Al-Qur'an Surah Taha Verse 122

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Thereafter his Lord chose him. So He accepted his repentance and gave (him) guidance.

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺.

Ruwwad Translation Center

Thereafter his Lord chose him, accepted his repentance, and guided him.

A. J. Arberry

Thereafter his Lord chose him, and turned again unto him, and He guided him.

Abdul Haleem

later his Lord brought him close, accepted his repentance, and guided him-

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Thereafter his Lord accepted him, and relented toward him, and guided him.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But his Lord chose him (for His Grace); He turned to him, and gave him Guidance.

Abul Ala Maududi

Thereafter his Lord exalted him, accepted his repentance, and bestowed guidance upon him,

Ahmed Ali

Then his Lord chose him and relented towards him, and showed him the way;

Ahmed Raza Khan

Then his Lord chose him, and inclined towards him with His mercy, and guided him.

Ali Quli Qarai

Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him clemently, and guided him.

Ali Ünal

Thereafter his Lord chose him (for His favor), accepted His repentance, and bestowed His guidance upon him.

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then (it came to pass that) his Lord chose him (for His benedictions) and turned to him with mercy and guided (him) to the right path.

English Literal

Then His Lord chose/purified him, so He forgave on him, and guided.

Faridul Haque

Then his Lord chose him, and inclined towards him with His mercy, and guided him.

Hamid S. Aziz

And they ate there from, and their shame became apparent to them; and they began to stitch upon themselves some leaves of the garden; and Adam rebelled against his Lord, and went astray.

Hilali & Khan

Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So they both ate of it, then their evil inclinations became manifest to them, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of the garden. And Adam disobeyed his Lord, and was disappointed.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Then his Lord chose him, so He turned to him and guided (him).

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.

Muhammad Sarwar

His Lord forgave him, accepted his repentance, and gave him guidance.

Qaribullah & Darwish

But afterwards his Lord chose him; He turned again towards him and guided him.

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.

Wahiduddin Khan

Then his Lord had mercy on him, accepted his repentance and guided him.

Talal Itani

But then his Lord recalled him, and pardoned him, and guided him.

Tafsir jalalayn

Thereafter his Lord chose him, He brought him close [to Him], and relented to him, He accepted his repentance, and guided him, that is, He guided him to seek repentance regularly.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

Thus Adam disobeyed his Lord, so he went astray. Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.

Al-Bukhari recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Prophet said,

حَاجَّ مُوسَى ادَمَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَخْرَجْتَ النَّاسَ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ بِذَنْبِكَ وَأَشْقَيْتَهُمْ قَالَ ادَمُ يَا مُوسَى أَنْتَ الَّذِي اصْطَفَاكَ اللهُ بِرِسَالَااتِهِ وَبِكَلَامِهِ أَتَلُومُنِي عَلَى أَمْرٍ كَتَبَهُ اللهُ عَلَيَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَنِي أَوْ قَدَّرَهُ اللهُ عَلَيَّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَنِي قال رسول اللهصلى الله عليه وسلّم فَحَجَّ ادَمُ مُوسَى

Musa argued with Adam and he said to him, "Are you the one who got mankind expelled from Paradise because of your sin and you caused them grief!"

Adam replied, "Are you the one whom Allah chose for His Divine Messages and His direct Speech! Are you blaming me for a matter that Allah wrote upon me before He created me!"

Then, the Messenger of Allah said, (Thus, Adam defeated Musa.

This Hadith has various routes of transmission in the Two Sahihs as well as the Musnad collections