Quran 20:92 — Taa-Haa, verse 92
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Moses said, ‘When you realized they had gone astray, what prevented you, Aaron,
قَالَ يَا هَارُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوا
qāla yāhārūnu mā manaʿaka idh ra-aytahum ḍallū
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Moses said, 'What prevented thee, Aaron, when thou sawest them in error,
- Muhammad Asad
- [And now that he had come back, Moses] said: "O Aaron! What has prevented thee, when thou didst see that they had gone astray,
- Sahih International
- [Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | يَـٰهَـٰرُونُyāhārūnu | O Harun | — |
| 3 | مَاmā | What | — |
| 4 | مَنَعَكَmanaʿaka | prevented you | منع |
| 5 | إِذْidh | when | — |
| 6 | رَأَيْتَهُمْra-aytahum | you saw them | رأي |
| 7 | ضَلُّوٓا۟ḍallū | going astray | ضلل |