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20. Surah • 92. Verse
Word Analysis
يَـٰهَـٰرُونُ
yāhārūnu
O Harun
مَا
mā
What
إِذْ
idh
when
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
(Moses) said, "O Aaron, what is it that prevented you, when you saw them go astray,
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
He said: "O Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them being astray?"
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
He said, "O Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them being astray?
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
Moses scolded ˹his brother˺, "O Aaron! What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
[Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "O Hârûn (Aaron)! What prevented you when you saw them going astray;
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
He (Mūsā) said, "O Hārūn, what did prevent you from following me when you saw them going astray?
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
(Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong,
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
He (Moses) said: O Aaron! What held thee back when thou didst see them gone astray,
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
(After rebuking his people) Moses turned to Aaron and said: "Aaron! What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
Moses said, ‘When you realized they had gone astray, what prevented you, Aaron,
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
He said, ‘What prevented you following me, Harun, when you saw that they had gone astray?
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
Moses said, 'What prevented thee, Aaron, when thou sawest them in error,
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
Moses told to Aaron: "What is the matter with you that you did not prevent them of worshipping the cow?"
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
(Moses turning to Aaron) said, `Aaron! when you saw them going astray what prevented you
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
Said he, 'O Aaron! what prevented thee, when thou didst see them go astray,
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
And when Moses was returned, he said, O Aaron, what hindered thee, when thou sawest that they went astray,
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
He (Mûsa) (Moses) said, "O Harûn, what prevented you, when you saw them err away,
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
He said, ‘O Aaron! What kept you, when you saw them going astray,
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
They said, "We will not cease to pay devotion to it until Moses return to us. "
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
But (Moses) said: "O Aaron, when you saw that they had gone astray, what hindered you
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
[And now that he had come back, Moses] said: "O Aaron! What has prevented thee, when thou didst see that they had gone astray,
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
And when Mussa returned, he said to Harun: "What kept you Harun from acting when you saw them deviated in mind and wandering from the path of righteousness!"
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
He said: "O Aaron, what prevented you when you saw them being astray"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
[Musa (Moses)] said: "O Haroon (Aaron)! What stopped you, (even) though you saw them going wrong,
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
[Moses] said, "O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
When he returned, Moses asked, "O' Aaron! What stopped you when you saw them going astray?
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
He said: “O Aaron: what prevented thee, when thou sawest them going astray,