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Surah Taha, Verse 77

سورة طه، الآية ٧٧

20:77 Juz 16 Hizb 32 Page 317 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 20:77

وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَٱضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًا فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ ۝٧٧

Transliteration

walaqad awḥaynā ilā mūsā an asri biʿibādī fa-iḍ'rib lahum ṭarīqan fī l-baḥri yabasan lā takhāfu darakan walā takhshā

Translation

And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."

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Verse 77 of Surah Taha (20:77), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 317 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 77

Al-Mukhtasar

And I revealed to Moses to take My servants by night from Egypt so that nobody notices them, and make for them a dry path in the sea after striking the sea with the staff, safely without fearing Pharaoh and his people catching up with you nor being scared of drowning in the sea.

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Other translations of verse 77

We inspired Moses, “Travel by night with My slaves, and strike for them a dry path across the sea. Have no fear of being overtaken, nor be afraid [of drowning].”

And indeed We revealed to Mûsâ (Moses) (saying): "Travel by night with Ibâdi (My slaves) and strike a dry path for them in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken [by Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] nor being afraid (of drowning in the sea)."

And verily We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night and strike for them a dry path in the sea, fearing not to be overtaken, neither being afraid (of the sea).

We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear."

And certainly We revealed to Musa, saying: Travel by night with My servants, then make for them a dry path in the sea, not fearing to be overtaken, nor being afraid.

And indeed We already revealed to Musa, (Moses) (saying), "Set forth by night with My bondmen; so strike for them a dry road in the sea, fearing neither to be overtaken nor being apprehensive (of the sea)."

Verse 77 word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْ walaqad And verily
  2. أَوْحَيْنَآ awḥaynā We inspired و ح ي
  3. إِلَىٰ ilā to
  4. مُوسَىٰٓ mūsā Musa
  5. أَنْ an that
  6. أَسْرِ asri Travel by night س ر ي
  7. بِعِبَادِى biʿibādī with My slaves ع ب د
  8. فَٱضْرِبْ fa-iḍ'rib and strike ض ر ب
  9. لَهُمْ lahum for them
  10. طَرِيقًا ṭarīqan a path ط ر ق
  11. فِى fī in
  12. ٱلْبَحْرِ l-baḥri the sea ب ح ر
  13. يَبَسًا yabasan dry ي ب س
  14. لَّا lā not
  15. تَخَٰفُ takhāfu fearing خ و ف
  16. دَرَكًا darakan to be overtaken د ر ك
  17. وَلَا walā and not
  18. تَخْشَىٰ takhshā being afraid خ ش ي

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Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:54–55

    إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ …

    [And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band, …

  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:60–63

    فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ …

    So they pursued them at sunrise. …

  • An-Najm 53:53–54

    وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ …

    And the overturned towns He hurled down …

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  • Ash-Shu’ara 26:52

    وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ

    And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

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