Surah Taha, Ayah 86 (20:86)

طه

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَٰنَ أَسِفًا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَمْ يَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا …

Quran 20:86 is ayah 86 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 317 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:86
فَرَجَعَمُوسَىٰٓإِلَىٰقَوْمِهِۦغَضْبَٰنَأَسِفًا ۚقَالَيَٰقَوْمِأَلَمْيَعِدْكُمْرَبُّكُمْوَعْدًاحَسَنًا ۚأَفَطَالَعَلَيْكُمُٱلْعَهْدُأَمْأَرَدتُّمْأَنيَحِلَّعَلَيْكُمْغَضَبٌمِّنرَّبِّكُمْفَأَخْلَفْتُممَّوْعِدِى٨٦
farajaʿa mūsā ilā qawmihi ghaḍbāna asifan qāla yāqawmi alam yaʿid'kum rabbukum waʿdan ḥasanan afaṭāla ʿalaykumu l-ʿahdu am aradttum an yaḥilla ʿalaykum ghaḍabun min rabbikum fa-akhlaftum mawʿidī

So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"(86)

Word by word

  1. فَرَجَعَfarajaʿaThen Musa returned
  2. مُوسَىٰٓmūsāThen Musa returned
  3. إِلَىٰilāto
  4. قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
  5. غَضْبَٰنَghaḍbānaangry
  6. أَسِفًا ۚasifan(and) sorrowful
  7. قَالَqālaHe said
  8. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  9. أَلَمْalamDid not
  10. يَعِدْكُمْyaʿid'kumpromise you
  11. رَبُّكُمْrabbukumyour Lord
  12. وَعْدًاwaʿdana promise
  13. حَسَنًا ۚḥasanangood
  14. أَفَطَالَafaṭālaThen, did seem long
  15. عَلَيْكُمُʿalaykumuto you
  16. ٱلْعَهْدُl-ʿahduthe promise
  17. أَمْamor
  18. أَرَدتُّمْaradttumdid you desire
  19. أَنanthat
  20. يَحِلَّyaḥilladescend
  21. عَلَيْكُمْʿalaykumupon you
  22. غَضَبٌghaḍabun(the) Anger
  23. مِّنminof
  24. رَّبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  25. فَأَخْلَفْتُمfa-akhlaftumso you broke
  26. مَّوْعِدِىmawʿidī(the) promise to me

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