قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- [Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (இறைவன்) கூறினான்: "அதைப் பிடியும், பயப்படாதீர்; உடனே நாம் அதை அதன் பழைய நிலைக்கே மீட்டுவோம்."
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- නුඹ එය අල්ලනු. තවද නුඹ බිය නො වනු. එහි මුල් ස්වභාවයට ම එය නැවත පත් කරන්නෙමු යැයි ඔහු (අල්ලාහ්) පැවසුවේ ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- فرمایا بے خوف ہو کر اسے پکڑ لے، ہم اسے اسی پہلی سی صورت میں دوباره ﻻ دیں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれは仰せられた。「それを押えよ。恐れてはならない。われはそれを元のように返すであろう。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 主说：你捉住它，不要怕，我将使它还原。
Tafsir of 20:21
The Stick of Musa turned into a Snake This was a proof from Allah for Musa and a great miracle. This was something that broke through the boundaries of what is considered normal, thus, it was a brilliant evidence that none but Allah could do. It was also a proof that no one could come with the likes of this (from mankind) except a Prophet who was sent (by Allah). Concerning Allah's statement, وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يمُوسَى (And what is that in your right hand, O Musa) Some of the scholars of Tafsir have said, "He (Allah) only said this to him in order to draw his attention to it." It has also been said, "He only said this to him in order to affirm for him what was in his hand. In other words, that which is in your right hand is a stick that you are familiar with. You will see what We are about to do to it now." وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يمُوسَى (And what is that in your right hand, O Musa) This is an interrogative phrase for the purpose of affirmation. قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا عَلَيْهَا (He said: "This is my stick, whereon I lean...") I lean on it while I am walking.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
