Ta-Ha
20. Ṭā-Hā
طه
Page #318
20:94
قَالَ
يَاابْنَأُمَّ
لَا
تَأْخُذْ
بِلِحْيَتِي
وَلَا
بِرَأْسِي
إِنِّي
خَشِيتُ
أَن
تَقُولَ
فَرَّقْتَ
بَيْنَ
بَنِي
إِسْرَائِيلَ
وَلَمْ
تَرْقُبْ
قَوْلِي
qāla ya-bna-ʾumma lā taʾkhudh bi-liḥyatī wa-lā bi-raʾsī ʾinnī khashītu ʾan taqūla farraqta bayna banī ʾisrāʾīla wa-lam tarqub qawlī
He said, ‘O son of my mother! Do not grab my beard or my head! I feared lest you should say, ‘‘You have caused a rift among the Children of Israel and did not heed my word [of advice].’’’
— Ali Quli Qarai
(Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'"
