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20. Surah Taha

Ta-Ha · Makki · 135 Ayahs

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

طه Ta Ha ١

Ṭā, Hā.

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مَآ Not أَنزَلْنَا We (have) sent down عَلَيْكَ to you ٱلْقُرْءَانَ the Quran لِتَشْقَىٰٓ that you be distressed ٢

We have not sent down to you the Qur’ān that you be distressed

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إِلَّا (But) تَذْكِرَةًۭ (as) a reminder لِّمَن for (those) who يَخْشَىٰ fear ٣

But only as a reminder for those who fear [Allāh] -

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تَنزِيلًۭا A revelation مِّمَّنْ from (He) Who خَلَقَ created ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth وَٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ and the heavens ٱلْعُلَى [the] high ٤

A revelation from He who created the earth and highest heavens,

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ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ The Most Gracious عَلَى over ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne ٱسْتَوَىٰ is established ٥

The Most Merciful [who is] above the Throne established.

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لَهُۥ To Him (belongs) مَا whatever فِى (is) in ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ the heavens وَمَا and whatever فِى (is) in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَا (is) between them وَمَا and whatever تَحْتَ (is) under ٱلثَّرَىٰ the soil ٦

To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil.

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وَإِن And if تَجْهَرْ you speak aloud بِٱلْقَوْلِ the word فَإِنَّهُۥ then indeed, He يَعْلَمُ knows ٱلسِّرَّ the secret وَأَخْفَى and the more hidden ٧

And if you speak aloud - then indeed, He knows the secret and what is [even] more hidden.

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ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (there is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّا except هُوَ ۖ Him لَهُ To Him (belong) ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ the Names ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ the Most Beautiful ٨

Allāh - there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names.

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وَهَلْ And has أَتَىٰكَ come to you حَدِيثُ the narration مُوسَىٰٓ (of) Musa ٩

And has the story of Moses reached you? -

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إِذْ When رَءَا he saw نَارًۭا a fire فَقَالَ then he said لِأَهْلِهِ to his family ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ Stay here إِنِّىٓ indeed, I ءَانَسْتُ [I] perceived نَارًۭا a fire لَّعَلِّىٓ perhaps I (can) ءَاتِيكُم bring you مِّنْهَا therefrom بِقَبَسٍ a burning brand أَوْ or أَجِدُ I find عَلَى at ٱلنَّارِ the fire هُدًۭى guidance ١٠

When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."

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فَلَمَّآ Then when أَتَىٰهَا he came to it نُودِىَ he was called يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa ١١

And when he came to it, he was called, "O Moses,

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إِنِّىٓ Indeed, [I] أَنَا۠ I Am رَبُّكَ your Lord فَٱخْلَعْ so remove نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ your shoes إِنَّكَ Indeed, you بِٱلْوَادِ (are) in the valley ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ the sacred طُوًۭى (of) Tuwa ١٢

Indeed, I am your Lord, so remove your sandals. Indeed, you are in the blessed valley of Ṭuwā.

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وَأَنَا And I ٱخْتَرْتُكَ (have) chosen you فَٱسْتَمِعْ so listen لِمَا to what يُوحَىٰٓ is revealed ١٣

And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].

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إِنَّنِىٓ Indeed, [I] أَنَا I Am ٱللَّهُ Allah لَآ (There is) no إِلَـٰهَ god إِلَّآ but أَنَا۠ I فَٱعْبُدْنِى so worship Me وَأَقِمِ and establish ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ the prayer لِذِكْرِىٓ for My remembrance ١٤

Indeed, I am Allāh. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

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إِنَّ Indeed ٱلسَّاعَةَ the Hour ءَاتِيَةٌ (will be) coming أَكَادُ I almost أُخْفِيهَا [I] hide it لِتُجْزَىٰ that may be recompensed كُلُّ every نَفْسٍۭ soul بِمَا for what تَسْعَىٰ it strives ١٥

Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.

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فَلَا So (do) not يَصُدَّنَّكَ (let) avert you عَنْهَا from it مَن (one) who لَّا (does) not يُؤْمِنُ believe بِهَا in it وَٱتَّبَعَ and follows هَوَىٰهُ his desires فَتَرْدَىٰ lest you perish ١٦

So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

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وَمَا And what تِلْكَ (is) that بِيَمِينِكَ in your right hand يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ١٧

And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

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قَالَ He said هِىَ It عَصَاىَ (is) my staff أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ I lean عَلَيْهَا upon it وَأَهُشُّ and I bring down leaves بِهَا with it عَلَىٰ for غَنَمِى my sheep وَلِىَ and for me فِيهَا in it مَـَٔارِبُ (are) uses أُخْرَىٰ other ١٨

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

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قَالَ He said أَلْقِهَا Throw it down يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ١٩

[Allāh] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

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فَأَلْقَىٰهَا So he threw it down فَإِذَا and behold هِىَ It حَيَّةٌۭ (was) a snake تَسْعَىٰ moving swiftly ٢٠

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

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قَالَ He said خُذْهَا Seize it وَلَا and (do) not تَخَفْ ۖ fear سَنُعِيدُهَا We will return it سِيرَتَهَا (to) its state ٱلْأُولَىٰ the former ٢١

[Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.

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وَٱضْمُمْ And draw near يَدَكَ your hand إِلَىٰ to جَنَاحِكَ your side تَخْرُجْ it will come out بَيْضَآءَ white مِنْ without any غَيْرِ without any سُوٓءٍ disease ءَايَةً (as) a sign أُخْرَىٰ another ٢٢

And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

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لِنُرِيَكَ That We may show you مِنْ of ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs ٱلْكُبْرَى the Greatest ٢٣

That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.

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ٱذْهَبْ Go إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he طَغَىٰ (has) transgressed ٢٤

Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed [i.e., tyrannized]."

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قَالَ He said رَبِّ My Lord ٱشْرَحْ Expand لِى for me صَدْرِى my breast ٢٥

[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand [i.e., relax] for me my breast [with assurance]

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وَيَسِّرْ And ease لِىٓ for me أَمْرِى my task ٢٦

And ease for me my task

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وَٱحْلُلْ And untie عُقْدَةًۭ (the) knot مِّن from لِّسَانِى my tongue ٢٧

And untie the knot from my tongue

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يَفْقَهُوا۟ That they may understand قَوْلِى my speech ٢٨

That they may understand my speech.

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وَٱجْعَل And appoint لِّى for me وَزِيرًۭا a minister مِّنْ from أَهْلِى my family ٢٩

And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family -

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هَـٰرُونَ Harun أَخِى my brother ٣٠

Aaron, my brother.

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ٱشْدُدْ Reinforce بِهِۦٓ through him أَزْرِى my strength ٣١

Increase through him my strength

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وَأَشْرِكْهُ And make him share فِىٓ [in] أَمْرِى my task ٣٢

And let him share my task

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كَىْ That نُسَبِّحَكَ we may glorify You كَثِيرًۭا much ٣٣

That we may exalt You much

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وَنَذْكُرَكَ And [we] remember You كَثِيرًا much ٣٤

And remember You much.

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إِنَّكَ Indeed, [You] كُنتَ You are بِنَا of us بَصِيرًۭا All-Seer ٣٥

Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

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قَالَ He said قَدْ Verily أُوتِيتَ you are granted سُؤْلَكَ your request يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ٣٦

[Allāh] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.

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وَلَقَدْ And indeed مَنَنَّا We conferred a favor عَلَيْكَ on you مَرَّةً another time أُخْرَىٰٓ another time ٣٧

And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,

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إِذْ When أَوْحَيْنَآ We inspired إِلَىٰٓ to أُمِّكَ your mother مَا what يُوحَىٰٓ is inspired ٣٨

When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,

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أَنِ That ٱقْذِفِيهِ cast him فِى in ٱلتَّابُوتِ the chest فَٱقْذِفِيهِ then cast it فِى in ٱلْيَمِّ the river فَلْيُلْقِهِ then let cast it ٱلْيَمُّ the river بِٱلسَّاحِلِ on the bank يَأْخُذْهُ will take him عَدُوٌّۭ an enemy لِّى to Me وَعَدُوٌّۭ and an enemy لَّهُۥ ۚ to him وَأَلْقَيْتُ And I cast عَلَيْكَ over you مَحَبَّةًۭ love مِّنِّى from Me وَلِتُصْنَعَ and that you may be brought up عَلَىٰ under عَيْنِىٓ My eye ٣٩

[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye [i.e., observation and care].

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إِذْ When تَمْشِىٓ was going أُخْتُكَ your sister فَتَقُولُ and she said هَلْ Shall أَدُلُّكُمْ I show you عَلَىٰ [to] مَن (one) who يَكْفُلُهُۥ ۖ will nurse and rear him فَرَجَعْنَـٰكَ So We returned you إِلَىٰٓ to أُمِّكَ your mother كَىْ that تَقَرَّ may be cooled عَيْنُهَا her eyes وَلَا and not تَحْزَنَ ۚ she grieves وَقَتَلْتَ And you killed نَفْسًۭا a man فَنَجَّيْنَـٰكَ but We saved you مِنَ from ٱلْغَمِّ the distress وَفَتَنَّـٰكَ and We tried you فُتُونًۭا ۚ (with) a trial فَلَبِثْتَ Then you remained سِنِينَ (some) years فِىٓ with أَهْلِ (the) people مَدْيَنَ (of) Madyan ثُمَّ Then جِئْتَ you came عَلَىٰ at قَدَرٍۢ the decreed (time) يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ٤٠

[And We favored you] when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a [severe] trial. And you remained [some] years among the people of Madyan. Then you came [here] at the decreed time, O Moses.

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وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ And I (have) chosen you لِنَفْسِى for Myself ٤١

And I produced you for Myself.

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ٱذْهَبْ Go أَنتَ you وَأَخُوكَ and your brother بِـَٔايَـٰتِى with My Signs وَلَا and (do) not تَنِيَا slacken فِى in ذِكْرِى My remembrance ٤٢

Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.

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ٱذْهَبَآ Go, both of you إِلَىٰ to فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he طَغَىٰ (has) transgressed ٤٣

Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.

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فَقُولَا And speak لَهُۥ to him قَوْلًۭا a word لَّيِّنًۭا gentle لَّعَلَّهُۥ perhaps he يَتَذَكَّرُ may take heed أَوْ or يَخْشَىٰ fear ٤٤

And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear [Allāh]."

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قَالَا They said رَبَّنَآ Our Lord إِنَّنَا Indeed, we نَخَافُ fear أَن that يَفْرُطَ he will hasten عَلَيْنَآ against us أَوْ or أَن that يَطْغَىٰ he will transgress ٤٥

They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

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قَالَ He said لَا (Do) not تَخَافَآ ۖ fear إِنَّنِى Indeed, I Am مَعَكُمَآ with you both أَسْمَعُ I hear وَأَرَىٰ and I see ٤٦

[Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.

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فَأْتِيَاهُ So go to him فَقُولَآ and say إِنَّا Indeed, we رَسُولَا both (are) Messengers رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord فَأَرْسِلْ so send مَعَنَا with us بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel وَلَا and (do) not تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ torment them قَدْ Verily جِئْنَـٰكَ we came to you بِـَٔايَةٍۢ with a Sign مِّن from رَّبِّكَ ۖ your Lord وَٱلسَّلَـٰمُ And peace عَلَىٰ on مَنِ (one) who ٱتَّبَعَ follows ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ the Guidance ٤٧

So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.

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إِنَّا Indeed, we قَدْ verily أُوحِىَ it has been revealed إِلَيْنَآ to us أَنَّ that ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment عَلَىٰ (will be) on مَن (one) who كَذَّبَ denies وَتَوَلَّىٰ and turns away ٤٨

Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.'"

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قَالَ He said فَمَن Then who رَّبُّكُمَا (is) your Lord يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ٤٩

[Pharaoh] said, "So who is the Lord of you two, O Moses?"

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قَالَ He said رَبُّنَا Our Lord ٱلَّذِىٓ (is) the One Who أَعْطَىٰ gave كُلَّ (to) every شَىْءٍ thing خَلْقَهُۥ its form ثُمَّ then هَدَىٰ He guided (it) ٥٠

He said, "Our Lord is He who gave each thing its form and then guided [it]."

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قَالَ He said فَمَا Then what بَالُ (is the) case ٱلْقُرُونِ (of) the generations ٱلْأُولَىٰ (of) the former ٥١

[Pharaoh] said, "Then what is the case of the former generations?"

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قَالَ He said عِلْمُهَا Its knowledge عِندَ (is) with رَبِّى my Lord فِى in كِتَـٰبٍۢ ۖ a Record لَّا Not يَضِلُّ errs رَبِّى my Lord وَلَا and not يَنسَى forgets ٥٢

[Moses] said, "The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets."

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ٱلَّذِى The One Who جَعَلَ made لَكُمُ for you ٱلْأَرْضَ the earth مَهْدًۭا (as) a bed وَسَلَكَ and inserted لَكُمْ for you فِيهَا therein سُبُلًۭا ways وَأَنزَلَ and sent down مِنَ from ٱلسَّمَآءِ the sky مَآءًۭ water فَأَخْرَجْنَا then We (have) brought forth بِهِۦٓ with it أَزْوَٰجًۭا pairs مِّن of نَّبَاتٍۢ plants شَتَّىٰ diverse ٥٣

[It is He] who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants.

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كُلُوا۟ Eat وَٱرْعَوْا۟ and pasture أَنْعَـٰمَكُمْ ۗ your cattle إِنَّ Indeed فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ surely (are) Signs لِّأُو۟لِى for possessors ٱلنُّهَىٰ (of) intelligence ٥٤

Eat [therefrom] and pasture your livestock. Indeed in that are signs for those of intelligence.

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۞ مِنْهَا From it خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ We created you وَفِيهَا and in it نُعِيدُكُمْ We will return you وَمِنْهَا and from it نُخْرِجُكُمْ We will bring you out تَارَةً time أُخْرَىٰ another ٥٥

From it [i.e., the earth] We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time.

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وَلَقَدْ And verily أَرَيْنَـٰهُ We showed him ءَايَـٰتِنَا Our Signs كُلَّهَا all of them فَكَذَّبَ but he denied وَأَبَىٰ and refused ٥٦

And We certainly showed him [i.e., Pharaoh] Our signs - all of them - but he denied and refused.

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قَالَ He said أَجِئْتَنَا Have you come to us لِتُخْرِجَنَا to drive us out مِنْ of أَرْضِنَا our land بِسِحْرِكَ with your magic يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ٥٧

He said, "Have you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

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فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ Then we will surely produce for you بِسِحْرٍۢ magic مِّثْلِهِۦ like it فَٱجْعَلْ So make بَيْنَنَا between us وَبَيْنَكَ and between you مَوْعِدًۭا an appointment لَّا not نُخْلِفُهُۥ we will fail it نَحْنُ [we] وَلَآ and not أَنتَ you مَكَانًۭا (in) a place سُوًۭى even ٥٨

Then we will surely bring you magic like it, so make between us and you an appointment, which we will not fail to keep and neither will you, in a place assigned."

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قَالَ He said مَوْعِدُكُمْ Your appointment يَوْمُ (is on the) day ٱلزِّينَةِ (of) the festival وَأَن and that يُحْشَرَ will be assembled ٱلنَّاسُ the people ضُحًۭى (at) forenoon ٥٩

[Moses] said, "Your appointment is on the day of the festival when the people assemble at mid-morning."

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فَتَوَلَّىٰ Then went away فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun فَجَمَعَ and put together كَيْدَهُۥ his plan ثُمَّ then أَتَىٰ came ٦٠

So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].

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