طه O MAN! (1) مَا أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَىٰ We did not bestow the Qur'ān on thee from on high to make thee unhappy, (2) إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشَىٰ but only as an exhortation to all who stand in awe [of God]: (3) تَنْزِيلًا مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ وَالسَّمَاوَاتِ الْعُلَى a revelation from Him who has created the earth and the high heavens (4) الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ the Most Gracious, established on the throne of His almightiness. (5) لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَىٰ Unto Him belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on earth, as well as all that is between them and all that is beneath the sod. (6) وَإِنْ تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى And if thou say anything aloud, [He hears it –] since, behold, He knows [even] the secret [thoughts of man] as well as all that is yet more hidden [within him]. (7) اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ God – there is no deity save Him; His [alone] are the attributes of perfection! (8) وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ AND HAS the story of Moses ever come within thy ken? (9) إِذْ رَأَىٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَعَلِّي آتِيكُمْ مِنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى Lo! he saw a fire [in the desert]; and so he said to his family: "Wait here! Behold, I perceive a fire [far away]: perhaps I can bring you a brand therefrom, or find at the fire some guidance." (10) |
Abdullah Yusuf Ali Ta-Ha.2534 (Translation) 2534. For an explanation see the Introduction to this Surah. If the meaning is "O man!", that is itself a mystic meaning, as explained, but the letters form a word and would not be classified strictly as Abbreviated Letters: see n. 25 to 2:1. This, however, is a question of classification and does not affect the meaning. This is conjectural, and no one can be dogmatic about it. Buy this commentary from Amazon  .Other Translations of Verse : • Ta-Ha. (Abdullah Yusuf Ali) • Ta. Ha. (Mohamed Marmaduke Pickthall) • Ta Ha. (M. H. Shakir) • Ta-Ha. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings.] (Taqiuddin Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan) • Ta. Ha. (Abdul-Majid Daryabadi) • TaHa. (Hassan Qaribullah and Ahmed Darwish) • Ta Ha (T. H.); (Muhammad Ayub Khan) • Ta Ha. (Sher Ali) • O MAN! (Muhammad Asad) • Ta Ha (Arthur John Arberry) |