Quran 20:59 — Taa-Haa, verse 59
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
He said, ‘Your meeting will be on the day of the feast, so let the people be assembled when the sun has risen high.’
قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَنْ يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى
qāla mawʿidukum yawmu l-zīnati wa-an yuḥ'shara l-nāsu ḍuḥan
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'Your tryst shall be upon the Feast Day.' said Moses. 'Let the people be mustered at the high noon.'
- Muhammad Asad
- Answered [Moses]: "Your tryst shall be the day of the Festival; and let the people assemble when the sun is risen high."
- Sahih International
- [Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | مَوْعِدُكُمْmawʿidukum | Your appointment | وعد |
| 3 | يَوْمُyawmu | (is on the) day | يوم |
| 4 | ٱلزِّينَةِl-zīnati | (of) the festival | زين |
| 5 | وَأَنwa-an | and that | — |
| 6 | يُحْشَرَyuḥ'shara | will be assembled | حشر |
| 7 | ٱلنَّاسُl-nāsu | the people | نوس |
| 8 | ضُحًۭىḍuḥan | (at) forenoon | ضحو |