Translation of the meanings Surah Tā-ha - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - Page Number 317 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 77

وَلَقَدۡ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِي فَٱضۡرِبۡ لَهُمۡ طَرِيقٗا فِي ٱلۡبَحۡرِ يَبَسٗا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكٗا وَلَا تَخۡشَىٰ

77. Indeed, We revealed to Moses, saying: "Travel with My servants 'at night' and strike for them a dry passage in the sea. Do not fear to be overtaken (by Pharaoh), nor being apprehensive (of drowning)."

Ayah: 78

فَأَتۡبَعَهُمۡ فِرۡعَوۡنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمۡ

78. Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and there covered them from the sea what covered them11.

11. I.e., not only drowning in water but other things which are only known to Allāh such as pain, regret, etc.

Ayah: 79

وَأَضَلَّ فِرۡعَوۡنُ قَوۡمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

79. And Pharaoh led astray his people and did not guide (them rightly).

Ayah: 80

يَٰبَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدۡ أَنجَيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ عَدُوِّكُمۡ وَوَٰعَدۡنَٰكُمۡ جَانِبَ ٱلطُّورِ ٱلۡأَيۡمَنَ وَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰ

80. children of Israel, We have already delivered you from your enemy, and made an appointment with you12 on the right side of the mount (Sinai), and We repeatedly sent down to you (during your exodus) manna and quails.

12. I.e., with your prophet to receive the Ten Commandments.

Ayah: 81

كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَلَا تَطۡغَوۡاْ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبِيۖ وَمَن يَحۡلِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ غَضَبِي فَقَدۡ هَوَىٰ

81. (Saying), eat of the good things which We have provided for you, and do not transgress therein13, lest My anger be due to you. And whoever My anger descends on him, indeed he has fallen.

13. I.e., do not attribute these favors to your own supposed excellence, but attribute them rightly to Allāh alone and do not act with arrogance.

Ayah: 82

وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٞ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا ثُمَّ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ

82. Yet I am surely Most Forgiving to the one who repents, believes, and does righteous deeds, and then continues in guidance.

Ayah: 83

۞ وَمَآ أَعۡجَلَكَ عَن قَوۡمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

83. (Allāh said), "And What made you hasten from your people, O Moses, ?"

Ayah: 84

قَالَ هُمۡ أُوْلَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِي وَعَجِلۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ رَبِّ لِتَرۡضَىٰ

84. (Moses) said: "They are those ones on my track, and I hastened on to You, my Lord, that You may be pleased."

Ayah: 85

قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَوۡمَكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ

85. (Allāh) said: "But indeed, We have tested your people after you left them, and the Samiri has led them astray.

Ayah: 86

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفٗاۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوۡمِ أَلَمۡ يَعِدۡكُمۡ رَبُّكُمۡ وَعۡدًا حَسَنًاۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡعَهۡدُ أَمۡ أَرَدتُّمۡ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيۡكُمۡ غَضَبٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَخۡلَفۡتُم مَّوۡعِدِي

86. So Moses returned to his people angry and grieved. He said: "My people, did not your Lord promise you a goodly Promise? Did then the time seem long to you, or did you wish that Anger from your Lord should be due upon you, so you broke your promise to me?"

Ayah: 87

قَالُواْ مَآ أَخۡلَفۡنَا مَوۡعِدَكَ بِمَلۡكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلۡنَآ أَوۡزَارٗا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ فَقَذَفۡنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلۡقَى ٱلسَّامِرِيُّ

87. They said: "We did not break our promise to you of our own accord, but we were made to carry burdens of the ornaments of the people (of Pharaoh), then we cast it (in the fire), and thus did the Samaritan also cast."