20. Taha

قَالَSaidلَهُمto themمُّوسَىٰMusaوَيْلَكُمْWoe to youلَا(Do) notتَفْتَرُوا۟inventعَلَىagainstٱللَّهِAllahكَذِبًاa lieفَيُسْحِتَكُمlest He will destroy youبِعَذَابٍwith a punishmentوَقَدْAnd verilyخَابَhe failedمَنِwhoٱفْتَرَىٰinvented﴿٦١﴾

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

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟Then they disputedأَمْرَهُم(in) their affairبَيْنَهُمْamong themوَأَسَرُّوا۟and they kept secretٱلنَّجْوَىٰthe private conversation﴿٦٢﴾

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

قَالُوٓا۟They saidإِنْIndeedهَٰذَٰنِthese twoلَسَٰحِرَٰنِ[two] magiciansيُرِيدَانِthey intendأَنthatيُخْرِجَاكُمthey drive you outمِّنْofأَرْضِكُمyour landبِسِحْرِهِمَاwith their magicوَيَذْهَبَاand do awayبِطَرِيقَتِكُمُwith your wayٱلْمُثْلَىٰthe exemplary﴿٦٣﴾

They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way

فَأَجْمِعُوا۟So put togetherكَيْدَكُمْyour planثُمَّthenٱئْتُوا۟comeصَفًّا(in) a lineوَقَدْAnd verilyأَفْلَحَ(will be) successfulٱلْيَوْمَtodayمَنِwhoٱسْتَعْلَىٰovercomes﴿٦٤﴾

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

قَالُوا۟They saidيَٰمُوسَىٰٓO MusaإِمَّآEitherأَن[that]تُلْقِىَyou throwوَإِمَّآorأَن[that]نَّكُونَwe will beأَوَّلَthe firstمَنْwhoأَلْقَىٰthrows﴿٦٥﴾

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

قَالَHe saidبَلْNayأَلْقُوا۟you throwفَإِذَاThen beholdحِبَالُهُمْTheir ropesوَعِصِيُّهُمْand their staffsيُخَيَّلُseemedإِلَيْهِto himمِنbyسِحْرِهِمْtheir magicأَنَّهَاthat theyتَسْعَىٰ(were) moving﴿٦٦﴾

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

فَأَوْجَسَSo sensedفِىinنَفْسِهِۦhimselfخِيفَةًa fearمُّوسَىٰMusa﴿٦٧﴾

And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses

قُلْنَاWe saidلَا(Do) notتَخَفْfearإِنَّكَIndeed, youأَنتَyouٱلْأَعْلَىٰ(will be) superior﴿٦٨﴾

Allah said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior

وَأَلْقِAnd throwمَاwhatفِى(is) inيَمِينِكَyour right handتَلْقَفْit will swallow upمَاwhatصَنَعُوٓا۟they have madeإِنَّمَاOnlyصَنَعُوا۟they (have) madeكَيْدُa trickسَٰحِرٍ(of) a magicianوَلَاand notيُفْلِحُwill be successfulٱلسَّاحِرُthe magicianحَيْثُwhereverأَتَىٰhe comes﴿٦٩﴾

And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is

فَأُلْقِىَSo were thrown downٱلسَّحَرَةُthe magiciansسُجَّدًاprostratingقَالُوٓا۟They saidءَامَنَّاWe believeبِرَبِّin (the) Lordهَٰرُونَ(of) Harunوَمُوسَىٰand Musa﴿٧٠﴾

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

قَالَHe saidءَامَنتُمْYou believeلَهُۥ[to] himقَبْلَbeforeأَنْ[that]ءَاذَنَI gave permissionلَكُمْto youإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heلَكَبِيرُكُمُ(is) your chiefٱلَّذِىthe one whoعَلَّمَكُمُtaught youٱلسِّحْرَthe magicفَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّSo surely I will cut offأَيْدِيَكُمْyour handsوَأَرْجُلَكُمand your feetمِّنْofخِلَٰفٍopposite sidesوَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْand surely I will crucify youفِىonجُذُوعِ(the) trunksٱلنَّخْلِ(of) date-palmsوَلَتَعْلَمُنَّand surely you will knowأَيُّنَآwhich of usأَشَدُّ(is) more severeعَذَابًا(in) punishmentوَأَبْقَىٰand more lasting﴿٧١﴾

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring

قَالُوا۟They saidلَنNeverنُّؤْثِرَكَwe will prefer youعَلَىٰoverمَاwhatجَآءَنَاhas come to usمِنَofٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِthe clear proofsوَٱلَّذِىand the One Whoفَطَرَنَاcreated usفَٱقْضِSo decreeمَآwhateverأَنتَyouقَاضٍ(are) decreeingإِنَّمَاOnlyتَقْضِىyou can decreeهَٰذِهِ(for) thisٱلْحَيَوٰةَlifeٱلدُّنْيَآ(of) the world﴿٧٢﴾

They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life

إِنَّآIndeed, [we]ءَامَنَّاwe believeبِرَبِّنَاin our Lordلِيَغْفِرَthat He may forgiveلَنَاfor usخَطَٰيَٰنَاour sinsوَمَآand whatأَكْرَهْتَنَاyou compelled usعَلَيْهِon itمِنَofٱلسِّحْرِthe magicوَٱللَّهُAnd Allahخَيْرٌ(is) Bestوَأَبْقَىٰٓand Ever Lasting﴿٧٣﴾

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

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heمَنwhoيَأْتِcomesرَبَّهُۥ(to) his Lordمُجْرِمًا(as) a criminalفَإِنَّthen indeedلَهُۥfor himجَهَنَّمَ(is) HellلَاNotيَمُوتُhe will dieفِيهَاin itوَلَاand notيَحْيَىٰlive﴿٧٤﴾

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

وَمَنBut whoeverيَأْتِهِۦcomes to Himمُؤْمِنًا(as) a believerقَدْverilyعَمِلَhe has doneٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِthe righteous deedsفَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَthen thoseلَهُمُfor themٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ(will be) the ranksٱلْعُلَىٰ[the] high﴿٧٥﴾

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

جَنَّٰتُGardensعَدْنٍ(of) Edenتَجْرِىflowsمِنfromتَحْتِهَاunderneath themٱلْأَنْهَٰرُthe riversخَٰلِدِينَabiding foreverفِيهَاin itوَذَٰلِكَAnd thatجَزَآءُ(is) the rewardمَن(for him) whoتَزَكَّىٰpurifies himself﴿٧٦﴾

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

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyأَوْحَيْنَآWe inspiredإِلَىٰtoمُوسَىٰٓMusaأَنْthatأَسْرِTravel by nightبِعِبَادِىwith My slavesفَٱضْرِبْand strikeلَهُمْfor themطَرِيقًاa pathفِىinٱلْبَحْرِthe seaيَبَسًاdryلَّاnotتَخَٰفُfearingدَرَكًاto be overtakenوَلَاand notتَخْشَىٰbeing afraid﴿٧٧﴾

And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]

فَأَتْبَعَهُمْThen followed themفِرْعَوْنُFiraunبِجُنُودِهِۦwith his forcesفَغَشِيَهُمbut covered themمِّنَfromٱلْيَمِّthe seaمَاwhatغَشِيَهُمْcovered them﴿٧٨﴾

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

وَأَضَلَّAnd led astrayفِرْعَوْنُFiraunقَوْمَهُۥhis peopleوَمَاand (did) notهَدَىٰguide them﴿٧٩﴾

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

يَٰبَنِىٓO Children of IsraelإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَO Children of IsraelقَدْVerilyأَنجَيْنَٰكُمWe delivered youمِّنْfromعَدُوِّكُمْyour enemyوَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْand We made a covenant with youجَانِبَon (the) sideٱلطُّورِ(of) the Mountٱلْأَيْمَنَthe rightوَنَزَّلْنَاand We sent downعَلَيْكُمُto youٱلْمَنَّthe Mannaوَٱلسَّلْوَىٰand the quails﴿٨٠﴾

O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails