سورة طٰه
Surah Tâ Hâ 20:12
Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 12 of 135
إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Abdul Mannan Omar
`Verily, I alone am your Lord. So take off your shoes (and stay, and make your heart free from every care), for you are in the sacred Valley of Tuwâ.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.
Ahmed Ali
"O Moses, I am verily your Lord, so take off your shoes, for you are in the holy plain of Towa.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
"Indeed it is I, I am your Lord. So take off your sandals, for you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.
Daryabadi
Verily I! I am thy Lord: so take off thy shoes; verily thou art into the holy valley, Tuwa.
Faridul Haque
"Indeed I am your Lord, therefore take off your shoes; indeed you are in the holy valley of Tuwa!"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely I am thy Lord, so take off thy shoes; surely thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.
Maulvi Sher Ali
`Verily, I am thy Lord. So take off thy shoes; for thou art in the sacred Valley of Tuw
Muhammad Asad
Verily, I am thy Sustainer! Take off, then, thy sandals! Behold, thou art in the twice-hallowed valley,
Muhammad Musin Khan
Verily! I am your Lord! So take off your shoes, you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.
Muhammad Pickthall
Lo! I, even I, am thy Lord, So take off thy shoes, for lo! thou art in the holy valley of Tuwa.
Muhammad Sarwar
I Am your Lord. Take off your shoes; you are in the holy valley of Tuwa.
Muhammed ali Shakir
Surely I am your Lord, therefore put off your shoes; surely you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa,
Rashad Khalifa
I am your Lord; remove your sandals. You are in the sacred valley, Tuwaa.
Shabbir Ahmed
I am your Lord! Take off your sandals. Surely, you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.”
Commentary 20:12 This and the following verses are some of the few in which Allâh speaks in “I” form. This occurs only when there is closeness between a human being and…
إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
20:12 This and the following verses are some of the few in which Allâh speaks in “I” form. This occurs only when there is closeness between a human being and Allâh (cf. 89:20-30), and only when the talk comes around to love and affection (cf. 20:39; 89:20-30). This closeness was already indicated in the preceding verse, “When he came close.” This intimacy and closeness becomes more evident, when he is asked to “take off your shoes.” To ask someone to take off shoes is a polite expression that the person is welcomed, and it is said to one who is invited to stay (Tâj; Baidzawî). Some interpreters of this verse are of the opinion that “taking off the shoes” is to make ones heart free from all discomfort and worries of the world and the care of the family.
Tûwa طُوًى is the name of a hallowed valley. Zamakhsharî explains it as meaning twice from tûwan: twice done, twice hallowed. The Divine voice was heard echoed in the valley, and Moses was raised there to prophethood. Imâm Râghib gives similar explanation, saying that the word tûwa is spoken in reference to the selection of Moses to prophethood (cf. 28:30).