# 20. Surah Taha, Verse 79

- **Surah:** 20. Surah Taha (Ta-Ha) — سورة طه
- **Verse:** 79 / 135 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 316
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-79

## Arabic

وَاَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُ وَمَا هَدٰى

## Transcription

Waadalla firAAawnu qawmahu wamahada

## Translations

### Aisha Bewley

Pharoah misguided his people. He was no guide.

### Progressive Muslims

Thus, Pharaoh misled his people and he did not guide.

### Shabbir Ahmed

This is because Pharaoh had led his nation astray and had not guided them aright. (Therein is an example that the top leadership could make or break a nation).

### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide.

### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

Thus, Pharaoh misled his people and he did not guide.

### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament

Thus, Pharaoh misled his people; he did not guide them.

### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

The Pharaoh had led his people astray, and did not rightly guide them.

### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

### Muhammad Asad

because Pharaoh had led his people astray and had not guided [them] aright.

### Marmaduke Pickthall

And Pharaoh led his folk astray, he did not guide them.

### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary

Pharaoh led his people astray; he did not guide them aright.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] This was a subtle warning to the disbelievers of Makkah, as if to say: Your chiefs and leaders are leading you on the same way on which Pharaoh led his people. Now you can see yourselves that he did not guide them aright.

### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab

In effect what Pharaoh actually did was that he fooled his people, led them astray and never did he really guide them to a path of righteousness.

### Bijan Moeinian

What a shame that Pharaoh led his people to the darkness instead of the guidance.

### Al-Hilali & Khan

And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) led his people astray, and he did not guide them.

### Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.

### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran

And ˹so˺ Pharaoh led his people astray, and did not guide ˹them rightly˺.

### Taqi Usmani

Pharaoh held his people astray, and did not show them the right path.

### Abdul Haleem

Pharaoh truly led his people astray; he did not guide them.

### Arthur John Arberry

so Pharaoh had led his people astray, and was no guide to them.

### E. Henry Palmer

And Pharaoh and his people went astray and were not guided.

### Hamid S. Aziz

Then Pharaoh followed them with his armies, and the sea overwhelmed them and covered them up completely.

### Mahmoud Ghali

And Firaawn led his people into error, and in no way did he guide them.

### George Sale

And Pharaoh caused his people to err, neither did he direct them aright.

### Syed Vickar Ahamed

And Firon (Pharaoh) led his people away from right instead of leading them towards right path.

### Amatul Rahman Omar

Indeed, Pharaoh caused his people to perish, and did not lead them in the right way.

### Ali Quli Qarai

Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide them.

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Firavun, halkını saptırdı, doğru yola kılavuzlamadı.

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

Firavun, kendi kavmini şaşırtıp saptırdı ve onları doğruya yöneltmedi.

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Firavun, toplumunu saptırdı ve onlara doğru yolu göstermedi.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Firavun, halkını saptırdı, onlara doğru yolu göstermedi.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Velhasıl Firavn kavmini dalalete sürükledi, hidayete götürmedi

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Velhasıl Firavun kavmini sapıklığa sürükledi, doğru yola götürmedi.

### Gültekin Onan

Firavun kendi kavmini şaşırtıp saptırdı ve onları doğruya yöneltmedi.

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Fir'avn, kavmini sapdırdı (ğı gibi onları) doğru yola (da) iletemedi,

### İbni Kesir

Firavun kavmini saptırdı ve onlara doğru yolu göstermedi.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

Çünkü Firavun halkını saptırmış ve (onlara) doğru yolu göstermemişti.

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

Firavun, kavmini saptırmış doğru yolu göstermemişti.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Fir'avn toplumunu saptırdı, doğru yola iletmedi.

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Firavun kendi toplumunu saptırmıştı; kılavuzluk edemedi.

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

bir kez Firavun halkını yoldan çıkarmıştı; bir daha da yolu bulamadılar.

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Firavun halkını sapkınlıkta bıraktı; onları doğru yola yöneltmedi.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Firavun, toplumunu saptırmış ve doğru yolu göstermemişti.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Firavun halkını yoldan çıkarmış, doğru yolu göstermemişti.

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

(Çünkü) Firavun, kavmini saptırmış ve (onlara) doğru yolu göstermemişti.[1]

_Footnotes_
- [1] Benzer mesajlar: Yûnus 10:90-91; Şu‘arâ 26:60-66.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Firavun halkını sapkınlıkta bıraktı; onları doğru yola yöneltmedi.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Firavun halkını sapkınlıkta bıraktı; onları doğru yola yöneltmedi.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Firavun halkını yoldan çıkarmış, doğru yolu göstermemişti[1].

_Footnotes_
- [1] [Bakara 2/50,](https://quran.so/2/50) [A'raf 7/136](https://quran.so/7/136), [Yunus 10/90](https://quran.so/10/90)-[92,](https://quran.so/10/92) [Şuara 26/52](https://quran.so/26/52)-[66](https://quran.so/26/66), [Kasas 28/40,](https://quran.so/28/40) [Duhan 44/23](https://quran.so/44/23)-[29.](https://quran.so/44/29)

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَأَضَلَّ — wa-aḍalla | And led astray | ضلل — Dad-Lam-Lam |
| 2 | فِرْعَوْنُ — fir'ʿawnu | Firaun | — |
| 3 | قَوْمَهُۥ — qawmahu | his people | قوم — Kaf-Vav-Mim |
| 4 | وَمَا — wamā | and (did) not | — |
| 5 | هَدَىٰ — hadā | guide them | هدي — he-Dal-Ye |

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