Quran 20:79 — Taa-Haa, verse 79
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Pharaoh truly led his people astray; he did not guide them.
وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُ وَمَا هَدَىٰ
wa-aḍalla fir'ʿawnu qawmahu wamā hadā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- so Pharaoh had led his people astray, and was no guide to them.
- Muhammad Asad
- because Pharaoh had led his people astray and had not guided [them] aright.
- Sahih International
- And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَضَلَّwa-aḍalla | And led astray | ضلل |
| 2 | فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnu | Firaun | — |
| 3 | قَوْمَهُۥqawmahu | his people | قوم |
| 4 | وَمَاwamā | and (did) not | — |
| 5 | هَدَىٰhadā | guide them | هدي |