Quran 26:20 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 20
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Moses replied, ‘I was misguided when I did it
قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَا إِذًا وَأَنَا مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ
qāla faʿaltuhā idhan wa-anā mina l-ḍālīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'Indeed I did it then, being one of those that stray;
- Muhammad Asad
- Replied [Moses]: “I committed it while I was still going astray;
- Sahih International
- [Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | فَعَلْتُهَآfaʿaltuhā | I did it | فعل |
| 3 | إِذًۭاidhan | when | — |
| 4 | وَأَنَا۠wa-anā | I | — |
| 5 | مِنَmina | (was) of | — |
| 6 | ٱلضَّآلِّينَl-ḍālīna | those who are astray | ضلل |