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Quran 20:94

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 94 of 135 · Juz 16

قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى

Translations of Quran 20:94
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “Son of my mother, do not seize me by my beard or my head. I feared you would say, ‘You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not regard my word.’”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ey anamın oğlu dedi, sakalımı başımı tutma, emîn ol ki dediğime bakmadın da Benî İsraîl arasına tefrika düşürdün dersin diye korktum

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

— O fils de ma mère ! répond Aaron, cesse de me tirer par la barbe et par la tête. J’ai craint que tu ne me disses ensuite : Pourquoi as-tu semé la scission entre moi et les enfants d’Israël ? pourquoi n’as-tu pas observé mes ordres ?

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Aäron antwoordde: O zoon mijner moeder! trek mij niet bij mijn baard, of bij het haar van mijn hoofd. Waarlijk, ik vreesde dat gij mij zoudt zeggen: Gij hebt eene scheiding tusschen de kinderen Israëls gemaakt, en gij hebt mijne woorden niet in acht genomen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

O figlio di mia madre! rispose Aronne, lascia di tirarmi per la barba, e per il capo. Io ho temuto di sentirmi dire dipoi: Perchè hai disseminata la scissura fra me ed i figli d’Israele? perchè non hai eseguito i miei ordini?

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