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Quran 20:86

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 86 of 135 · Juz 16

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَـٰنَ أَسِفًا ۚ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَلَمْ يَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا ۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْعَهْدُ أَمْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُم مَّوْعِدِى

Translations of Quran 20:86
EnglishTalal Itani

So Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed. He said, “O my people, did your Lord not promise you a good promise? Was the time too long for you? Or did you want wrath from your Lord to descend upon you, so you broke your promise to me?”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Then Moses went back unto his folk, angry and sad. He said: O my people! Hath not your Lord promised you a fair promise? Did the time appointed then appear too long for you, or did ye wish that wrath from your Lord should come upon you, that ye broke tryst with me?

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Derhal Musâ kavmine gadabnâk esefnâk olarak döndü, ey kavmim dedi: rabbiniz size güzel bir va'd va'detmedi mi? Zaman mı uzadı? Yoksa üzerinize rabbinizden bir gadab inmesini arzu ettinizde mi bana olan va'dinize hulfettiniz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Moïse retourna au milieu de son peuple, courroucé et affligé. Et dit : O mon peuple ! Dieu ne vous a-t-il pas fait une belle promesse ? L’alliance vous paraîtrait-elle déjà durer trop longtemps ? ou bien avez-vous voulu que la colère de votre Seigneur tombât sur vous ; est-ce pour cela que vous avez agi contrairement aux promesses faites à moi ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Daarom keerde Mozes vertoornd en zeer bedroefd tot zijn volk terug. En hij zeide: O mijn volk! heeft uw Heer u niet de uitmuntendste belofte gedaan? Scheen de tijd van mijne afwezigheid u te lang toe? Of begeerdet gij dat de verontwaardiging van uwen Heer over u zou komen, en hebt gij daarom de belofte niet gehouden, welke gij mij gaaft?

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Mosè tornò in mezzo al suo popolo acceso di sdegno, ed oppresso di tristezza, E disse: Popolo mio! Dio non vi ha egli fatta una bella promessa? L’alleanza vi sembra già forse durare troppo a lungo? ovvero avete voluto attirare su voi l’ira del vostro Signore? Forse per questa ragione avete mancato alle promesse fattemi?

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