Surah Ta-Ha Ayat 72 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 72
They said, “Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.
They said: “Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world.
The magicians answered: “By Him Who has created us, we shall never prefer you to the Truth after manifest Signs have come to us. So decree whatever you will. Your decree will pertain, at the most, to the present life of the world.
They said: “We prefer you not over the clear signs that have come to us, and to Him (Allah) Who created us. So decree whatever you desire to decree, for you can only decree (regarding) this life of the world.
They said: We choose thee not above the clear proofs that have come unto us, and above Him Who created us. So decree what thou wilt decree. Thou wilt end for us only this life of the world.
They said, “We will never prefer you over the supreme evidences that have come to us, nor over Him Who originated us; so decree whatever you will decree; surely you will only decree touching this present life (Literally: this lowly life, i.e., the life of this world).
They said, ‘We shall never prefer you to the clear sign that has come to us, nor to Him who created us. So decide whatever you will: you can only decide matters of this present life-
انہوں نے جواب دیا کہ ناممکن ہے کہ ہم تجھے ترجیح دیں ان دلیلوں پر جو ہمارے سامنے آچکیں اور اس اللہ پر جس نے ہمیں پیدا کیا ہے اب تو تو جو کچھ کرنے وﻻ ہے کر گزر، تو جو کچھ بھی حکم چلا سکتا ہے وه اسی دنیوی زندگی میں ہی ہے
Quran 20 Verse 72 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Ta-Ha ayat 72, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(20:72) The magicians answered: “By Him Who has created us, we shall never prefer you to the Truth after manifest Signs have come to us.[49] So decree whatever you will. Your decree will pertain, at the most, to the present life of the world.
49. It may also be interpreted like this: It cannot be that we should prefer you to these plain signs which have come before us and to that Being Who has created us.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Ta-Ha verse 72 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Taha ayat 71 which provides the complete commentary from verse 71 through 73.
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