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 25-54قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!اشْرَحْExpandلِیْfor meصَدْرِیْۙmy breast وَ یَسِّرْAnd easeلِیْۤfor meاَمْرِیْۙmy task وَ احْلُلْAnd untieعُقْدَةً(the) knotمِّنْfromلِّسَانِیْۙmy tongue یَفْقَهُوْاThat they may understandقَوْلِیْ۪my speech وَ اجْعَلْAnd appointلِّیْfor meوَزِیْرًاa ministerمِّنْfromاَهْلِیْۙmy family هٰرُوْنَHarunاَخِیۙmy brother اشْدُدْReinforceبِهٖۤthrough himاَزْرِیْۙmy strength وَ اَشْرِكْهُAnd make him shareفِیْۤ[in]اَمْرِیْۙmy task كَیْThatنُسَبِّحَكَwe may glorify Youكَثِیْرًاۙmuch وَّ نَذْكُرَكَAnd [we] remember Youكَثِیْرًاؕmuch اِنَّكَIndeed [You]كُنْتَYou areبِنَاof usبَصِیْرًا All-Seer قَالَHe saidقَدْVerilyاُوْتِیْتَyou are grantedسُؤْلَكَyour requestیٰمُوْسٰی O Musa! وَ لَقَدْAnd indeedمَنَنَّاWe conferred a favorعَلَیْكَon youمَرَّةًanother timeاُخْرٰۤیۙanother time 20. Taha Page 314اِذْWhenاَوْحَیْنَاۤWe inspiredاِلٰۤیtoاُمِّكَyour motherمَاwhatیُوْحٰۤیۙis inspired اَنِThatاقْذِفِیْهِcast himفِیinالتَّابُوْتِthe chestفَاقْذِفِیْهِthen cast itفِیinالْیَمِّthe riverفَلْیُلْقِهِthen let cast itالْیَمُّthe riverبِالسَّاحِلِon the bankیَاْخُذْهُwill take himعَدُوٌّan enemyلِّیْto Meوَ عَدُوٌّand an enemyلَّهٗ ؕto him."وَ اَلْقَیْتُAnd I castعَلَیْكَover youمَحَبَّةًloveمِّنِّیْ ۚ۬from Meوَ لِتُصْنَعَand that you may be brought upعَلٰیunderعَیْنِیْۘMy Eye اِذْWhenتَمْشِیْۤwas goingاُخْتُكَyour sisterفَتَقُوْلُand she saidهَلْShallاَدُلُّكُمْI show youعَلٰی[to]مَنْ(one) whoیَّكْفُلُهٗ ؕwill nurse and rear him?"فَرَجَعْنٰكَSo We returned youاِلٰۤیtoاُمِّكَyour motherكَیْthatتَقَرَّmay be cooledعَیْنُهَاher eyesوَ لَاand notتَحْزَنَ ؕ۬she grievesوَ قَتَلْتَAnd you killedنَفْسًاa manفَنَجَّیْنٰكَbut We saved youمِنَfromالْغَمِّthe distressوَ فَتَنّٰكَand We tried youفُتُوْنًا ۫۬(with) a trialفَلَبِثْتَThen you remainedسِنِیْنَ(some) yearsفِیْۤwithاَهْلِ(the) peopleمَدْیَنَ ۙ۬(of) MadyanثُمَّThenجِئْتَyou cameعَلٰیatقَدَرٍthe decreed (time)یّٰمُوْسٰی O Musa! وَ اصْطَنَعْتُكَAnd I (have) chosen youلِنَفْسِیْۚfor Myself اِذْهَبْGoاَنْتَyouوَ اَخُوْكَand your brotherبِاٰیٰتِیْwith My Signsوَ لَاand (do) notتَنِیَاslackenفِیْinذِكْرِیْۚMy remembrance اِذْهَبَاۤGo both of youاِلٰیtoفِرْعَوْنَFiraunاِنَّهٗIndeed heطَغٰیۚۖ(has) transgressed فَقُوْلَاAnd speakلَهٗto himقَوْلًاa wordلَّیِّنًاgentleلَّعَلَّهٗperhaps heیَتَذَكَّرُmay take heedاَوْorیَخْشٰی fear قَالَاThey saidرَبَّنَاۤOur Lord!اِنَّنَاIndeed weنَخَافُfearاَنْthatیَّفْرُطَhe will hastenعَلَیْنَاۤagainst usاَوْorاَنْthatیَّطْغٰی he will transgress قَالَHe saidلَا(Do) notتَخَافَاۤfearاِنَّنِیْIndeed I Amمَعَكُمَاۤwith you bothاَسْمَعُI hearوَ اَرٰی and I see فَاْتِیٰهُSo go to himفَقُوْلَاۤand sayاِنَّاIndeed, weرَسُوْلَاboth (are) Messengersرَبِّكَ(of) your Lordفَاَرْسِلْso sendمَعَنَاwith usبَنِیْۤ(the) Children of Israelاِسْرَآءِیْلَ ۙ۬(the) Children of Israelوَ لَاand (do) notتُعَذِّبْهُمْ ؕtorment themقَدْVerilyجِئْنٰكَwe came to youبِاٰیَةٍwith a Signمِّنْfromرَّبِّكَ ؕyour Lordوَ السَّلٰمُAnd peaceعَلٰیonمَنِ(one) whoاتَّبَعَfollowsالْهُدٰی the Guidance اِنَّاIndeed weقَدْverilyاُوْحِیَit has been revealedاِلَیْنَاۤto usاَنَّthatالْعَذَابَthe punishmentعَلٰی(will be) onمَنْ(one) whoكَذَّبَdeniesوَ تَوَلّٰی and turns away." قَالَHe saidفَمَنْThen whoرَّبُّكُمَا(is) your Lordیٰمُوْسٰی O Musa قَالَHe saidرَبُّنَاOur Lordالَّذِیْۤ(is) the One Whoاَعْطٰیgaveكُلَّ(to) everyشَیْءٍthingخَلْقَهٗits formثُمَّthenهَدٰی He guided (it) قَالَHe saidفَمَاThen whatبَالُ(is the) caseالْقُرُوْنِ(of) the generationsالْاُوْلٰی (of) the former 20. Taha Page 315قَالَHe saidعِلْمُهَاIts knowledgeعِنْدَ(is) withرَبِّیْmy Lordفِیْinكِتٰبٍ ۚa RecordلَاNotیَضِلُّerrsرَبِّیْmy Lordوَ لَاand notیَنْسَیؗforgets الَّذِیْThe One Whoجَعَلَmadeلَكُمُfor youالْاَرْضَthe earthمَهْدًا(as) a bedوَّ سَلَكَand insertedلَكُمْfor youفِیْهَاthereinسُبُلًاwaysوَّ اَنْزَلَand sent downمِنَfromالسَّمَآءِthe skyمَآءً ؕwaterفَاَخْرَجْنَاthen We (have) brought forthبِهٖۤwith itاَزْوَاجًاpairsمِّنْofنَّبَاتٍplantsشَتّٰی diverse كُلُوْاEatوَ ارْعَوْاand pastureاَنْعَامَكُمْ ؕyour cattleاِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیٰتٍsurely (are) Signsلِّاُولِیfor possessorsالنُّهٰی۠(of) intelligence

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Translation of Verse 25-54

25. Moses prayed, "My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,

26. and make my task easy,

27. and remove the impediment from my tongue

28. so people may understand my speech, ⁵⁹⁰

29. and grant me a helper from my family,

30. Aaron, my brother.

31. Strengthen me through him,

32. and let him share my task,

33. so that we may glorify You much

34. and remember You much,

35. for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us."

36. Allah responded, "All that you requested has been granted, O Moses!

37. "And surely We had shown You favour before,

38. when We inspired your mother with this:

39. 'Put him into a chest, then put it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by ˹Pharaoh,˺ an enemy of Mine and his.' And I blessed you with lovability from Me ⁵⁹¹ ˹O Moses˺ so that you would be brought up under My ˹watchful˺ Eye.

40. ˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?' ⁵⁹² So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O Moses!

41. And I have selected you for My service.

42. "Go forth, you and your brother, with My signs and never falter in remembering Me.

43. Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.

44. Speak to him gently, so perhaps he may be mindful ˹of Me˺ or fearful ˹of My punishment˺."

45. They both pleaded, "Our Lord! We fear that he may be quick to harm us or act tyrannically."

46. Allah reassured ˹them˺, "Have no fear! I am with you, hearing and seeing.

47. So go to him and say, 'Indeed we are both messengers from your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not oppress them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And salvation will be for whoever follows the ˹right˺ guidance.

48. It has indeed been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies ˹the truth˺ and turns away.'"

49. Pharaoh asked, "Who then is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

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51. Pharaoh asked, "And what about previous peoples?"

52. He replied, "That knowledge is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord neither falters nor forgets ˹anything˺."

53. ˹He is the One˺ Who has laid out the earth for ˹all of˺ you, and set in it pathways for you, and sends down rain from the sky, causing various types of plants to grow,

54. ˹so˺ eat and graze your cattle. Surely in this are signs for people of sound judgment.

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Commentary

590. Moses ( ﷺ ) put a brand of fire in his mouth, which hindered his speech as he grew up. In this verse, he prays to Allah to help him speak clearly, and his prayer is answered.

591. In other words, Allah made Moses a likeable person so Pharaoh and his wife would agree to keep him.

592. Moses had refused all wet-nurses that were brought for him.