Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And Moses conceived a fear within him.

فَاَوْجَسَ ف۪ي نَفْسِه۪ خ۪يفَةً مُوسٰى
Faawjasa fee nafsihi kheefatan moosa
#wordmeaningroot
1fa-awjasaSo sensedوجس
2in
3nafsihihimselfنفس
4khīfatana fearخوف
5mūsāMusa
  • Aisha Bewley

    Musa experienced in himself a feeling of alarm.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And Moses held some fear in himself.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Moses feared in his heart that their expertise of playing with words might influence the audience. (7:116).

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And Moses conceived a fear within him.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And Moses held some fear in himself.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    Moses held some fear in himself.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Moses harbored some fear.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    And Moses felt afraid within himself.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

  • Muhammad Asad

    and in his heart Moses became apprehensive.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And Moses conceived a fear in his mind.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    So Moses' heart was filled with fear.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    A wave of terror swept over Mussa in his innermost being.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Moses was overcome with fear.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    So Mûsâ (Moses) conceived fear in himself.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    So Moses concealed fear within himself.

  • Taqi Usmani

    So, Mūsā concealed some fear in his heart.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Moses was inwardly alarmed,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and Moses conceived a fear within him.

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And Moses felt a secret fear within his soul.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    He said, "Nay, you throw first!" And lo! Their ropes and their staves appeared to move along.

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    So Mûsa entertained a fright within himself.

  • George Sale

    Wherefore Moses conceived fear in his heart.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    So Musa (Moses), in his mind had a (sort of) fear.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    So Moses felt afraid in his mind (lest the people be misled by their glittering tricks).

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Then Moses felt a fear within his heart.