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20:1
طه
Ta Ha

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:2
مَآ
أَنزَلْنَا
عَلَيْكَ
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
لِتَشْقَىٰٓ
It was not to distress you [Prophet] that We sent down the Quran to you,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:3
إِلَّا
تَذْكِرَةًۭ
لِّمَن
يَخْشَىٰ
but as a reminder for those who hold God in awe,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:4
تَنزِيلًۭا
مِّمَّنْ
خَلَقَ
ٱلْأَرْضَ
وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
ٱلْعُلَى
a revelation from the One who created the earth and the high heaven,

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:5
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
عَلَى
ٱلْعَرْشِ
ٱسْتَوَىٰ
the Lord of Mercy, established on the throne.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:6
لَهُۥ
مَا
فِى
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
وَمَا
فِى
ٱلْأَرْضِ
وَمَا
بَيْنَهُمَا
وَمَا
تَحْتَ
ٱلثَّرَىٰ
Everything in the heavens and on earth, everything between them, everything beneath the soil, belongs to Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:7
وَإِن
تَجْهَرْ
بِٱلْقَوْلِ
فَإِنَّهُۥ
يَعْلَمُ
ٱلسِّرَّ
وَأَخْفَى
Whatever you may say aloud, He knows what you keep secret and what is even more hidden.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:8
ٱللَّهُ
لَآ
إِلَـٰهَ
إِلَّا
هُوَ ۖ
لَهُ
ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ
ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:9
وَهَلْ
أَتَىٰكَ
حَدِيثُ
مُوسَىٰٓ
Has the story of Moses come to you [Prophet]?

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:10
إِذْ
رَءَا
نَارًۭا
فَقَالَ
لِأَهْلِهِ
ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟
إِنِّىٓ
ءَانَسْتُ
نَارًۭا
لَّعَلِّىٓ
ءَاتِيكُم
مِّنْهَا
بِقَبَسٍ
أَوْ
أَجِدُ
عَلَى
ٱلنَّارِ
هُدًۭى
He saw a fire and said to his people, ‘Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find some guidance there.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:11
فَلَمَّآ
أَتَىٰهَا
نُودِىَ
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ
When he came to the fire, he was summoned, ‘Moses!

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:12
إِنِّىٓ
أَنَا۠
رَبُّكَ
فَٱخْلَعْ
نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ
إِنَّكَ
بِٱلْوَادِ
ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ
طُوًۭى
I am your Lord. Take off your shoes: you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:13
وَأَنَا
ٱخْتَرْتُكَ
فَٱسْتَمِعْ
لِمَا
يُوحَىٰٓ
I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:14
إِنَّنِىٓ
أَنَا
ٱللَّهُ
لَآ
إِلَـٰهَ
إِلَّآ
أَنَا۠
فَٱعْبُدْنِى
وَأَقِمِ
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ
لِذِكْرِىٓ
I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:15
إِنَّ
ٱلسَّاعَةَ
ءَاتِيَةٌ
أَكَادُ
أُخْفِيهَا
لِتُجْزَىٰ
كُلُّ
نَفْسٍۭ
بِمَا
تَسْعَىٰ
The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:16
فَلَا
يَصُدَّنَّكَ
عَنْهَا
مَن
لَّا
يُؤْمِنُ
بِهَا
وَٱتَّبَعَ
هَوَىٰهُ
فَتَرْدَىٰ
Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires distract you from it, and so bring you to ruin.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:17
وَمَا
تِلْكَ
بِيَمِينِكَ
يَـٰمُوسَىٰ
‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:18
قَالَ
هِىَ
عَصَاىَ
أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟
عَلَيْهَا
وَأَهُشُّ
بِهَا
عَلَىٰ
غَنَمِى
وَلِىَ
فِيهَا
مَـَٔارِبُ
أُخْرَىٰ
‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:19
قَالَ
أَلْقِهَا
يَـٰمُوسَىٰ
ﱿ
God said, ‘Throw it down, Moses.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

20:20
فَأَلْقَىٰهَا
فَإِذَا
هِىَ
حَيَّةٌۭ
تَسْعَىٰ
He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

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