← Surah 20

20:90

وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَـٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَـٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى

Word by word

وَلَقَدْ
And verily
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَPreposition — emphasis، prefix
قَدْPreposition — particle of certainty
قَالَ
(had) said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
لَهُمْ
to them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُمْNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. plur.
هَٰرُونُ
Harun
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰرُونُNoun — proper noun، masculine، nominative
مِن
before
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنPreposition — preposition
قَبْلُ
before
Noun
Root: قبل
Grammar (i'rab)
قَبْلُNoun — genitive
يَٰقَوْمِ
O my people
Noun
Root: قوم
Grammar (i'rab)
يَٰPreposition — vocative، prefix
قَوْمِNoun — masculine، accusative
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
إِنَّمَا
Only
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
مَاPreposition — preventive
فُتِنتُم
you are being tested
Verb
Root: فتن
Grammar (i'rab)
فُتِنVerb — perfect، passive، 2nd masc. plur.
تُمNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
بِهِۦ
by it
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
هِۦNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
وَإِنَّ
and indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
رَبَّكُمُ
your Lord
Noun
Root: ربب
Grammar (i'rab)
رَبَّNoun — masculine، accusative
كُمُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ
(is) the Most Gracious
Noun
Root: رحم
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلPreposition — definite، prefix
رَّحْمَٰنُNoun — masc. sing.، nominative، adjective
فَٱتَّبِعُونِى
so follow me
Verb
Root: تبع
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
ٱتَّبِعُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟
and obey
Verb
Root: طوع
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
أَطِيعُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.
وٓا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.
أَمْرِى
my order
Noun
Root: أمر
Grammar (i'rab)
أَمْرِNoun — masculine، accusative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.

Translation

EN

Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Aaron did say to them, ‘My people, this calf is a test for you. Your true Lord is the Lord of Mercy, so follow me and obey my orders,’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

And olsun ki, Harun da onlara önceden: "Ey milletim! Siz bu buzağı ile sınanıyorsunuz. Sizin gerçek Rabbiniz Rahman'dır. Bana uyun, emrime itaat edin" demişti.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

And olsun ki Harun daha önce onlara: "Ey kavmim! Siz bununla (buzağı ile) imtihana çekildiniz. Sizin gerçek Rabbiniz Rahmân'dır. Gelin bana uyun ve emrime itaat edin" demişti.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Yemin olsun ki Harun, daha önce onlara “Ey kavmim! Siz bununla (buzağı heykeli ile) sadece imtihan edildiniz. Şüphesiz ki Rabbiniz Rahmân’dır; bana uyun ve emrime itaat edin!” demişti.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ولقد قال هارون لبني إسرائيل من قبل رجوع موسى إليهم: يا قوم إنما اختُبرتم بهذا العجل؛ ليظهر المؤمن منكم من الكافر، وإن ربكم الرحمن لا غيره فاتبعوني فيما أدعوكم إليه من عبادة الله، وأطيعوا أمري في اتباع شرعه.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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