Surah Taha, Ayah 47 (20:47)

طه

فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ …

Quran 20:47 is ayah 47 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 314 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:47
فَأْتِيَاهُفَقُولَآإِنَّارَسُولَارَبِّكَفَأَرْسِلْمَعَنَابَنِىٓإِسْرَٰٓءِيلَوَلَاتُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖقَدْجِئْنَٰكَبَِٔايَةٍمِّنرَّبِّكَ ۖوَٱلسَّلَٰمُعَلَىٰمَنِٱتَّبَعَٱلْهُدَىٰٓ٤٧
fatiyāhu faqūlā innā rasūlā rabbika fa-arsil maʿanā banī is'rāīla walā tuʿadhib'hum qad ji'nāka biāyatin min rabbika wal-salāmu ʿalā mani ittabaʿa l-hudā

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.(47)

Word by word

  1. فَأْتِيَاهُfatiyāhuSo go to him
  2. فَقُولَآfaqūlāand say
  3. إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
  4. رَسُولَاrasūlāboth (are) Messengers
  5. رَبِّكَrabbika(of) your Lord
  6. فَأَرْسِلْfa-arsilso send
  7. مَعَنَاmaʿanāwith us
  8. بَنِىٓbanī(the) Children of Israel
  9. إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَis'rāīla(the) Children of Israel
  10. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  11. تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖtuʿadhib'humtorment them
  12. قَدْqadVerily
  13. جِئْنَٰكَji'nākawe came to you
  14. بَِٔايَةٍbiāyatinwith a Sign
  15. مِّنminfrom
  16. رَّبِّكَ ۖrabbikayour Lord
  17. وَٱلسَّلَٰمُwal-salāmuAnd peace
  18. عَلَىٰʿalāon
  19. مَنِmani(one) who
  20. ٱتَّبَعَittabaʿafollows
  21. ٱلْهُدَىٰٓl-hudāthe Guidance

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