Al-Qur'an Surah Taha Verse 84

Mufti Taqi Usmani

He said, “Here they are just behind me, and I hurried towards You, my Lord, so that You be pleased.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He replied, “They are close on my tracks. And I have hastened to You, my Lord, so You will be pleased.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

He said, “They are following my footsteps; I hastened to You, my Lord, to please You.”

A. J. Arberry

'They are upon my tracks,' Moses said. 'I have hastened, Lord, only that I may please Thee.'

Abdul Haleem

and he said, ‘They are following in my footsteps. I rushed to You, Lord, to please You,’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

He said: those! they are close on my footstep, and hastened to Thee, O my Lord; that Thou mightest be wellpleased.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He replied; "Behold, they are close on my footsteps; I hastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee."

Abul Ala Maududi

He said: "They are close behind me, and I hastened to You, Lord, that You may be pleased with me."

Ahmed Ali

He said: "They are right behind me. I have hastened to You, O Lord, so that You may be pleased."

Ahmed Raza Khan

He submitted, “They are here, just behind me – and O my Lord, I hastened towards You, in order to please You.”

Ali Quli Qarai

He said, ‘They are close upon my heels, and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that You may be pleased.’

Ali Ünal

He replied: "They are following in my footsteps; and I have shown haste to come to You so that You may be well-pleased with Me."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Moses said, `They are close on my heels and I have hastened to You, my Lord, that You might be pleased.´

English Literal

He said: "They are, those on my track/trail, and I hurried/hastened to you, my lord, to approve/please (you)."

Faridul Haque

He submitted, "They are here, just behind me - and O my Lord, I hastened towards You, in order to please You."

Hamid S. Aziz

"But what has hastened you on away from your people, O Moses?"

Hilali & Khan

He said: "They are close on my footsteps, and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And what made thee hasten from thy people, O Moses?

Mohammad Habib Shakir

He said: They are here on my track and I hastened on to Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be pleased.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

He said: They are close upon my track. I hastened unto Thee, my Lord, that Thou mightest be well pleased.

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses replied, "They are just behind me. I came earlier to seek Your pleasure".

Qaribullah & Darwish

Moses replied: 'They are following me. My Lord, I made haste only so that I might please You'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

He said: "They are close on my footsteps, and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased."

Wahiduddin Khan

He said, "They are following in my footsteps, while I have hastened to You, my Lord, to please You."

Talal Itani

He said, “They are following in my footsteps; and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that you may be pleased.”

Tafsir jalalayn

He said, `They are close, behind me, coming, upon my track, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You may be pleased', with me, in other words, to please you [even] more -- before [giving] the response, he gives an excuse, according to what he supposed [was the situation with his people],

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

قَالَ هُمْ أُولَااء عَلَى أَثَرِي

"And what made you hasten from your people, O Musa!"

He said;"They are close on my footsteps."

These means that they have arrived and are settled near the Mountain.

وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَى



and I hastened to You, O my Lord, that You might be pleased.

meaning, "So You will be more pleased with me."

قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِن بَعْدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ السَّامِرِيُّ