Taha 20:73
Ta-Ha · Juz 16 · Page 316
إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ٧٣
Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allāh is better and more enduring."1
1 translator’s note
- In reward and in punishment. ↩
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﴿إنّا آمَنّا بِرَبِّنا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنا خَطايانا﴾ الَّتِي اقْتَرَفْنا فِيها مِنَ الكُفْرِ والمَعاصِي، ولا يُؤاخِذُنا بِها في الدّارِ الآَخِرَةِ، لا لِيُمَتِّعْنا بِتِلْكَ الحَياةِ الفانِيَةِ حَتّى نَتَأثَّرَ بِما أوْعَدْتَنا بِهِ مِنَ القَطْعِ والصَّلْبِ. وقَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿وَما أكْرَهْتَنا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السحر﴾ عَطْفٌ عَلى "خَطايانا"، أيْ: ويَغْفِرَ لَنا السحر الَّذِي عَلِمْناهُ في مُعارَضَةِ مُوسى عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ بِإكْراهِكَ وحَشْرِكَ إيّانا مِنَ المَدائِنِ القاصِيَةِ. خَصُّوهُ بِالذِّكْرِ مَعَ انْدِراجِهِ في خَطاياهم إظْهارًا لِغايَةِ نَفْرَتِهِمْ عَنْهُ، ورَغْبَتِهِمْ في مَغْفِرَتِهِ. وذَكَرَ الإكْراهَ لِلْإيذانِ بِأنَّهُ مِمّا يَجِبُ أنْ يُفْرَدَ بِالِاسْتِغْفارِ مِنهُ مَعَ صُدُورِهِ عَنْهم بِالإكْراهِ، وفِيهِ نَوْعُ اعْتِذارٍ لِاسْتِجْلابِ المَغْفِرَةِ، وقِيلَ: أرادُوا الإكْراهَ عَلى تَعَلُّمِ السحر، حَيْثُ رُوِيَ أنَّ رُؤَساءَهم كانُوا اثْنَيْنِ وسَبْعِينَ، اثْنانِ مِنهم مَنَ القِبْطِ، والباقِي مِن بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، وكانَ فِرْعَوْنُ أكْرَهَهم عَلى تَعَلُّمِ السحر. وقِيلَ: إنَّهُ أكْرَهَهم عَلى المُعارَضَةِ، حَيْثُ رُوِيَ أنَّهم قالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ: أرِنا مُوسى نائِمًا، فَفَعَلَ، فَوَجَدُوهُ تَحْرُسُهُ عَصاهُ، فَقالُوا: ما هَذا بِسِحْرٍ، فَإنَّ السّاحِرَ إذا نامَ بَطَلَ سِحْرُهُ، فَأبى إلّا أنْ يُعارِضُوهُ، ويَأْباهُ تَصَدِّيهِمْ لِلْمُعارَضَةِ عَلى الرَّغْبَةِ والنَّشاطِ، كَما يُعْرِبُ عَنْهُ قَوْلُهم: ﴿أإنَّ لَنا لأجْرًا إنْ كُنّا نَحْنُ الغالِبِينَ﴾ وقَوْلُهم: ﴿بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إنّا لَنَحْنُ الغالِبُونَ﴾
﴿واللَّهُ خَيْرٌ﴾ أيْ: في حَدِّ ذاتِهِ، وهو ناظِرٌ إلى قَوْلِهِمْ: ﴿والَّذِي فَطَرَنا﴾ .
﴿وَأبْقى﴾ أيْ: جَزاءً، ثَوابًا كانَ أوْ عَذابًا، خَيْرٌ ثَوابًا وأبْقى عَذابًا.
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20:65
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ ٦٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
20:66
قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ ٦٦
He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
20:67
فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ ٦٧
And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.
20:68
قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٦٨
We [i.e., Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
20:69
وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ ٦٩
And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
20:70
فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ ٧٠
So the magicians fell down in prostration.1 They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."
1 translator’s note
- After they had seen the miracles which Allāh had given Moses and that they were realities and not merely impressions of magic. ↩
20:71
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابٗا وَأَبۡقَىٰ ٧١
[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."
20:72
قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ ٧٢
They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us.1 So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
1 translator’s note
- This phrase has also been interpreted as an oath, i.e., "...by Him who created us." ↩
20:73
إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ ٧٣
Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allāh is better and more enduring."1
1 translator’s note
- In reward and in punishment. ↩
20:74
إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأۡتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجۡرِمٗا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ٧٤
Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.
20:75
وَمَن يَأۡتِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنٗا قَدۡ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلۡعُلَىٰ ٧٥
But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:
20:76
جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ٧٦
Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.1
1 translator’s note
- From all uncleanliness, the greatest of which is worship and obedience to other than Allāh. ↩