Sura 20 Ta Ha (Ta-Ha), ayah 94

  1. قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأْسِي ۖ إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَنْ تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِي

    Translation by words

    قَالَ
    He said,
    يَبْنَؤُمَّ
    "O son of my mother!
    لَا
    (Do) not
    تَأْخُذْ
    seize (me)
    بِلِحْيَتِى
    by my beard
    وَلَا
    and not
    بِرَأْسِىٓ
    by my head.
    إِنِّى
    Indeed, I
    خَشِيتُ
    [I] feared
    أَن
    that
    تَقُولَ
    you would say,
    فَرَّقْتَ
    "You caused division
    بَيْنَ
    between
    بَنِىٓ
    (the) Children of Israel
    إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
    (the) Children of Israel
    وَلَمْ
    and not
    تَرْقُبْ
    you respect
    قَوْلِى
    my word."

    (Aaron) said, "O son of my mother, do not seize (me) by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe (or await) my word.' "

    20:94

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 20 Ta Ha (Ta-Ha)