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Surah Taha, Verse 45

سورة طه، الآية ٤٥

20:45 Juz 16 Hizb 32 Page 314 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 20:45

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ ۝٤٥

Transliteration

qālā rabbanā innanā nakhāfu an yafruṭa ʿalaynā aw an yaṭghā

Translation

They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

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Verse 45 of Surah Taha (20:45), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 314 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 45

Al-Mukhtasar

Moses and Aaron peace be upon them) said: We fear that he will quickly punish us before we can deliver Your message to him, or that he will exceed the limit in oppressing us by killing us or otherwise.

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Other translations of verse 45

They said, “Our Lord, we fear that he may hasten to punish us or transgress all bounds.”

They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."

They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.

They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."

Both said: O our Lord! Surely we fear that he may hasten to do evil to us or that he may become inordinate.

They (both) said, "Our Lord, surely we (ourselves) fear he may exceed against us or tyrannize (us)."

Verse 45 word by word

  1. قَالَا qālā They said ق و ل
  2. رَبَّنَآ rabbanā Our Lord ر ب ب
  3. إِنَّنَا innanā Indeed, we
  4. نَخَافُ nakhāfu fear خ و ف
  5. أَن an that
  6. يَفْرُطَ yafruṭa he will hasten ف ر ط
  7. عَلَيْنَآ ʿalaynā against us
  8. أَوْ aw or
  9. أَن an that
  10. يَطْغَىٰ yaṭghā he will transgress ط غ ي

Verses related to verse 45

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • An-Nahl 16:125

    ٱدْعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَوْعِظَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ وَجَٰدِلْهُم بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ

    Invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in a way that is best. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who has strayed from His way, and He is most knowing of who is [rightly] guided.

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