Surah Taha (طه) • Ta-Ha

Quran 20:88

20:88

فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا۟ هَـٰذَآ إِلَـٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَـٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِىَ

fa-akhraja lahum ʿij'lan jasadan lahu khuwārun faqālū hādhā ilāhukum wa-ilāhu mūsā fanasiya

And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."

— Saheeh International

but he [used the molten jewellery to] produce an image of a calf which made a lowing sound, and they said, ‘This is your god and Moses’ god, but he has forgotten.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Then he took out (of the fire) for them (a statue of) a calf which seemed to low. They said: "This is your ilâh (god), and the ilâh (god) of Mûsâ (Moses), but he [Mûsâ (Moses)] has forgotten (his god).’"

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

Juz 16Page 318meccan

Word by Word

فَأَخْرَجَfa-akhrajaThen he brought forth
لَهُمْlahumfor them
عِجْلًۭاʿij'lana calf's
جَسَدًۭاjasadanbody
لَّهُۥlahuit had
خُوَارٌۭkhuwāruna lowing sound
فَقَالُوا۟faqālūand they said
هَـٰذَآhādhāThis
إِلَـٰهُكُمْilāhukum(is) your god
وَإِلَـٰهُwa-ilāhuand the god
مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa
فَنَسِىَfanasiyabut he forgot