Surah Al-A'raf (الأعراف) • The Heights

Quran 7:143

7:143

وَلَمَّا جَآءَ مُوسَىٰ لِمِيقَـٰتِنَا وَكَلَّمَهُۥ رَبُّهُۥ قَالَ رَبِّ أَرِنِىٓ أَنظُرْ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ لَن تَرَىٰنِى وَلَـٰكِنِ ٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْجَبَلِ فَإِنِ ٱسْتَقَرَّ مَكَانَهُۥ فَسَوْفَ تَرَىٰنِى ۚ فَلَمَّا تَجَلَّىٰ رَبُّهُۥ لِلْجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُۥ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ مُوسَىٰ صَعِقًا ۚ فَلَمَّآ أَفَاقَ قَالَ سُبْحَـٰنَكَ تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَأَنَا۠ أَوَّلُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

walammā jāa mūsā limīqātinā wakallamahu rabbuhu qāla rabbi arinī anẓur ilayka qāla lan tarānī walākini unẓur ilā l-jabali fa-ini is'taqarra makānahu fasawfa tarānī falammā tajallā rabbuhu lil'jabali jaʿalahu dakkan wakharra mūsā ṣaʿiqan falammā afāqa qāla sub'ḥānaka tub'tu ilayka wa-anā awwalu l-mu'minīna

And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allāh] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first [among my people] of the believers."

— Saheeh International

When Moses came for the appointment, and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show Yourself to me: let me see You!’ He said, ‘You will never see Me, but look at that mountain: if it remains standing firm, you will see Me,’ and when his Lord revealed Himself to the mountain, He made it crumble: Moses fell down unconscious. When he recovered, he said, ‘Glory be to You! To You I turn in repentance! I am the first to believe!’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And when Mûsâ (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and his Lord (Allah) spoke to him; he said: "O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You." Allâh said: "You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain; if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me." So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Mûsâ (Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: "Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers."

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

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وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
جَآءَjāacame
مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
لِمِيقَـٰتِنَاlimīqātināto Our appointed place
وَكَلَّمَهُۥwakallamahuand spoke to him
رَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lord
قَالَqālahe said
رَبِّrabbiO my Lord
أَرِنِىٓarinīShow me
أَنظُرْanẓur(that) I may look
إِلَيْكَۚilaykaat You
قَالَqālaHe said
لَنlanNever
تَرَىٰنِىtarānīyou (can) see Me
وَلَـٰكِنِwalākinibut
ٱنظُرْunẓurlook
إِلَىilāat
ٱلْجَبَلِl-jabalithe mountain
فَإِنِfa-ini[then] if
ٱسْتَقَرَّis'taqarrait remains
مَكَانَهُۥmakānahuin its place
فَسَوْفَfasawfathen
تَرَىٰنِىۚtarānīyou (will) see Me
فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
تَجَلَّىٰtajallārevealed (His) Glory
رَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lord
لِلْجَبَلِlil'jabalito the mountain
جَعَلَهُۥjaʿalahuHe made it
دَكًّۭاdakkancrumbled to dust
وَخَرَّwakharraand fell down
مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
صَعِقًۭاۚṣaʿiqanunconscious
فَلَمَّآfalammāAnd when
أَفَاقَafāqahe recovered
قَالَqālahe said
سُبْحَـٰنَكَsub'ḥānakaGlory be to You
تُبْتُtub'tuI turn (in repentance)
إِلَيْكَilaykato you
وَأَنَا۠wa-anāand I am
أَوَّلُawwalu(the) first
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'minīna(of) the believers