The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:21

The Poets · Verse 21 of 227

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنْكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`So I fled from you when I apprehended (injustice from) you; then (it came to pass that) my Lord granted me knowledge and (right) judgment and made me (one) of the Messengers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers.

Ahmed Ali

So I ran away from you out of fear. But my Lord has given me wisdom, and made me an apostle.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"Then I fled from you when I feared (living together with) you (any longer), but (since then) my Lord has granted to me sound, wise judgment, and has made me one of His Messengers.

Daryabadi

Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord bestowed on me wisdom and made me one of the sent ones.

Faridul Haque

“I therefore went away from you as I feared you – so my Lord commanded me and appointed me as one of the Noble Messengers.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me judgment and made me of the messengers.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`So I fled from you when I feared you; then my Lord granted me right judgment and made me one of the Messengers.

Muhammad Asad

and I fled from you because I feared you. But [since] then my Sustainer has endowed me with the ability to judge [between right and wrong], and has made me one of [His] message-bearers.

Muhammad Musin Khan

So I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord has granted me Hukman (i.e. religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood), and appointed me as one of the Messengers.

Muhammad Pickthall

Then I fled from you when I feared you, and my Lord vouchsafed me a command and appointed me (of the number) of those sent (by Him).

Muhammad Sarwar

Then I ran away from you in fear, but my Lord granted me the law and has appointed me as a Messenger.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So I fled from you when I feared you, then my Lord granted me wisdom and made me of the messengers;

Rashad Khalifa

Then I fled, when I feared you, and my Lord endowed me with wisdom and made me one of the messengers.

Shabbir Ahmed

Then I fled from you in fear. But God has given me a command and appointed me one of His Messengers.

Commentary 26:21 There is wisdom in the words of Moses when he said, “I fled from you [Pharaoh] because I apprehended injustice from you.” He did not say, “I fled from…

فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكْمًا

26:21 There is wisdom in the words of Moses when he said, “I fled from you [Pharaoh] because I apprehended injustice from you.” He did not say, “I fled from you because of my desire for safety and well-being.” Moses continued, “My Lord granted me knowledge and (right) judgment and made me (one) of the Messengers.”