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20:77

وَلَقَدْ And verily أَوْحَيْنَآ We inspired إِلَىٰ to مُوسَىٰٓ Musa أَنْ that أَسْرِ Travel by night بِعِبَادِى with My slaves فَٱضْرِبْ and strike لَهُمْ for them طَرِيقًۭا a path فِى in ٱلْبَحْرِ the sea يَبَسًۭا dry لَّا not تَخَـٰفُ fearing دَرَكًۭا to be overtaken وَلَا and not تَخْشَىٰ being afraid ٧٧

And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."

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20:78

فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ Then followed them فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun بِجُنُودِهِۦ with his forces فَغَشِيَهُم but covered them مِّنَ from ٱلْيَمِّ the sea مَا what غَشِيَهُمْ covered them ٧٨

So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

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20:79

وَأَضَلَّ And led astray فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun قَوْمَهُۥ his people وَمَا and (did) not هَدَىٰ guide them ٧٩

And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

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20:80

يَـٰبَنِىٓ O Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ O Children of Israel قَدْ Verily أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم We delivered you مِّنْ from عَدُوِّكُمْ your enemy وَوَٰعَدْنَـٰكُمْ and We made a covenant with you جَانِبَ on (the) side ٱلطُّورِ (of) the Mount ٱلْأَيْمَنَ the right وَنَزَّلْنَا and We sent down عَلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْمَنَّ the Manna وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ and the quails ٨٠

O Children of Israel, We delivered you from your enemy, and We made an appointment with you at the right side of the mount, and We sent down to you manna and quails,

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20:81

كُلُوا۟ Eat مِن of طَيِّبَـٰتِ (the) good things مَا which رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ We have provided you وَلَا and (do) not تَطْغَوْا۟ transgress فِيهِ therein فَيَحِلَّ lest should descend عَلَيْكُمْ upon you غَضَبِى ۖ My Anger وَمَن And whoever يَحْلِلْ on whom descends عَلَيْهِ on whom descends غَضَبِى My Anger فَقَدْ indeed هَوَىٰ he (has) perished ٨١

[Saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you and do not transgress [or oppress others] therein, lest My anger should descend upon you. And he upon whom My anger descends has certainly fallen [i.e., perished]."

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20:82

وَإِنِّى But indeed, I Am لَغَفَّارٌۭ the Perpetual Forgiver لِّمَن of whoever تَابَ repents وَءَامَنَ and believes وَعَمِلَ and does صَـٰلِحًۭا righteous (deeds) ثُمَّ then ٱهْتَدَىٰ remains guided ٨٢

But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.

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20:83

۞ وَمَآ And what أَعْجَلَكَ made you hasten عَن from قَوْمِكَ your people يَـٰمُوسَىٰ O Musa ٨٣

[Allāh said], "And what made you hasten from your people, O Moses?"

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20:84

قَالَ He said هُمْ They أُو۟لَآءِ (are) close عَلَىٰٓ upon أَثَرِى my tracks وَعَجِلْتُ and I hastened إِلَيْكَ to you رَبِّ my Lord لِتَرْضَىٰ that You be pleased ٨٤

He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."

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20:85

قَالَ He said فَإِنَّا But indeed, We قَدْ [verily] فَتَنَّا We (have) tried قَوْمَكَ your people مِنۢ after you بَعْدِكَ after you وَأَضَلَّهُمُ and has led them astray ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ the Samiri ٨٥

[Allāh] said, "But indeed, We have tried your people after you [departed], and the Sāmirī has led them astray."

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20:86

فَرَجَعَ Then Musa returned مُوسَىٰٓ Then Musa returned إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people غَضْبَـٰنَ angry أَسِفًۭا ۚ (and) sorrowful قَالَ He said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people أَلَمْ Did not يَعِدْكُمْ promise you رَبُّكُمْ your Lord وَعْدًا a promise حَسَنًا ۚ good أَفَطَالَ Then, did seem long عَلَيْكُمُ to you ٱلْعَهْدُ the promise أَمْ or أَرَدتُّمْ did you desire أَن that يَحِلَّ descend عَلَيْكُمْ upon you غَضَبٌۭ (the) Anger مِّن of رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord فَأَخْلَفْتُم so you broke مَّوْعِدِى (the) promise to me ٨٦

So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved. He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise? Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"

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20:87

قَالُوا۟ They said مَآ Not أَخْلَفْنَا we broke مَوْعِدَكَ promise to you بِمَلْكِنَا by our will وَلَـٰكِنَّا but we حُمِّلْنَآ [we] were made to carry أَوْزَارًۭا burdens مِّن from زِينَةِ ornaments ٱلْقَوْمِ (of) the people فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا so we threw them فَكَذَٰلِكَ and thus أَلْقَى threw ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ the Samiri ٨٧

They said, "We did not break our promise to you by our will, but we were made to carry burdens from the ornaments of the people [of Pharaoh], so we threw them [into the fire], and thus did the Sāmirī throw."

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