Surah Taha, Ayah 63 (20:63)

طه

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا …

Quran 20:63 is ayah 63 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 315 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:63
قَالُوٓا۟إِنْهَٰذَٰنِلَسَٰحِرَٰنِيُرِيدَانِأَنيُخْرِجَاكُممِّنْأَرْضِكُمبِسِحْرِهِمَاوَيَذْهَبَابِطَرِيقَتِكُمُٱلْمُثْلَىٰ٦٣
qālū in hādhāni lasāḥirāni yurīdāni an yukh'rijākum min arḍikum bisiḥ'rihimā wayadhhabā biṭarīqatikumu l-muth'lā

They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way [i.e., religion or tradition].(63)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوٓا۟qālūThey said
  2. إِنْinIndeed
  3. هَٰذَٰنِhādhānithese two
  4. لَسَٰحِرَٰنِlasāḥirāni[two] magicians
  5. يُرِيدَانِyurīdānithey intend
  6. أَنanthat
  7. يُخْرِجَاكُمyukh'rijākumthey drive you out
  8. مِّنْminof
  9. أَرْضِكُمarḍikumyour land
  10. بِسِحْرِهِمَاbisiḥ'rihimāwith their magic
  11. وَيَذْهَبَاwayadhhabāand do away
  12. بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُbiṭarīqatikumuwith your way
  13. ٱلْمُثْلَىٰl-muth'lāthe exemplary

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