Translation of the meanings Surah Tā-ha - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 316 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 65

قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ

65. They said: "Moses, will you cast, or shall we be the first who cast down?"

Ayah: 66

قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ

66. He said: "Rather you cast down." Then at once their ropes and their sticks appeared to him because of their magic as if they were moving rapidly 'like snakes'.

Ayah: 67

فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ

67. So Moses concealed fear within himself.

Ayah: 68

قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

68. 'Allāh' said: "Fear not, you shall be the uppermost,

Ayah: 69

وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ

69. Cast down what is in your right hand; it will devour what they have made; that which they have made is only the trick of a magician. The magician will not prosper wherever he is.

Ayah: 70

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ

70. So the magicians fell down prostrate; they said: "We believe in 'Allāh' the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

Ayah: 71

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابٗا وَأَبۡقَىٰ

71. (Pharaoh) said: "You believed him before I give you permission; indeed, he is your chief, who taught you the magic. I will certainly cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will come to know which of us10 is more severe in torment and more lasting.

10. Meaning himself and Allāh, the Lord of Moses.

Ayah: 72

قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ

72. They said: "By the One Who created us, We will never prefer you over what has come to us of clear signs, so decide what you are going to decide; you can only decree 'concerning' the life of this world.

Ayah: 73

إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغۡفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكۡرَهۡتَنَا عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّحۡرِۗ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرٞ وَأَبۡقَىٰٓ

73. Indeed, we have believed in 'Allāh' our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins and that magic you forced us 'to learn'. And Allāh is best 'in giving reward' and Ever-Lasting."

Ayah: 74

إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأۡتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجۡرِمٗا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ

74. Whoever comes to his Lord 'Allāh' as wicked, for him is Gehinnom 'Hell'; he will not die therein, nor shall he live.

Ayah: 75

وَمَن يَأۡتِهِۦ مُؤۡمِنٗا قَدۡ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلۡعُلَىٰ

75. But whoever comes to 'Allāh' as a believer and he has done righteous deeds, these it is who will have the highest ranks.

Ayah: 76

جَنَّٰتُ عَدۡنٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَاۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ

76. Gardens of Eden, under which rivers flow, to abide therein forever. Such is the 'excellent' reward of him who purifies himself 'from polytheism and sins'.