← Surah 20

20:94

قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى

Word by word

قَالَ
He said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
يَبْنَؤُمَّ
O son of my mother
Noun
Root: بني
Grammar (i'rab)
يَPreposition — vocative، prefix
بْنَNoun — masculine، accusative
ؤُمَّNoun — fem. sing.، genitive
Noun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
لَا
(Do) not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَاPreposition — prohibition
تَأْخُذْ
seize (me)
Verb
Root: أخذ
Grammar (i'rab)
تَأْخُذْVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
بِلِحْيَتِى
by my beard
Noun
Root: لحي
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
لِحْيَتِNoun — feminine، genitive
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
وَلَا
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَاPreposition — negative
بِرَأْسِىٓ
by my head
Noun
Root: رأس
Grammar (i'rab)
بِPreposition — preposition، prefix
رَأْسِNoun — masculine، genitive
ىٓNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
إِنِّى
Indeed, I
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنِّPreposition — accusative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
خَشِيتُ
[I] feared
Verb
Root: خشي
Grammar (i'rab)
خَشِيVerb — perfect، 1st sing.
تُNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
أَن
that
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
أَنPreposition — subordinating
تَقُولَ
you would say
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
تَقُولَVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
فَرَّقْتَ
You caused division
Verb
Root: فرق
Grammar (i'rab)
فَرَّقْVerb — perfect، 2nd masc. sing.
تَNoun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. sing.
بَيْنَ
between
Noun
Root: بين
Grammar (i'rab)
بَيْنَNoun — location adverb، accusative
بَنِىٓ
(the) Children of Israel
Noun
Root: بني
Grammar (i'rab)
بَنِىٓNoun — masc. plur.، genitive
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
(the) Children of Israel
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَNoun — proper noun، genitive
وَلَمْ
and not
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
لَمْPreposition — negative
تَرْقُبْ
you respect
Verb
Root: رقب
Grammar (i'rab)
تَرْقُبْVerb — imperfect، 2nd masc. sing.
قَوْلِى
my word
Noun
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
قَوْلِNoun — verbal noun، masculine، accusative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.

Translation

EN

(Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

He said, ‘Son of my mother- let go of my beard and my hair!- I was afraid you would say, “You have caused division among the children of Israel and have not heeded what I said.”’

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

He said: O son of my mother! Clutch not my beard nor my head! I feared lest thou shouldst say: Thou hast caused division among the Children of Israel, and hast not waited for my word.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[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.'"

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Harun: "Ey Annemoğlu! Saçımdan sakalımdan tutma; doğrusu İsrailoğulları arasına ayrılık koydun, sözüme bakmadın demenden korktum" dedi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Harun: "Ey anamın oğlu! Sakalımı ve başımı (saçımı) tutma. Ben senin 'İsrailoğulları arasında ayrılık çıkardın, sözüme bakmadın' diyeceğinden korktum." dedi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Harun) şöyle demişti: “Ey annemin oğlu! Saçıma, sakalıma yapışma! Şüphesiz ki ben senin ‘İsrailoğullarının arasına ayrılık düşürdün; sözümü tutmadın!’ demenden korktum.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

ثم أخذ موسى بلحية هارون ورأسه يجرُّه إليه، فقال له هارون: يا ابن أمي لا تمسك بلحيتي ولا بشعر رأسي، إني خفتُ - إن تركتهم ولحقت بك - أن تقول: فرَّقت بين بني إسرائيل، ولم تحفظ وصيتي بحسن رعايتهم.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution