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Taha 61

Ayah 61 of 135 · Meccan

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٖۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ ٦١

Moses said to them [i.e., the magicians summoned by Pharaoh], "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allāh or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالَSaidqāla
  2. لَهُمto themlahum
  3. مُّوسَىٰMusamūsā
  4. وَيۡلَكُمۡWoe to youwaylakum
  5. لَا(Do) notlā
  6. تَفۡتَرُواْinventtaftarū
  7. عَلَىagainstʿalā
  8. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  9. كَذِبٗاa liekadhiban
  10. فَيُسۡحِتَكُمlest He will destroy youfayus'ḥitakum
  11. بِعَذَابٖۖwith a punishmentbiʿadhābin
  12. وَقَدۡAnd verilywaqad
  13. خَابَhe failedkhāba
  14. مَنِwhomani
  15. ٱفۡتَرَىٰinventedif'tarā

Tafsir

Moses said advising Pharaoh’s magicians: Beware, do not invent lies against Allah through the magic by means of which you deceive people, or He will eliminate you with a punishment from Him. Whoever invents lies against Allah is a loser.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran