Quran 20:84 — Taa-Haa, verse 84
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
and he said, ‘They are following in my footsteps. I rushed to You, Lord, to please You,’
قَالَ هُمْ أُولَاءِ عَلَىٰ أَثَرِي وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ
qāla hum ulāi ʿalā atharī waʿajil'tu ilayka rabbi litarḍā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'They are upon my tracks,' Moses said. 'I have hastened, Lord, only that I may please Thee.'
- Muhammad Asad
- He answered: "They are treading in my footsteps while I have hastened unto Thee, O my Sustainer, so that Thou might be well-pleased [with me]."
- Sahih International
- He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | هُمْhum | They | — |
| 3 | أُو۟لَآءِulāi | (are) close | — |
| 4 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | upon | — |
| 5 | أَثَرِىatharī | my tracks | أثر |
| 6 | وَعَجِلْتُwaʿajil'tu | and I hastened | عجل |
| 7 | إِلَيْكَilayka | to you | — |
| 8 | رَبِّrabbi | my Lord | ربب |
| 9 | لِتَرْضَىٰlitarḍā | that You be pleased | رضو |