Quran 20:90 — Taa-Haa, verse 90
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Aaron did say to them, ‘My people, this calf is a test for you. Your true Lord is the Lord of Mercy, so follow me and obey my orders,’
وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَارُونُ مِنْ قَبْلُ يَا قَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنْتُمْ بِهِ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحْمَـٰنُ فَاتَّبِعُونِي وَأَطِيعُوا أَمْرِي
walaqad qāla lahum hārūnu min qablu yāqawmi innamā futintum bihi wa-inna rabbakumu l-raḥmānu fa-ittabiʿūnī wa-aṭīʿū amrī
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Yet Aaron had aforetime said to them, 'My people, you have been tempted by this thing, no more; surety your Lord is the All-merciful; therefore follow me, and obey my commandment!'
- Muhammad Asad
- And, indeed, even before [the return of Moses] had Aaron said unto them: "O my people! You are but being tempted to evil by this [idol] -for, behold, your [only] Sustainer is the Most Gracious! Follow me, then, and obey my bidding!"
- Sahih International
- And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَقَدْwalaqad | And verily | — |
| 2 | قَالَqāla | (had) said | قول |
| 3 | لَهُمْlahum | to them | — |
| 4 | هَـٰرُونُhārūnu | Harun | — |
| 5 | مِنmin | before | — |
| 6 | قَبْلُqablu | before | قبل |
| 7 | يَـٰقَوْمِyāqawmi | O my people | قوم |
| 8 | إِنَّمَاinnamā | Only | — |
| 9 | فُتِنتُمfutintum | you are being tested | فتن |
| 10 | بِهِۦ ۖbihi | by it | — |
| 11 | وَإِنَّwa-inna | and indeed | — |
| 12 | رَبَّكُمُrabbakumu | your Lord | ربب |
| 13 | ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُl-raḥmānu | (is) the Most Gracious | رحم |
| 14 | فَٱتَّبِعُونِىfa-ittabiʿūnī | so follow me | تبع |
| 15 | وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟wa-aṭīʿū | and obey | طوع |
| 16 | أَمْرِىamrī | my order | أمر |