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Quran 20:39

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 39 of 135 · Juz 16

أَنِ ٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ ٱلْيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّى وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّى وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِىٓ

Translations of Quran 20:39
EnglishTalal Itani

‘Put him in the chest; then cast him into the river. The river will wash him to shore, where an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will pick him up.’ And I have bestowed upon you love from Me, so that you may be reared before My eye.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Saying: Throw him into the ark, and throw it into the river, then the river shall throw it on to the bank, and there an enemy to Me and an enemy to him shall take him. And I endued thee with love from Me that thou mightest be trained according to My will,

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Onu tabut içine koy da deryayı bırak derya da onu sahile, bıraksın, onu hem bana düşman hem ona düşman biri alsın, ve üzerine benden bir sevgi koydum ki hem nezaretim altında yetiştirilesin

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Mets ton fils dans une caisse, et lance-le sur la mer ; la mer le ramènera au rivage. Mon ennemi et le sien l’accueillera, car j’ai jeté dans les cœurs de l’amour pour toi, ô Moïse ! Et j’ai voulu que tu fusses élevé sous mes yeux.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Leg uwen zoon in eene kist en werp hem in zee, en de rivier zal hem op het strand werpen, en mijn vijand en zijn vijand zal hem opnemen en opvoeden. En ik schonk u van mijne liefde, opdat gij onder mijne oogen zoudt opgevoed worden.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Metti tuo figlio in una cesta, e gettalo al mare; il mare lo ricondurrà al lido. Il mio nemico, ed il suo, lo raccoglierà. Io gli ho ispirato affetto per te, o Mosè! Ed ho voluto che tu fossi cresciuto sotto i miei occhi.

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