Quran 7:143 — Al-A'raaf, verse 143
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
When Moses came for the appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show Yourself to me: let me see You!’ He said, ‘You will never see Me, but look at that mountain: if it remains standing firm, you will see Me,’ and when his Lord revealed Himself to the mountain, He made it crumble: Moses fell down unconscious. When he recovered, he said, ‘Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance! I am the first to believe!’
وَلَمَّا جَاءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَاتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِي أَنْظُرْ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ لَنْ تَرَانِي وَلَـٰكِنِ انْظُرْ إِلَى الْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ اسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُ فَسَوْفَ تَرَانِي ۚ فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا ۚ فَلَمَّا أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ
walammā jāa mūsā limīqātinā wakallamahu rabbuhu qāla rabbi arinī anẓur ilayka qāla lan tarānī walākini unẓur ilā l-jabali fa-ini is'taqarra makānahu fasawfa tarānī falammā tajallā rabbuhu lil'jabali jaʿalahu dakkan wakharra mūsā ṣaʿiqan falammā afāqa qāla sub'ḥānaka tub'tu ilayka wa-anā awwalu l-mu'minīna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when Moses came to Our appointed time and his Lord spoke with him, he said, 'Oh my Lord, show me, that I may behold Thee!' Said He, 'Thou shalt not see Me; but behold the mountain -- if it stays fast in its place, then thou shalt see Me.' And when his Lord revealed Him to the mountain He made it crumble to dust; and Moses fell down swooning. So when he awoke, he said, 'Glory be to Thee! I repent to Thee; I am the first of the believers.'
- Muhammad Asad
- And when Moses came [to Mount Sinai] at the time set by Us, and his Sustainer spoke unto him, he said: "O my Sustainer! Show [Thyself] unto me, so that I might behold Thee!" Said [God]: "Never canst thou see Me. However, behold this mountain: if it remains firm in its place, then - only then - wilt thou see Me. And as soon as his Sustainer revealed His glory to the mountain, He caused it to crumble to dust; and Moses fell down in a swoon. And when he came to himself, he said: "Limitless art Thou in Thy glory! Unto Thee do I turn in repentance; and I shall [always] be the first to believe in Thee!"
- Sahih International
- And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allāh] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first [among my people] of the believers."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | جَآءَjāa | came | جيأ |
| 3 | مُوسَىٰmūsā | Musa | — |
| 4 | لِمِيقَـٰتِنَاlimīqātinā | to Our appointed place | وقت |
| 5 | وَكَلَّمَهُۥwakallamahu | and spoke to him | كلم |
| 6 | رَبُّهُۥrabbuhu | his Lord | ربب |
| 7 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 8 | رَبِّrabbi | O my Lord | ربب |
| 9 | أَرِنِىٓarinī | Show me | رأي |
| 10 | أَنظُرْanẓur | (that) I may look | نظر |
| 11 | إِلَيْكَ ۚilayka | at You | — |
| 12 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 13 | لَنlan | Never | — |
| 14 | تَرَىٰنِىtarānī | you (can) see Me | رأي |
| 15 | وَلَـٰكِنِwalākini | but | — |
| 16 | ٱنظُرْunẓur | look | نظر |
| 17 | إِلَىilā | at | — |
| 18 | ٱلْجَبَلِl-jabali | the mountain | جبل |
| 19 | فَإِنِfa-ini | [then] if | — |
| 20 | ٱسْتَقَرَّis'taqarra | it remains | قرر |
| 21 | مَكَانَهُۥmakānahu | in its place | كون |
| 22 | فَسَوْفَfasawfa | then | — |
| 23 | تَرَىٰنِى ۚtarānī | you (will) see Me | رأي |
| 24 | فَلَمَّاfalammā | But when | — |
| 25 | تَجَلَّىٰtajallā | revealed (His) Glory | جلو |
| 26 | رَبُّهُۥrabbuhu | his Lord | ربب |
| 27 | لِلْجَبَلِlil'jabali | to the mountain | جبل |
| 28 | جَعَلَهُۥjaʿalahu | He made it | جعل |
| 29 | دَكًّۭاdakkan | crumbled to dust | دكك |
| 30 | وَخَرَّwakharra | and fell down | خرر |
| 31 | مُوسَىٰmūsā | Musa | — |
| 32 | صَعِقًۭا ۚṣaʿiqan | unconscious | صعق |
| 33 | فَلَمَّآfalammā | And when | — |
| 34 | أَفَاقَafāqa | he recovered | فوق |
| 35 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 36 | سُبْحَـٰنَكَsub'ḥānaka | Glory be to You | سبح |
| 37 | تُبْتُtub'tu | I turn (in repentance) | توب |
| 38 | إِلَيْكَilayka | to you | — |
| 39 | وَأَنَا۠wa-anā | and I am | — |
| 40 | أَوَّلُawwalu | (the) first | أول |
| 41 | ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna | (of) the believers | أمن |