قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala famaa khatbuka yaa saamiriyy
DIN 31635qāla famā ḫaṭbuka yā sāmiriyyu
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
The translators word this verse differently
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He said, "What do you have to say, O Samarian?"
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
(Moses) said: And what hast thou to say, O Samiri
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, 'What was thy design, O Samariy
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, "And what was thy motive, O Samiri
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
Moses said unto al Sameri, what was thy design, O Sameri
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 i tha: "Ç'është puna jote, o Samiri?"
তিনি (মূসা) বললেন, ‘হে সামিরী! তোমার ব্যাপার কী?
“A šta si ti to htio, o Samirija?”, upita Musa.
“A što si ti to htio, o Samirija?” upita Mojsije.
[Muusaa] maaki: "Ko hol ɗuum woni fiyaake maaɗa on an Saamiriiyu?"
[მუსამ] უთხრა: «და შენ რას იტყვი, ო, სამირიანელო?!»
Er (also Musa) sagte: „So, was ist mit dir, o Samiri?“
(Ο Μωυσής) είπε: «Τι συμβαίνει με σένα, ω, Σάμιρεϊ (Σαμίρη);»
(मूसा ने) कहा : तो ऐ सामिरी! तोरा मामला क्या है?
Disse: «Che ti prende, o Samiri?»
95. [Mūsa (Mozė)] tarė: „O kas tau, Samiri? (t. y. kodėl tu taip pasielgei?).“
(Muusaan) ni jedhe: “Ati hoo yaa Saamiriyyii! Maal taate (maalif akkas hojjatte?)?” [14]
Он сказал: «А что же с тобой, о ас-Самири?»
„А шта си ти то хтео, о Самирија?“ Упита Мојсије.
(Musa) akasema: Ewe Msamaria! Unataka nini?
[Mose] sa: ”Och vad var din tanke med detta, Sāmirī?”
Senin bu yaptığın nedir ey Sâmirî?
موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) نے پوچھا سامری تیرا کیا معاملہ ہے.
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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
20:95 — the verse above
قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى
Easy-read (simplified)qaala basurtu bimaa lam yabsuroo bihi faqabadtu qabdatan min athari r-rasooli fanabadhtuhaa wakadhaalika sawwalat lee nafsee
DIN 31635qāla baṣurtu bimā lam yabṣurū bihi faqabaḍtu qabḍatan min ʾaṯari r-rasūli fanabaḏtuhā wakaḏālika sawwalat lī nafsī
He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I grasped a handful from the Messenger's traces, and I flung it away. Thus my soul prompted me."
He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me
Said he, 'I beheld what they beheld not, and I grasped a handful from the footprint of the messenger and cast it; for thus my soul induced me
He said, "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful of dust from the track of the messenger of God, and flung it into the calf, for so my soul prompted me
He answered, I saw that which they saw not; wherefore I took a handful of dust from the footsteps of the messenger of God, and I cast it into the molten calf; for so did my mind direct me
قَالَ فَٱذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ ٱلَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ نَسْفًا
Easy-read (simplified)qaala fadhhab fa'inna laka fee l-hayaati an taqoola laa misaasa wa'inna laka maw'idan lan tukhlafahu waanzur ilaa ilaahika lladhee zalta 'alayhi 'aakifan lanuharriqannahu thumma lanansifannahu fee l-yammi nasfaa
DIN 31635qāla faḏhab faʾinna laka fī l-ḥayāti ʾan taqūla lā misāsa waʾinna laka mawʿidan lan tuḫlafahu wānẓur ʾilā ʾilāhika llaḏī ẓalta ʿalayhi ʿākifan lanuḥarriqannahu ṯumma lanansifannahu fī l-yammi nasfan
He said, "Begone! Your lot in this life is to say, 'No contact.' And you have an appointment that you will not miss. Now look at your god that you remained devoted to-we will burn it up, and then blow it away into the sea, as powder."
(Moses) said: Then go! and lo! in this life it is for thee to say: Touch me not! and lo! there is for thee a tryst thou canst not break. Now look upon thy god of which thou hast remained a votary. Verily we will burn it and will scatter its dust over the sea
Said he, 'Then get thee gone; verily, it shall be thine in life to say, "Touch me not!" and, verily, for thee there is a threat which thou shalt surely never alter. But look at thy god to which thou wert just now devout; we will surely burn it, and then we will scatter it in scattered pieces in the sea
He said, "Begone then: verily thy doom even in this life shall be to say, 'Touch me not.' And there is a threat against thee, which thou shalt not escape hereafter. Now look at thy god to which thou hast continued so devoted: we will surely burn it and reduce it to ashes, which we will cast into the sea
Moses said, get thee gone; for thy punishment in this life shall be, that thou shalt say unto those who shall meet thee, touch me not; and a threat is denounced against thee of more terrible pains, in the life to come, which thou shalt by no means escape. And behold now thy god, to whose worship thou hast continued assiduously devoted: Verily we will burn it; and we will reduce it to powder, and scatter it in the sea
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قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَا سَامِرِيُّ
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