سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 45
قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَا
qālā
They said
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
إِنَّنَا
innanā
Indeed, we
نَخَافُ
nakhāfu
fear
أَن
an
that
يَفْرُطَ
yafruṭa
he will hasten
عَلَيْنَآ
ʿalaynā
against us
أَوْ
aw
or
أَن
an
that
يَطْغَىٰ
yaṭghā
he will transgress
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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45. Both of them said, "Our Lord! We fear that he may harm us or transgress further [30]."
[30]
The Concerns About Going to Pharaoh:
After reaching Egypt, when both brothers became ready to go to Pharaoh and considered inviting that tyrannical and arrogant king, they submitted to their Lord that they are present to comply with His command, but they fear whether he will even be willing to listen to them, or after hearing them, he might flare up in anger, or he might harm them, or he might utter even more insolent words about Allah’s majesty, which would defeat the very purpose. In response, Allah Almighty reassured them, saying that there is no reason to fear him, because I am also with you, hearing and seeing everything. He will not be able to harm you in the least.
[30]
The Concerns About Going to Pharaoh:
After reaching Egypt, when both brothers became ready to go to Pharaoh and considered inviting that tyrannical and arrogant king, they submitted to their Lord that they are present to comply with His command, but they fear whether he will even be willing to listen to them, or after hearing them, he might flare up in anger, or he might harm them, or he might utter even more insolent words about Allah’s majesty, which would defeat the very purpose. In response, Allah Almighty reassured them, saying that there is no reason to fear him, because I am also with you, hearing and seeing everything. He will not be able to harm you in the least.
