereof We created you, and thereunto We return you, and thence We bring you forth a second time

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

From it have we created you and into it will we send you back, and from it will we bring you forth another time

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

From it have we created you, and into it will we return you, and out of it will we bring you forth a second time

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Out of the ground have we created you; and to the same will we cause you to return, and we will bring you forth from thence another time

George Sale · published 1734

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20:56

وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad araynaahu aayaatinaa kullahaa fakadhdhaba wa'abaa

DIN 31635walaqad ʾaraynāhu ʾāyātinā kullahā fakaḏḏaba waʾabā

We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he denied and refused.

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And We verily did show him all Our tokens, but he denied them and refused

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

We did show him our signs, all of them, but he called them lies and did refuse

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And we shewed him all our signs: but he treated them as falsehoods, and refused to believe

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And we shewed Pharaoh all our signs which we had empowered Moses to perform: But he accused him of imposture, and refused to believe

George Sale · published 1734

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20:57

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala aji'tanaa litukhrijanaa min ardinaa bisihrika yaa moosaa

DIN 31635qāla ʾaǧiʾtanā lituḫriǧanā min ʾarḍinā bisiḥrika yā mūsā

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

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He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, O Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'Hast thou come to us, to turn us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "Hast thou come, O Moses, to drive us from our land by thine enchantments

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and he said, art thou come unto us that thou mayest dispossess us of our land by thy enchantments, O Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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20:58

فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ فَٱجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُۥ نَحْنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى

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Easy-read (simplified)falana'tiyannaka bisihrin mithlihi faj'al baynanaa wabaynaka maw'idan laa nukhlifuhu nahnu walaa anta makaanan suwaa

DIN 31635falanaʾtiyannaka bisiḥrin miṯlihi faǧʿal baynanā wabaynaka mawʿidan lā nuḫlifuhu naḥnu walā ʾanta makānan suwan

We will produce for you magic like it; so make an appointment between us and you, which we will not miss-neither us, nor you-in a central place."

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But we surely can produce for thee magic the like thereof; so appoint a tryst between us and you, which neither we nor thou shall fail to keep, at a place convenient (to us both)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then we will bring you magic like it; and we will make between us and thee an appointment; we will not break it, nor do thou either;-a fair place

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Therefore will we assuredly confront thee with like enchantments: so appoint a meeting between us and you - we will not fail it, we, and do not thou - in a place alike for both

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily we will meet thee with the like enchantments: Wherefore fix an appointment between us and thee; we will not fail it, neither shalt thou, in an equal place

George Sale · published 1734

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20:59

قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحًى

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala maw'idukum yawmu z-zeenati wa'an yuhshara n-naasu duhaa

DIN 31635qāla mawʿidukum yawmu z-zīnati waʾan yuḥšara n-nāsu ḍuḥan

He said, "Your appointment is the day of the festival, so let the people be gathered together at mid-morning."

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(Moses) said: Your tryst shall be the day of the feast, and let the people assemble when the sun hath risen high

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'Let your appointment be for the day of adornment, and let the people assemble in the forenoon

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "On the feast day be your meeting, and in broad daylight let the people be assembled

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moses answered, let your appointment be on the day of your solemn feast; and let the people be assembled in open day

George Sale · published 1734

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20:60

فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fatawallaa fir'awnu fajama'a kaydahu thumma ataa

DIN 31635fatawallā firʿawnu faǧamaʿa kaydahu ṯumma ʾatā

The translators word this verse differently

Pharaoh turned away, put together his plan, and then came back.

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Then Pharaoh went and gathered his strength, then came (to the appointed tryst)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But Pharaoh turned his back, and collected his tricks, and then he came

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Pharaoh turned away, and collected his craftsmen and came

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And Pharaoh turned away from Moses, and gathered together the most expert magicians, to execute his stratagem; and then came to the appointment

George Sale · published 1734

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20:61

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala lahum moosaa waylakum laa taftaroo 'alaa llaahi kadhiban fayushitakum bi'adhaabin waqad khaaba mani ftaraa

DIN 31635qāla lahum mūsā waylakum lā taftarū ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban fayusḥitakum biʿaḏābin waqad ḫāba mani ftarā

Moses said to them, "Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against God, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail."

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Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said Moses to them, 'Woe to you! do not forge against God a lie; lest He destroy you by torment; for disappointed has ever been he who has forged

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Said Moses to them, "Woe to you! devise not a lie against God: For then will he destroy you by a punishment. They who have lied have ever perished

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Moses said unto them, woe be unto you! Do not devise a lie against God, lest he utterly destroy you by some judgment: For he shall not prosper who deviseth lies

George Sale · published 1734

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20:62

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fatanaaza'oo amrahum baynahum wa'asarroo n-najwaa

DIN 31635fatanāzaʿū ʾamrahum baynahum waʾasarrū n-naǧwā

The translators word this verse differently

They disagreed among themselves over their affair, and conferred secretly.

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Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their counsel secret

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And they argued their matter among themselves; and secretly talked it over

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the magicians discussed their plan, and spake apart in secret

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the magicians disputed concerning their affair among themselves, and discoursed in private

George Sale · published 1734

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20:63

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

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo in haadhaani lasaahiraani yureedaani an yukhrijaakum min ardikum bisihrihimaa wayadhhabaa bitareeqatikumu l-muthlaa

DIN 31635qālū ʾin hāḏāni lasāḥirāni yurīdāni ʾan yuḫriǧākum min ʾarḍikum bisiḥrihimā wayaḏhabā biṭarīqatikumu l-muṯlā

They said, "These two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and to abolish your exemplary way of life.

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They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said they, 'These twain are certainly two magicians, who wish to turn you out of your land by their magic, and to remove your most exemplary doctrine

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "These two are surely sorcerers: fain would they drive you from your land by their sorceries, and lead away in their paths your chiefest men

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And they said, these two are certainly magicians: They seek to dispossess you of your land by their sorcery, and to lead away with them your chiefest and most considerable men

George Sale · published 1734

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20:64

فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّا وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'ajmi'oo kaydakum thumma too saffan waqad aflaha l-yawma mani sta'laa

DIN 31635faʾaǧmiʿū kaydakum ṯumma ʾtū ṣaffan waqad ʾaflaḥa l-yawma mani staʿlā

The translators word this verse differently

So settle your plan, and come as one front. Today, whoever gains the upper hand will succeed."

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So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Collect therefore your tricks, and then form a row; for he is prosperous today who has the upper hand

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

So muster your craft: then come in order: well this day shall it be for him, who shall gain the upper hand

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore collect all your cunning, and then come in order: For he shall prosper this day, who shall be superior

George Sale · published 1734

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20:65

قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa moosaa immaa an tulqiya wa'immaa an nakoona awwala man alqaa

DIN 31635qālū yā mūsā ʾimmā ʾan tulqiya waʾimmā ʾan nakūna ʾawwala man ʾalqā

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

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They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said they, 'O Moses! either thou must throw, or we must be the first to throw

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "O Moses, wilt thou first cast down thy rod, or shall we be the first who cast

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They said, O Moses, whether wilt thou cast down thy rod first, or shall we be the first who cast down our rods

George Sale · published 1734

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20:66

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

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala bal alqoo fa'idhaa hibaaluhum wa'isiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annahaa tas'aa

DIN 31635qāla bal ʾalqū faʾiḏā ḥibāluhum waʿiṣiyyuhum yuḫayyalu ʾilayhi min siḥrihim ʾannahā tasʿā

The translators word this verse differently

He said, "You throw." And suddenly, their ropes and sticks appeared to him, because of their magic, to be crawling swiftly.

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He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

He said, 'Nay, throw ye!' and lo! their ropes and their staves appeared to move along

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

He said, "Yes, cast ye down first." And lo! by their enchantment their cords and rods seemed to him as if they ran

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

He answered, do ye cast down your rods first. And behold, their cords and their rods appeared unto him, by their enchantment, to run about like serpents

George Sale · published 1734

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20:67

فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'awjasa fee nafsihi kheefatan moosaa

DIN 31635faʾawǧasa fī nafsihi ḫīfatan mūsā

The translators word this verse differently

So Moses felt apprehensive within himself.

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And Moses conceived a fear in his mind

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And Moses felt a secret fear within his soul

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Moses conceived a secret fear within him

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Wherefore Moses conceived fear in his heart

George Sale · published 1734

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20:68

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)qulnaa laa takhaf innaka anta l-'a'laa

DIN 31635qulnā lā taḫaf ʾinnaka ʾanta l-ʾaʿlā

We said, "Do not be afraid, you are the uppermost.

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We said: Fear not! Lo! thou art the higher

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said we, 'Fear not! thou shalt have the upper hand

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

We said, "Fear not, for thou shalt be the uppermost

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But we said unto him, fear not; for thou shalt be superior

George Sale · published 1734

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20:69

وَأَلْقِ مَا فِى يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا۟ كَيْدُ سَٰحِرٍ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'alqi maa fee yameenika talqaf maa sana'oo innamaa sana'oo kaydu saahirin walaa yuflihu s-saahiru haythu ataa

DIN 31635waʾalqi mā fī yamīnika talqaf mā ṣanaʿū ʾinnamā ṣanaʿū kaydu sāḥirin walā yufliḥu s-sāḥiru ḥayṯu ʾatā

The translators word this verse differently

Now throw down what is in your right hand-it will swallow what they have crafted. What they have crafted is only a magician's trickery. But the magician will not succeed, no matter what he does."

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Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Throw down what is in thy right hand; and it shall devour what they have made. Verily, what they have made is but a magician's trick; and no magician shall prosper wherever he comes

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Cast forth then what is in thy right hand: it shall swallow up what they have produced: they have only produced the deceit of an enchanter: and come where he may, ill shall an enchanter fare

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Therefore cast down the rod which is in thy right hand; and it shall swallow up the seeming serpents which they have made: For what they have made is only the deceipt of an enchanter; and an enchanter shall not prosper, whithersoever he cometh

George Sale · published 1734

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20:70

فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'ulqiya s-saharatu sujjadan qaaloo aamannaa birabbi haaroona wamoosaa

DIN 31635faʾulqiya s-saḥaratu suǧǧadan qālū ʾāmannā birabbi hārūna wamūsā

And the magicians fell down prostrate. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

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Then the wizards were (all) flung down prostrate, crying: We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And the magicians were cast down in adoration; said they, 'We believe in the Lord of Aaron and of Moses

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And the magicians fell down and worshipped. They said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and of Moses

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And the magicians, when they saw the miracle which Moses performed, fell down and worshipped, saying, we believe in the Lord of Aaron and of Moses

George Sale · published 1734

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20:71

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

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Easy-read (simplified)qaala aamantum lahu qabla an aadhana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu lladhee 'allamakumu s-sihra fala'uqatti'anna aydiyakum wa'arjulakum min khilaafin wala'usallibannakum fee judhoo'i n-nakhli walata'lamunna ayyunaa ashaddu 'adhaaban wa'abqaa

DIN 31635qāla ʾāmantum lahu qabla ʾan ʾāḏana lakum ʾinnahu lakabīrukumu llaḏī ʿallamakumu s-siḥra falaʾuqaṭṭiʿanna ʾaydiyakum waʾarǧulakum min ḫilāfin walaʾuṣallibannakum fī ǧuḏūʿi n-naḫli walataʿlamunna ʾayyunā ʾašaddu ʿaḏāban waʾabqā

He said, "Did you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who has taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm-trees. Then you will know which of us is more severe in punishment, and more lasting."

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(Pharaoh) said: Ye put faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he is your chief who taught you magic. Now surely I shall cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and I shall crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and ye shall know for certain which of us hath sterner and more lasting punishment

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said he, 'Do ye believe in Him before I give you leave? Verily, he is your master who taught you magic! Therefore will I surely cut off your hands and feet on alternate sides, and I will surely crucify you on the trunks of palm trees; and ye shall surely know which of us is keenest at torment and more lasting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Said Pharaoh, "Believe ye on him ere I give you leave? He, in sooth, is your Master who hath taught you magic. I will therefore cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on trunks of the palm, and assuredly shall ye learn which of us is severest in punishing, and who is the more abiding

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Pharaoh said unto them, do ye believe in him before I give you permission? Verily this is your master, who hath taught you magic. But I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on the opposite sides; and I will crucify you on trunks of palm-trees: And ye shall know which of us is more severe in punishing, and can longer protract your pains

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
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  • George Sale · 1734

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20:72

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

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Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo lan nu'thiraka 'alaa maa jaa'anaa mina l-bayyinaati walladhee fataranaa faqdi maa anta qaadin innamaa taqdee haadhihi l-hayaata d-dunyaa

DIN 31635qālū lan nuʾṯiraka ʿalā mā ǧāʾanā mina l-bayyināti wallaḏī faṭaranā faqḍi mā ʾanta qāḍin ʾinnamā taqḍī hāḏihi l-ḥayāta d-dunyā

The translators word this verse differently

They said, "We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life.

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They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Said they, 'We will never prefer thee to what has come to us of manifest signs, and to Him who originated us. Decide then what thou canst decide; thou canst only decide in the life of this world

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

They said, "We will not have more regard to thee than to the clear tokens which have come to us, or than to Him who hath made us: doom the doom thou wilt: Thou canst only doom as to this present life

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

They answered, we will by no means have greater regard unto thee, than unto those evident miracles which have been shewn us, or than unto him who hath created us. Pronounce therefore that sentence against us which thou art about to pronounce: For thou canst only give sentence as to this present life

George Sale · published 1734

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20:73

إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحْرِ وَٱللَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ

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Easy-read (simplified)innaa aamannaa birabbinaa liyaghfira lanaa khataayaanaa wamaa akrahtanaa 'alayhi mina s-sihri wallaahu khayrun wa'abqaa

DIN 31635ʾinnā ʾāmannā birabbinā liyaġfira lanā ḫaṭāyānā wamā ʾakrahtanā ʿalayhi mina s-siḥri wallāhu ḫayrun waʾabqā

We have believed in our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic you have compelled us to practice. God is Better, and more Lasting."

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Lo! we believe in our Lord, that He may forgive us our sins and the magic unto which thou didst force us. Allah is better and more lasting

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, we believe in our Lord, that He may pardon us our sins, and the magic thou hast forced us to use; and God is better and more lasting

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

of a truth we have believed on our Lord that he may pardon us our sins and the sorcery to which thou hast forced us, for God is better, and more abiding than thou

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily we believe on our Lord, that he may forgive us our sins, and the sorcery which thou hast forced us to exercise: For God is better to reward, and more able to prolong punishment than thou

George Sale · published 1734

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20:74

إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)innahu man ya'ti rabbahu mujriman fa'inna lahu jahannama laa yamootu feehaa walaa yahyaa

DIN 31635ʾinnahu man yaʾti rabbahu muǧriman faʾinna lahu ǧahannama lā yamūtu fīhā walā yaḥyā

The translators word this verse differently

Whoever comes to his Lord guilty, for him is Hell, where he neither dies nor lives.

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Lo! whoso cometh guilty unto his Lord, verily for him is hell. There he will neither die nor live

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Verily, he who comes to his Lord a sinner,- verily, for him is hell; he shall not die therein, and shall not live

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

As for him who shall come before his Lord laden with crime - for him verily is Hell: he shall not die in it and he shall not live

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Verily whosoever shall appear before his Lord on the day of judgment, polluted with crimes, shall have hell for his reward; he shall not die therein, neither shall he live

George Sale · published 1734

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20:75

وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)waman ya'tihi mu'minan qad 'amila s-saalihaati fa'oolaa'ika lahumu d-darajaatu l-'ulaa

DIN 31635waman yaʾtihi muʾminan qad ʿamila ṣ-ṣāliḥāti faʾūlāʾika lahumu d-daraǧātu l-ʿulā

The translators word this verse differently

But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness-these will have the highest ranks.

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But whoso cometh unto Him a believer, having done good works, for such are the high stations

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

But he who comes to Him a believer who has done aright - these, for them are the highest ranks

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

But he who shall come before Him, a believer, with righteous works, - these! the loftiest grades await them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But whoever shall appear before him, having been a true believer, and shall have worked righteousness, for these are prepared the highest degrees of happiness

George Sale · published 1734

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20:76

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)jannaatu 'adnin tajree min tahtihaa l-'anhaaru khaalideena feehaa wadhaalika jazaa'u man tazakkaa

DIN 31635ǧannātu ʿadnin taǧrī min taḥtihā l-ʾanhāru ḫālidīna fīhā waḏālika ǧazāʾu man tazakkā

The Gardens of Perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, dwelling therein forever. That is the reward for him who purifies himself.

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Gardens of Eden underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever. That is the reward of him who groweth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

gardens of Eden beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein for aye; for that is the reward of him who keeps pure

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Gardens of Eden, beneath whose trees the rivers flow: therein shall they abide for ever. This, the reward of him who hath been pure

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

namely, gardens of perpetual abode, which shall be watered by rivers; they shall remain therein for ever: And this shall be the reward of him who shall be pure

George Sale · published 1734

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20:77

وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَٱضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًا فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)walaqad awhaynaa ilaa moosaa an asri bi'ibaadee fadrib lahum tareeqan fee l-bahri yabasan laa takhaafu darakan walaa takhshaa

DIN 31635walaqad ʾawḥaynā ʾilā mūsā ʾan ʾasri biʿibādī faḍrib lahum ṭarīqan fī l-baḥri yabasan lā taḫāfu darakan walā taḫšā

And We inspired Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike for them a dry path across the sea, not fearing being overtaken, nor worrying."

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And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither being afraid (of the sea)

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And we inspired Moses, 'Journey by night with my servants, and strike out for them a dry road in the sea. Fear not pursuit, nor be afraid

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Then revealed we to Moses, "Go forth by night with my servants and cleave for them a dry path in the sea; Fear not thou to be overtaken, neither be thou afraid

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And we spake by revelation unto Moses, saying, go forth with my servants out of Egypt by night; and smite the waters with thy rod, and make them a dry path through the sea: Be not apprehensive of Pharaoh's overtaking thee; neither be thou afraid

George Sale · published 1734

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20:78

فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ

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Easy-read (simplified)fa'atba'ahum fir'awnu bijunoodihi faghashiyahum mina l-yammi maa ghashiyahum

DIN 31635faʾatbaʿahum firʿawnu biǧunūdihi faġašiyahum mina l-yammi mā ġašiyahum

Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, and completely engulfed them.

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Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Then Pharaoh followed them with his armies, and there overwhelmed them of the sea that which overwhelmed them

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And Pharaoh followed them with his hosts, and the whelming billows of the sea overwhelmed them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And when Moses had done so, Pharaoh followed them with his forces; and the waters of the sea which overwhelmed them, overwhelmed them

George Sale · published 1734

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20:79

وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'adalla fir'awnu qawmahu wamaa hadaa

DIN 31635waʾaḍalla firʿawnu qawmahu wamā hadā

Pharaoh misled his people, and did not guide them.

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And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

And Pharaoh and his people went astray and were not guided

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

for Pharaoh misled his people, and did not guide them

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

And Pharaoh caused his people to err, neither did he direct them aright

George Sale · published 1734

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20:80

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

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Easy-read (simplified)yaa banee israa'eela qad anjaynaakum min 'aduwwikum wawaa'adnaakum jaaniba t-toori l-'aymana wanazzalnaa 'alaykumu l-manna was-salwaa

DIN 31635yā banī ʾisrāʾīla qad ʾanǧaynākum min ʿaduwwikum wawāʿadnākum ǧāniba ṭ-ṭūri l-ʾaymana wanazzalnā ʿalaykumu l-manna was-salwā

O Children of Israel! We have delivered you from your enemy, and promised you by the right side of the Mount, and sent down to you manna and quails.

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O Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and we made a covenant with you on the holy mountain's side, and sent down on you the manna and the quails

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

O children of Israel! We have saved you from your enemy; and we made an appointment with you on the right side of the mount; and we sent down upon you the manna and the quails

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

O children of Israel! we rescued you from your foes; and We appointed a meeting with you on the right side of the mountain; and We caused the manna and the quail to descend upon you

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Thus, O children of Israel, we delivered you from your enemy; and we appointed you the right side of mount Sinai to discourse with Moses and to give him the law; and we caused manna and quails to descend upon you

George Sale · published 1734

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20:81

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

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Easy-read (simplified)kuloo min tayyibaati maa razaqnaakum walaa tatghaw feehi fayahilla 'alaykum ghadabee waman yahlil 'alayhi ghadabee faqad hawaa

DIN 31635kulū min ṭayyibāti mā razaqnākum walā taṭġaw fīhi fayaḥilla ʿalaykum ġaḍabī waman yaḥlil ʿalayhi ġaḍabī faqad hawā

Eat of the good things We have provided for you, but do not be excessive therein, lest My wrath descends upon you. He upon whom My wrath descends has fallen.

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(Saying): Eat of the good things wherewith We have provided you, and transgress not in respect thereof lest My wrath come upon you: and he on whom My wrath cometh, he is lost indeed

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Eat of the good things we have provided you with, and do not exceed therein, lest my wrath light upon you; for whomsoever my wrath lights upon he falls

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Eat," said We, "of the good things with which we have supplied you; but without excess, lest my wrath fall upon you; for on whom my wrath doth fall, he perisheth outright

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

saying, eat of the good things which we have given you for food; and transgress not therein, lest my indignation fall on you: And on whomsoever my indignation shall fall, he shall go down headlong into perdition

George Sale · published 1734

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20:82

وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

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Easy-read (simplified)wa'innee laghaffaarun liman taaba wa'aamana wa'amila saalihan thumma htadaa

DIN 31635waʾinnī laġaffārun liman tāba waʾāmana waʿamila ṣāliḥan ṯumma htadā

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And I am Forgiving towards him who repents, believes, acts righteously, and then remains guided.

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And lo! verily I am Forgiving toward him who repenteth and believeth and doeth good, and afterward walketh aright

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Yet am I forgiving unto him who repents and believes and does right, and then is guided

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Surely however will I forgive him who turneth to God and believeth, and worketh righteousness, and then yieldeth to guidance

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

But I will be gracious unto him who shall repent and believe, and shall do that which is right; and who shall be rightly directed

George Sale · published 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com