The Quran

سورة طٰه

Surah Tâ Hâ 20:44

Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 44 of 135

فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَيِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`But speak to him a gentle speech, may be he pays heed and fears (the consequences).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah).

Ahmed Ali

Speak to him gently. He may possibly take heed or may come to have fear."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"But speak to him with gentle words, so that he might reflect and be mindful or feel some awe (of me, and behave with humility)."

Daryabadi

Then say to him a gentle saying; haply he may be admonished or he may fear.

Faridul Haque

"And speak to him courteously, that perhaps he may ponder or have some fear."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then speak to him a gentle word, haply he may mind or fear.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`But speak to him a gentle word, haply he might take heed or fear.'

Muhammad Asad

But speak unto him in a mild manner, so that he might bethink himself or [at least] be filled with apprehension."

Muhammad Musin Khan

And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear Allah.

Muhammad Pickthall

And speak unto him a gentle word, that peradventure he may heed or fear.

Muhammad Sarwar

Both of you must speak with him in a gentle manner so that perhaps he may come to himself or have fear (of God)."

Muhammed ali Shakir

Then speak to him a gentle word haply he may mind or fear.

Rashad Khalifa

Speak to him nicely; he may take heed, or become reverent.

Shabbir Ahmed

Speak to him nicely, so that he may take heed and fear the consequences of his actions.”

Commentary 20:44 Tospeak in a gentle speechقَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا is a lesson on morality and ethics for all of us. One should always use gentle and polite language and show…

فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

20:44 Tospeak in a gentle speechقَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا is a lesson on morality and ethics for all of us. One should always use gentle and polite language and show due respect to those whom Allâh has endowed with worldly honour and power, no matter how bad they are. Although Pharaoh “transgressed all limits,” still Allâh tells Moses to speak to him in a polite and gentle voice. Certainly, Allâh knows the future: the tentative form in the phrase, “May be he pays heed,” لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ does not imply any doubt on Allâh’s part. It implies His command to the bearer of His message to address the king with an outlook on the latters self-view. It relates to the intention and hope with which one should approach his task (Râzî).