Surah Taha (طه) • Ta-Ha

Quran 20:45

20:45

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

qālā rabbanā innanā nakhāfu an yafruṭa ʿalaynā aw an yaṭghā

They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."

— Saheeh International

They said, ‘Lord, we fear he will do us great harm or exceed all bounds.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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قَالَاqālāThey said
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
إِنَّنَاinnanāIndeed, we
نَخَافُnakhāfufear
أَنanthat
يَفْرُطَyafruṭahe will hasten
عَلَيْنَآʿalaynāagainst us
أَوْawor
أَنanthat
يَطْغَىٰyaṭghāhe will transgress