Quran 20:21 — Taa-Haa, verse 21
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘Pick it up without fear: We shall turn it back into its former state.
قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا الْأُولَىٰ
qāla khudh'hā walā takhaf sanuʿīduhā sīratahā l-ūlā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said He, 'Take it, and fear not; We will restore it to its first state.
- Muhammad Asad
- Said He: "Take hold of it, and fear not: We shall restore it to its former state.
- Sahih International
- [Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | خُذْهَاkhudh'hā | Seize it | أخذ |
| 3 | وَلَاwalā | and (do) not | — |
| 4 | تَخَفْ ۖtakhaf | fear | خوف |
| 5 | سَنُعِيدُهَاsanuʿīduhā | We will return it | عود |
| 6 | سِيرَتَهَاsīratahā | (to) its state | سير |
| 7 | ٱلْأُولَىٰl-ūlā | the former | أول |