Quran 20:56 — Taa-Haa, verse 56
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We showed Pharaoh all Our signs, but he denied them and refused [to change].
وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَاهُ آيَاتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ
walaqad araynāhu āyātinā kullahā fakadhaba wa-abā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So We showed Pharaoh all Our signs, but he cried lies, and refused.
- Muhammad Asad
- AND, INDEED, We made Pharaoh aware of all Our messages-but he gave them the lie and refused [to heed them].
- Sahih International
- And We certainly showed him [i.e., Pharaoh] Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | أَرَيْنَـٰهُaraynāhu | We showed him | رأي |
| 3 | ءَايَـٰتِنَاāyātinā | Our Signs | أيي |
| 4 | كُلَّهَاkullahā | all of them | كلل |
| 5 | فَكَذَّبَfakadhaba | but he denied | كذب |
| 6 | وَأَبَىٰwa-abā | and refused | أبي |