Quran 20:63 — Taa-Haa, verse 63
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
saying, ‘These two men are sorcerers. Their purpose is to drive you out of your land with their sorcery and put an end to your time-honoured way of life.
قَالُوا إِنْ هَـٰذَانِ لَسَاحِرَانِ يُرِيدَانِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَاكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ
qālū in hādhāni lasāḥirāni yurīdāni an yukh'rijākum min arḍikum bisiḥ'rihimā wayadhhabā biṭarīqatikumu l-muth'lā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- saying, 'These two men are sorcerers and their purpose is to expel you out of your land by their sorcery, and to extirpate your justest way.
- Muhammad Asad
- saying [to one another]: "These two are surely sorcerers intent on driving you from your land by their sorcery, and on doing away with your time-honoured way of life.
- Sahih International
- They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way [i.e., religion or tradition].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوٓا۟qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | إِنْin | Indeed | — |
| 3 | هَـٰذَٰنِhādhāni | these two | — |
| 4 | لَسَـٰحِرَٰنِlasāḥirāni | [two] magicians | سحر |
| 5 | يُرِيدَانِyurīdāni | they intend | رود |
| 6 | أَنan | that | — |
| 7 | يُخْرِجَاكُمyukh'rijākum | they drive you out | خرج |
| 8 | مِّنْmin | of | — |
| 9 | أَرْضِكُمarḍikum | your land | أرض |
| 10 | بِسِحْرِهِمَاbisiḥ'rihimā | with their magic | سحر |
| 11 | وَيَذْهَبَاwayadhhabā | and do away | ذهب |
| 12 | بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُbiṭarīqatikumu | with your way | طرق |
| 13 | ٱلْمُثْلَىٰl-muth'lā | the exemplary | مثل |