Quran 20:64 — Taa-Haa, verse 64
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So gather your resources and line up for the contest. Whoever wins today is sure to prosper.’
فَأَجْمِعُوا كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوا صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْيَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلَىٰ
fa-ajmiʿū kaydakum thumma i'tū ṣaffan waqad aflaḥa l-yawma mani is'taʿlā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So gather your guile; then come in battle-line. Whoever today gains the upper hand shall surely prosper.
- Muhammad Asad
- Hence, [O sorcerers of Egypt,] decide upon the scheme which you will pursue, and then come forward in one single body: for, indeed, he who prevails today shall prosper indeed!"
- Sahih International
- So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَجْمِعُوا۟fa-ajmiʿū | So put together | جمع |
| 2 | كَيْدَكُمْkaydakum | your plan | كيد |
| 3 | ثُمَّthumma | then | — |
| 4 | ٱئْتُوا۟i'tū | come | أتي |
| 5 | صَفًّۭا ۚṣaffan | (in) a line | صفف |
| 6 | وَقَدْwaqad | And verily | — |
| 7 | أَفْلَحَaflaḥa | (will be) successful | فلح |
| 8 | ٱلْيَوْمَl-yawma | today | يوم |
| 9 | مَنِmani | who | — |
| 10 | ٱسْتَعْلَىٰis'taʿlā | overcomes | علو |