قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوٓا۟
Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa haaroonu maa mana'aka idh ra'aytahum dalloo
DIN 31635qāla yā hārūnu mā manaʿaka ʾiḏ raʾaytahum ḍallū
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He said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray.
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
He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray
Translation 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
Said he, 'O Aaron! what prevented thee, when thou didst see them go astray
Translation 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
He said, "O Aaron! when thou sawest that they had gone astray, what hindered thee
Translation 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
And when Moses was returned, he said, O Aaron, what hindered thee, when thou sawest that they went astray
Translation 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
Musai tha: "O Harun, çfarë të pengoi kur i pe që kishin humbur
তিনি (মূসা ফিরে এসে) বললেন, ‘হে হারূন! যখন তুমি দেখলে তারা পথভ্রষ্ট হয়েছে, তখন কিসে তোমাকে বাধা দিল,
“O Harune”, povika Musa, “šta te je spriječilo, kad si ih vidio da su zalutali,
“O Arone,” povika Mojsije, “što te je spriječilo, kad si ih vidio da su zalutali,
[Muusaa] maaki: "eeyma Haaruuna, nde nji'iɗaa ɓe majjii ko haɗmaa,
[როცა დაბრუნდა მუსა] უთხრა: «ჰეი, ჰარუნ, რამ შეგაკავა როცა ნახე, რომ ისინი გზას აცდნენ,
Er (also Musa) sagte: „O Harun, was hat dich davon abgehalten, als du sie irregehen sahst,
(Ο Μωυσής) είπε: «Ω, Ααρών! Τι σε εμπόδισε, όταν τους είδες να παραστρατούν,
(मूसा ने) कहा : ऐ हारून! तुझे किस बात ने रोका, जब तूने उन्हें देखा कि वे पथभ्रष्ट हो गए हैं?
Disse: «O Hārūn, che cosa ti ha impedito, quando li hai visti persi,
92. [Mūsa (Mozė)] tarė: „Harūnai (Aronai), kas sulaikė tave, kai matei juos nuklystančius,
(Muusaan obboleessa isaatiin) ni jedhe: “Yaa Haaruun! Yeroo jallachuu isaanii argite (isaan dhiiftee deemtee nadhaqqabuu) maaltu si dhorge?
Он сказал: «О Харун! Что удержало тебя, когда ты увидел, что они сбились с пути,
„О Ароне!“ Повика Мојсије. „Шта те је спречило, кад си их видео да су залутали,
(Musa) akasema: Ewe Harun! Ni nini kilichokuzuia, ulipowaona wamepotea?
[När Mose återvänt] sa han: ”Aron! När du såg att de gått vilse, vad hindrade dig då
“Ey Hârûn ” dedi. “Onların sapıttıklarını görünce seni alıkoyan ne oldu?
موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) کہنے لگے اے ہارون! انہیں گمراه ہوتا ہوا دیکھتے ہوئے تجھے کس چیز نے روکا تھا.
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وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad qaala lahum haaroonu min qablu yaa qawmi innamaa futintum bihi wa'inna rabbakumu r-rahmaanu faattabi'oonee wa'atee'oo amree
DIN 31635walaqad qāla lahum hārūnu min qablu yā qawmi ʾinnamā futintum bihi waʾinna rabbakumu r-raḥmānu fāttabiʿūnī waʾaṭīʿū ʾamrī
Aaron had said to them before, "O my people, you are being tested by this. And your Lord is the Merciful, so follow me, and obey my command."
And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order
Aaron too told them before, 'O my people! ye are only being tried thereby; and, verily, your Lord is the Merciful, so follow me and obey my bidding
And Aaron had before said to them, "O my people! by this calf are ye only proved: surely your Lord is the God of Mercy: follow me therefore and obey my bidding
And Aaron had said unto them before, O my people, verily ye are only proved by this calf; for your Lord is the Merciful: Wherefore follow me, and obey my command
قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo lan nabraha 'alayhi 'aakifeena hattaa yarji'a ilaynaa moosaa
DIN 31635qālū lan nabraḥa ʿalayhi ʿākifīna ḥattā yarǧiʿa ʾilaynā mūsā
They said, "We will not give up our devotion to it, until Moses returns to us."
They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us
They said, 'We will not cease to pay devotion to it until Moses come back to us
They said, "We will not cease devotion to it, till Moses come back to us
They answered, we will by no means cease to be devoted to its worship, until Moses return unto us
20:92 — the verse above
أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى
Easy-read (simplified)allaa tattabi'ani afa'asayta amree
DIN 31635ʾallā tattabiʿani ʾafaʿaṣayta ʾamrī
The translators word this verse differently
From following me? Did you disobey my command?"
That thou followedst me not? Hast thou then disobeyed my order
from following me? Hast thou then rebelled against my bidding
from following me? Hast thou then disobeyed my command
that thou didst not follow me? Hast thou therefore been disobedient to my command
قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى
Easy-read (simplified)qaala yaa bna umma laa ta'khudh bilihyatee walaa bira'see innee khasheetu an taqoola farraqta bayna banee israa'eela walam tarqub qawlee
DIN 31635qāla yā bna ʾumma lā taʾḫuḏ biliḥyatī walā biraʾsī ʾinnī ḫašītu ʾan taqūla farraqta bayna banī ʾisrāʾīla walam tarqub qawlī
He said, "Son of my mother, do not seize me by my beard or my head. I feared you would say, `You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not regard my word.'"
He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word
Said he, 'O son of my mother! seize me not by my beard, or my head! Verily, I feared lest thou shouldst say, "Thou hast made a division amongst the children of Israel, and hast not observed my word
He said, "O Son of my mother! seize me not by my beard, nor by my head: indeed I feared lest thou shouldst say, Thou hast rent the children of Isreal asunder, and hast not observed my orders
Aaron answered, O son of my mother, drag me not by my beard, nor by the hair of my head. Verily I feared lest thou shouldest say, thou hast made a division among the children of Israel, and thou hast not observed my saying
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالَ يَا هَارُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوا
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