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Quran 40:26

Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), verse 26 of 85 · Juz 24

وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ

Translations of Quran 40:26
EnglishTalal Itani

Pharaoh said, “Leave me to kill Moses, and let him appeal to his Lord. I fear he may change your religion, or spread disorder in the land.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bir de Fir'avn: bırakın beni, dedi: öldüreyim Musâyı da o rabbına duâ etsin, zira ben onun dininizi değiştirmesinden ve yâhud Arzda bir fesad çıkarmasından korkuyorum

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Laissez-moi tuer Moïse, dit Pharaon ; qu’il invoque alors son Dieu ; je crains qu’il ne vous fasse changer votre religion, ou ne sème le désordre dans le pays.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En Pharao zeide: Laat mij alleen, opdat ik Mozes doode, en laat hem zijnen Heer aanroepen. Waarlijk, ik vrees dat hij uw godsdienst zal doen veranderen, of geweld op de aarde zal doen heersenen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Lasciatemi uccidere Mosè, disse Faraone; che invochi allora il suo Dio; io temo che vi faccia cambiare di religione, o che dissemini il disordine nel paese.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.