Taha 20:47
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فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ٤٧
So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace1 will be upon he who follows the guidance.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., safety and security from Allāh's punishment. ↩
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ولَمّا تَمَهَّدَ ذَلِكَ، تَسَبَّبَ عَنْهُ تَعْلِيمُهُما ما يَقُولانِ، فَقالَ مُؤَكِّدًا لِلذَّهابِ أيْضًا لِما مَضى: ﴿فَأْتِياهُ فَقُولا﴾ أيْ لَهُ؛ ولَمّا كانَ فِرْعَوْنُ يُنْكِرُ ما تَضَمَّنَهُ قَوْلُهُما، أكَّدَ سُبْحانَهُ فَقالَ: ﴿إنّا﴾ ولَمّا كانَ التَّنْبِيهُ عَلى مَعْنى المُؤازَرَةِ هُنا - كَما تَقَدَّمَ مَطْلُوبًا، ثَنّى فَقالَ: ﴿رَسُولا رَبِّكَ﴾ الَّذِي رَبّاكَ فَأحْسَنَ تَرْبِيَتَكَ بَعْدَ أنْ أوْجَدَكَ مِنَ العَدَمِ، إشارَةً إلى تَحْقِيرِهِ بِأنَّهُ مِن جُمْلَةِ عَبِيدِ مُرْسِلِهِما تَكْذِيبًا لَهُ في ادِّعائِهِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةَ، ثُمَّ سَبَّبَ [عَنْ --] إرْسالِكُما إلَيْهِ قَوْلَكُما: ﴿فَأرْسِلْ مَعَنا﴾ عَبِيدَهُ ﴿بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ﴾ لِيَعْبُدُوهُ، فَإنَّهُ لا يَسْتَحِقُّ العِبادَةَ غَيْرُهُ ﴿ولا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ﴾ بِما تُعَذِّبُهم بِهِ مِنَ الاسْتِخْدامِ والتَّذْبِيحِ؛ ثُمَّ عَلَّلَ دَعْوى الرِّسالَةِ بِما يُثْبِتُها، فَقالَ مُفْتَتِحًا بِحَرْفِ التَّوَقُّعِ لِأنَّ حالَ السّامِعِ لِادِّعاءِ الرِّسالَةِ أنْ يَتَوَقَّعَ دَلالَةً عَلى الإرْسالِ: ﴿قَدْ جِئْناكَ بِآيَةٍ﴾ أيْ عَلامَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ وحُجَّةٍ وبُرْهانٍ (p-٢٩٣)﴿مِن رَبِّكَ﴾ الَّذِي لا إحْسانَ عَلَيْكَ إلّا مِنهُ، مُوجِبَةٍ لِقَبُولِ ما ادَّعَيْناهُ مِنَ العَصا واليَدِ وغَيْرِهِما، فَأسْلِمْ تَسْلَمْ، وفي تَكْرِيرِ مُخاطَبَتِهِ بِذَلِكَ تَأْكِيدٌ لِتَبْكِيتِهِ في ادِّعاءِ الرُّبُوبِيَّةِ، ونِسْبَتِهِ إلى كُفْرانِ الإحْسانِ، فَسَلامٌ عَلَيْكَ خاصَّةً إنْ قَبِلْتَ هُدى اللَّهِ ﴿والسَّلامُ﴾ أيْ جِنْسُهُ ﴿عَلى﴾ جَمِيعِ ﴿مَنِ اتَّبَعَ﴾ بِغايَةِ جُهْدِهِ ﴿الهُدى﴾ عامَّةً، وإذا كانَ هَذا الجِنْسُ عَلَيْهِمْ كانَ مِنَ المَعْلُومِ أنَّ العَطَبَ عَلى غَيْرِهِمْ، فالمَعْنى: [و -] إنْ أبَيْتَ عُذِّبْتَ
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20:38
إِذۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ ٣٨
When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,
20:39
أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ فَلۡيُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوّٞ لِّي وَعَدُوّٞ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَيۡتُ عَلَيۡكَ مَحَبَّةٗ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيۡنِيٓ ٣٩
[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me1 that you would be brought up under My eye [i.e., observation and care].
1 translator’s note
- Allāh put love of Moses into the hearts of the people. ↩
20:40
إِذۡ تَمۡشِيٓ أُخۡتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلۡ أَدُلُّكُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكۡفُلُهُۥۖ فَرَجَعۡنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَيۡ تَقَرَّ عَيۡنُهَا وَلَا تَحۡزَنَۚ وَقَتَلۡتَ نَفۡسٗا فَنَجَّيۡنَٰكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونٗاۚ فَلَبِثۡتَ سِنِينَ فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئۡتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٖ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ٤٠
[And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone,1 but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.
1 translator’s note
- The Copt who died after being struck by Moses. ↩
20:41
وَٱصۡطَنَعۡتُكَ لِنَفۡسِي ٤١
And I produced you for Myself.1
1 translator’s note
- Allāh had already selected Moses and made him strong in body and character according to the requirements of his mission. ↩
20:42
ٱذۡهَبۡ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكۡرِي ٤٢
Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.
20:43
ٱذۡهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ٤٣
Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
20:44
فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلٗا لَّيِّنٗا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ يَخۡشَىٰ ٤٤
And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allāh]."
20:45
قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ ٤٥
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
20:46
قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسۡمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ ٤٦
[Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
20:47
فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ٤٧
So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace1 will be upon he who follows the guidance.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., safety and security from Allāh's punishment. ↩
20:48
إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡنَآ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ٤٨
Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.'"
20:49
قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ٤٩
[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"
20:50
قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَعۡطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلۡقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ ٥٠
He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."
20:51
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٥١
[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"