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Quran 20:96

Surah Taha (Ta-Ha), verse 96 of 135 · Juz 16

قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى

Translations of Quran 20:96
EnglishTalal Itani

He said, “I saw what they did not see, so I grasped a handful from the Messenger’s traces, and I flung it away. Thus my soul prompted me.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

He said: I perceived what they perceive not, so I seized a handful from the footsteps of the messenger, and then threw it in. Thus my soul commended to me.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

ben dedi, onların görmediklerini gördüm de Resulün izinden bir avuç avuçladım da onu attım, ve bana nefsim böyle hoş gösterdi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Verses 95–96 are translated together in this edition.

— Et toi, ô Samaritain ! quel a été ton dessein ? Il répondit : J’ai vu ce qu’ils ne voyaient pas. J’ai pris une poignée de poussière sous les pas de l’envoyé de Dieu, et je l’ai jetée dans le veau fondu ; mon penchant naturel m’avait suggéré cela.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 95–96 are translated together in this edition.

Mozes zeide tot Al Sameri: Wat was uw voornemen, o Sameri? Hij antwoordde: Ik zag wat zij niet zagen; daarom nam ik eene handvol stof van de voetstappen van Gods gezant en wierp het in het gesmolten kalf; want mijn gemoed bracht mij daartoe.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Verses 95–96 are translated together in this edition.

E tu, o Samaritano! qual è stato il tuo progetto? Egli rispose: Ho veduto ciò ch’essi vedevano. Ho preso un pugno di polve sotto i piedi dell’inviato di Dio, e l’ho gittata nel vitello fuso; il mio spirito me l’ha suggerito.

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