Quran 20:45 — Taa-Haa, verse 45
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They said, ‘Lord, we fear he will do us great harm or exceed all bounds.’
قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَىٰ
qālā rabbanā innanā nakhāfu an yafruṭa ʿalaynā aw an yaṭghā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'O our Lord,' said Moses and Aaron, 'truly we fear he may exceed against us, or wax insolent.'
- Muhammad Asad
- The two [brothers] said: "O our Sustainer! Verily, we fear lest he act hastily with regard to us, or lest he [continue to] transgress all bounds of equity."
- Sahih International
- They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَاqālā | They said | قول |
| 2 | رَبَّنَآrabbanā | Our Lord | ربب |
| 3 | إِنَّنَاinnanā | Indeed, we | — |
| 4 | نَخَافُnakhāfu | fear | خوف |
| 5 | أَنan | that | — |
| 6 | يَفْرُطَyafruṭa | he will hasten | فرط |
| 7 | عَلَيْنَآʿalaynā | against us | — |
| 8 | أَوْaw | or | — |
| 9 | أَنan | that | — |
| 10 | يَطْغَىٰyaṭghā | he will transgress | طغي |