20. Taha

كُلُوا۟Eatمِنofطَيِّبَٰتِ(the) good thingsمَاwhichرَزَقْنَٰكُمْWe have provided youوَلَاand (do) notتَطْغَوْا۟transgressفِيهِthereinفَيَحِلَّlest should descendعَلَيْكُمْupon youغَضَبِىMy AngerوَمَنAnd whoeverيَحْلِلْon whom descendsعَلَيْهِon whom descendsغَضَبِىMy Angerفَقَدْindeedهَوَىٰhe (has) perished﴿٨١﴾

[Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen

وَإِنِّىBut indeed, I Amلَغَفَّارٌthe Perpetual Forgiverلِّمَنof whoeverتَابَrepentsوَءَامَنَand believesوَعَمِلَand doesصَٰلِحًاrighteous (deeds)ثُمَّthenٱهْتَدَىٰremains guided﴿٨٢﴾

But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance

وَمَآAnd whatأَعْجَلَكَmade you hastenعَنfromقَوْمِكَyour peopleيَٰمُوسَىٰO Musa﴿٨٣﴾

[Allah] said, "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses

قَالَHe saidهُمْTheyأُو۟لَآءِ(are) closeعَلَىٰٓuponأَثَرِىmy tracksوَعَجِلْتُand I hastenedإِلَيْكَto youرَبِّmy Lordلِتَرْضَىٰthat You be pleased﴿٨٤﴾

He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased

قَالَHe saidفَإِنَّاBut indeed, Weقَدْ[verily]فَتَنَّاWe (have) triedقَوْمَكَyour peopleمِنۢafter youبَعْدِكَafter youوَأَضَلَّهُمُand has led them astrayٱلسَّامِرِىُّthe Samiri﴿٨٥﴾

[Allah] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Samiri has led them astray

فَرَجَعَThen Musa returnedمُوسَىٰٓThen Musa returnedإِلَىٰtoقَوْمِهِۦhis peopleغَضْبَٰنَangryأَسِفًا(and) sorrowfulقَالَHe saidيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleأَلَمْDid notيَعِدْكُمْpromise youرَبُّكُمْyour Lordوَعْدًاa promiseحَسَنًاgoodأَفَطَالَThen, did seem longعَلَيْكُمُto youٱلْعَهْدُthe promiseأَمْorأَرَدتُّمْdid you desireأَنthatيَحِلَّdescendعَلَيْكُمْupon youغَضَبٌ(the) Angerمِّنofرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordفَأَخْلَفْتُمso you brokeمَّوْعِدِى(the) promise to me﴿٨٦﴾

So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me

قَالُوا۟They saidمَآNotأَخْلَفْنَاwe brokeمَوْعِدَكَpromise to youبِمَلْكِنَاby our willوَلَٰكِنَّاbut weحُمِّلْنَآ[we] were made to carryأَوْزَارًاburdensمِّنfromزِينَةِornamentsٱلْقَوْمِ(of) the peopleفَقَذَفْنَٰهَاso we threw themفَكَذَٰلِكَand thusأَلْقَىthrewٱلسَّامِرِىُّthe Samiri﴿٨٧﴾

They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Samiri throw

فَأَخْرَجَThen he brought forthلَهُمْfor themعِجْلًاa calf'sجَسَدًاbodyلَّهُۥit hadخُوَارٌa lowing soundفَقَالُوا۟and they saidهَٰذَآThisإِلَٰهُكُمْ(is) your godوَإِلَٰهُand the godمُوسَىٰ(of) Musaفَنَسِىَbut he forgot﴿٨٨﴾

And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot

أَفَلَاThen, did notيَرَوْنَthey seeأَلَّاthat notيَرْجِعُit (could) returnإِلَيْهِمْto themقَوْلًاa wordوَلَاand notيَمْلِكُpossessلَهُمْfor themضَرًّاany harmوَلَاand notنَفْعًاany benefit﴿٨٩﴾

Did they not see that it could not return to them any speech and that it did not possess for them any harm or benefit

وَلَقَدْAnd verilyقَالَ(had) saidلَهُمْto themهَٰرُونُHarunمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeيَٰقَوْمِO my peopleإِنَّمَاOnlyفُتِنتُمyou are being testedبِهِۦby itوَإِنَّand indeedرَبَّكُمُyour Lordٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ(is) the Most Graciousفَٱتَّبِعُونِىso follow meوَأَطِيعُوٓا۟and obeyأَمْرِىmy order﴿٩٠﴾

And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order

قَالُوا۟They saidلَنNeverنَّبْرَحَwe will ceaseعَلَيْهِbeing devoted to itعَٰكِفِينَbeing devoted to itحَتَّىٰuntilيَرْجِعَreturnsإِلَيْنَاto usمُوسَىٰMusa﴿٩١﴾

They said, "We will never cease being devoted to the calf until Moses returns to us

قَالَHe saidيَٰهَٰرُونُO HarunمَاWhatمَنَعَكَprevented youإِذْwhenرَأَيْتَهُمْyou saw themضَلُّوٓا۟going astray﴿٩٢﴾

[Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray

أَلَّاThat notتَتَّبِعَنِyou follow meأَفَعَصَيْتَThen, have you disobeyedأَمْرِىmy order﴿٩٣﴾

From following me? Then have you disobeyed my order

قَالَHe saidيَبْنَؤُمَّO son of my motherلَا(Do) notتَأْخُذْseize (me)بِلِحْيَتِىby my beardوَلَاand notبِرَأْسِىٓby my headإِنِّىIndeed, Iخَشِيتُ[I] fearedأَنthatتَقُولَyou would sayفَرَّقْتَYou caused divisionبَيْنَbetweenبَنِىٓ(the) Children of Israelإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ(the) Children of Israelوَلَمْand notتَرْقُبْyou respectقَوْلِىmy word﴿٩٤﴾

[Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word

قَالَHe saidفَمَاThen whatخَطْبُكَ(is) your caseيَٰسَٰمِرِىُّO Samiri﴿٩٥﴾

[Moses] said, "And what is your case, O Samiri

قَالَHe saidبَصُرْتُI perceivedبِمَاwhatلَمْnotيَبْصُرُوا۟they perceiveبِهِۦin itفَقَبَضْتُso I tookقَبْضَةًa handfulمِّنْfromأَثَرِ(the) trackٱلرَّسُولِ(of) the Messengerفَنَبَذْتُهَاthen threw itوَكَذَٰلِكَand thusسَوَّلَتْsuggestedلِىto meنَفْسِىmy soul﴿٩٦﴾

He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me

قَالَHe saidفَٱذْهَبْThen goفَإِنَّAnd indeedلَكَfor youفِىinٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifeأَنthatتَقُولَyou will sayلَا(Do) notمِسَاسَtouchوَإِنَّAnd indeedلَكَfor youمَوْعِدًا(is) an appointmentلَّنneverتُخْلَفَهُۥyou will fail to (keep) itوَٱنظُرْAnd lookإِلَىٰٓatإِلَٰهِكَyour godٱلَّذِىthat whichظَلْتَyou have remainedعَلَيْهِto itعَاكِفًاdevotedلَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥSurely we will burn itثُمَّthenلَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥcertainly we will scatter itفِىinٱلْيَمِّthe seaنَسْفًا(in) particles﴿٩٧﴾

[Moses] said, "Then go. And indeed, it is [decreed] for you in [this] life to say, 'No contact.' And indeed, you have an appointment [in the Hereafter] you will not fail to keep. And look at your 'god' to which you remained devoted. We will surely burn it and blow it into the sea with a blast

إِنَّمَآOnlyإِلَٰهُكُمُyour Godٱللَّهُ(is) Allahٱلَّذِىthe Oneلَآ(there is) noإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاbutهُوَHeوَسِعَHe has encompassedكُلَّallشَىْءٍthingsعِلْمًا(in) knowledge﴿٩٨﴾

Your god is only Allah, except for whom there is no deity. He has encompassed all things in knowledge

كَذَٰلِكَThusنَقُصُّWe relateعَلَيْكَto youمِنْfromأَنۢبَآءِ(the) newsمَا(of) whatقَدْhas precededسَبَقَhas precededوَقَدْAnd certainlyءَاتَيْنَٰكَWe have given youمِنfromلَّدُنَّاUsذِكْرًاa Reminder﴿٩٩﴾

Thus, [O Muhammad], We relate to you from the news of what has preceded. And We have certainly given you from Us the Qur'an

مَّنْWhoeverأَعْرَضَturns awayعَنْهُfrom itفَإِنَّهُۥthen indeed, heيَحْمِلُwill bearيَوْمَ(on the) Dayٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ(of) Resurrectionوِزْرًاa burden﴿١٠٠﴾

Whoever turns away from it - then indeed, he will bear on the Day of Resurrection a burden