Surah 20. Taha

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Verses [Section]: 1-24[1], 25-54 [2], 55-76 [3], 77-89 [4], 90-104 [5], 105-115 [6], 116-128 [7], 129-135 [8]

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Quran Text of Verse 129-135وَ لَوْ لَاAnd if notكَلِمَةٌ(for) a Wordسَبَقَتْ(that) precededمِنْfromرَّبِّكَyour Lordلَكَانَsurely (would) have beenلِزَامًاan obligationوَّ اَجَلٌand a termمُّسَمًّیؕdetermined فَاصْبِرْSo be patientعَلٰیoverمَاwhatیَقُوْلُوْنَthey sayوَ سَبِّحْand glorifyبِحَمْدِwith praiseرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordقَبْلَbeforeطُلُوْعِ(the) risingالشَّمْسِ(of) the sunوَ قَبْلَand beforeغُرُوْبِهَا ۚits settingوَ مِنْand fromاٰنَآئِ(the) hoursالَّیْلِ(of) the nightفَسَبِّحْand glorifyوَ اَطْرَافَ(at the) endsالنَّهَارِ(of) the dayلَعَلَّكَso that you mayتَرْضٰی be satisfied وَ لَاAnd (do) notتَمُدَّنَّextendعَیْنَیْكَyour eyesاِلٰیtowardsمَاwhatمَتَّعْنَاWe have given for enjoymentبِهٖۤ[with it]اَزْوَاجًاpairsمِّنْهُمْof themزَهْرَةَ(the) splendorالْحَیٰوةِ(of) the lifeالدُّنْیَا ۙ۬(of) the worldلِنَفْتِنَهُمْthat We may test themفِیْهِ ؕin itوَ رِزْقُAnd (the) provisionرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordخَیْرٌ(is) betterوَّ اَبْقٰی and more lasting وَ اْمُرْAnd enjoinاَهْلَكَ(on) your familyبِالصَّلٰوةِthe prayerوَ اصْطَبِرْand be steadfastعَلَیْهَا ؕthereinلَاNotنَسْـَٔلُكَWe ask youرِزْقًا ؕ(for) provisionنَحْنُWeنَرْزُقُكَ ؕprovide (for) youوَ الْعَاقِبَةُand the outcomeلِلتَّقْوٰی (is) for the righteous[ness] وَ قَالُوْاAnd they sayلَوْ لَاWhy notیَاْتِیْنَاhe brings usبِاٰیَةٍa signمِّنْfromرَّبِّهٖ ؕhis Lordاَوَ لَمْHas notتَاْتِهِمْcome to themبَیِّنَةُevidenceمَا(of) whatفِی(was) inالصُّحُفِthe Scripturesالْاُوْلٰی the former وَ لَوْAnd ifاَنَّاۤWeاَهْلَكْنٰهُمْ(had) destroyed themبِعَذَابٍwith a punishmentمِّنْbefore himقَبْلِهٖbefore himلَقَالُوْاsurely they (would) have saidرَبَّنَاOur Lordلَوْ لَاۤwhy notاَرْسَلْتَYou sentاِلَیْنَاto usرَسُوْلًاa Messengerفَنَتَّبِعَso we (could) have followedاٰیٰتِكَYour signsمِنْbeforeقَبْلِbeforeاَنْ[that]نَّذِلَّwe were humiliatedوَ نَخْزٰی and disgraced قُلْSayكُلٌّEachمُّتَرَبِّصٌ(is) waitingفَتَرَبَّصُوْا ۚso awaitفَسَتَعْلَمُوْنَThen you will knowمَنْwhoاَصْحٰبُ(are the) companionsالصِّرَاطِ(of) the wayالسَّوِیِّ[the] evenوَ مَنِand whoاهْتَدٰی۠is guided

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Translation of Verse 129-135

129. Had it not been for a prior decree from your Lord ⁶¹⁷ ˹O Prophet˺ and a term already set, their ˹instant˺ doom would have been inevitable.

130. So be patient ˹O Prophet˺ with what they say. And glorify the praises of your Lord before sunrise and before sunset, and glorify Him in the hours of the night and at both ends of the day, ⁶¹⁸ so that you may be pleased ˹with the reward˺.

131. Do not let your eyes crave what We have allowed some of the disbelievers to enjoy; the ˹fleeting˺ splendour of this worldly life, which We test them with. But your Lord's provision ˹in the Hereafter˺ is far better and more lasting.

132. Bid your people to pray, and be diligent in ˹observing˺ it. We do not ask you to provide. It is We Who provide for you. And the ultimate outcome is ˹only˺ for ˹the people of˺ righteousness.

133. They demand, "If only he could bring us a sign from his Lord!" ⁶¹⁹ Have they not ˹already˺ received a confirmation of what is in earlier Scriptures? ⁶²⁰

134. Had We destroyed them with a torment before this ˹Prophet came˺, they would have surely argued, "Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before being humiliated and put to shame."

135. Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, "Each ˹of us˺ is waiting, so keep waiting! You will soon know who is on the Straight Path and is ˹rightly˺ guided."

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Commentary

617. That He will delay their judgment until the Hereafter.

618. This verse refers to the times of the five daily prayers.

619. The pagans of Mecca were not satisfied with a literary miracle in the form of the Quran, so they asked for a tangible miracle ( see 17:90-91) similar to the staff of Moses.

620. This either refers to the Biblical stories confirmed by the Quran or the prophecies of Muḥammad ( ﷺ ) in the Bible. Some Muslim scholars cite Deuteronomy 18:15-18 and 33:2, Isaiah 42, and John 14:16 as examples of the description of Prophet Muḥammad ( ﷺ ) in the Bible. However, Bible scholars interpret these verses differently.