Surah Ta-Ha 20:45 — translation and meaning
طه · Verse 45 / 135 · Page 314
قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَن يَطْغَى
Word by Word
قَالَا
qala
They said
رَبَّنَا
rabbana
Our Lord!
إِنَّنَا
innana
Indeed we
نَخَافُ
nakhafu
fear
أَن
an
that
يَفْرُطَ
yafruta
he will hasten
عَلَيْنَا
alayna
against us
أَوْ
aw
or
أَن
an
that
يَطْغَى
yatgha
he will transgress
Transliteration
Qaalaa Rabbanaaa innanaa nakhaafu ai yafruta 'alainaaa aw ai yatghaa
Translation
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Moses and Aaron peace be upon them) said: We fear that he will quickly punish us before we can deliver Your message to him, or that he will exceed the limit in oppressing us by killing us or otherwise.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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