The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:12

The Poets · Verse 12 of 227

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُكَذِّبُونِ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(Moses) said, `My Lord! I am afraid they will cry me lies.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:

Ahmed Ali

: He said: "O Lord, I fear that they will deny me.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Moses replied: "My Lord! I fear that they will deny me,

Daryabadi

He said: my Lord! verily I fear they shall belie me.

Faridul Haque

He said, “My Lord, I fear that they will deny me.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

He said: My Lord, I fear that they will reject me.

Maulvi Sher Ali

He said, `My Lord, I fear that they will reject me;

Muhammad Asad

He answered: "O my Sustainer! Behold, I fear that they will give me the lie,

Muhammad Musin Khan

He said: "My Lord! Verily, I fear that they will belie me,

Muhammad Pickthall

He said: My Lord! Lo! I fear that they will deny me,

Muhammad Sarwar

He replied, "Lord, I am afraid that they will call me a liar.

Muhammed ali Shakir

He said: O my Lord! surely I fear that they will reject me;

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "My Lord, I fear lest they disbelieve me.

Shabbir Ahmed

Moses said, "My Lord! I am afraid they will accuse me of lying.

Commentary 26:12 The reply of Moses, “O Lord, I fear” suggests that Moses was neither keen on nor prepared for this mission.

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

26:12 The reply of Moses, “O Lord, I fear” suggests that Moses was neither keen on nor prepared for this mission.