Surah Ash-Shu'araa · Ayah 20·Makkī

20

إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ﴿٢٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

موسی(ع) از چه بی‌خبر بود؟

مفسران با توجه به عصمت حضرت موسی(ع در ذیل این آیه بحث‌های گوناگونی مطرح کرده‌اند؛ اما درست تر این است که منظور حضرت موسی(ع) از گفتن «در حالی که از بی‌خبران بودم» این بود که در آن زمان که من آن شخص را کشتم» نسبت به آنچه که مصلحتم در آن بود. بی‌خبر بودم و به همین جهت اقدام به دفاع از آن شخص که از من کمک می‌خواست» کردم و نمی‌دانستم که کمک کردن به او منجر به کشته شدن شخص دیگری می‌شود و عاقبت وخیمی که مرا به خروج از مصر و فرار به مدین و سال‌ها دوری از وطن ناگزیر کرد در پی خواهد داشت. در واقع حضرت موسی(ع) از کار خود اظهار پشیمانی نکرد؛ چرا که آن حضرت در آن زمان به کمک مظلومی شتافته بود؛ بلکه منظور از این سخن این است که قصد من از مداخله میان دعوای آن دو نفر» کشتن آن شخص فرعونی نبود و نمی دانستم که دفاع از آن شخص مظلوم به مرگ طرف مقابل و دردسر برای خودم می‌انجامد (برای اطلاع بیشتر ر.ک. به: توضیح آیات ۱۵ و ۱۶ سور قصص).

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 4 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ikhfāʾ1
  • Lām shamsiyyah1

Commentary

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Shape

6 words · 25 letters · āyah 20 of 227

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 50:27 · Qaafclose

    قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ

    His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."

  • Quran 20:96 · Taa-Haaclose

    قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ ٱلرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى

    He said, "I saw what they did not see, so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."

  • Quran 22:44 · Al-Hajjclose

    وَأَصْحَٰبُ مَدْيَنَ وَكُذِّبَ مُوسَىٰ فَأَمْلَيْتُ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُهُمْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ

    And the inhabitants of Madyan. And Moses was denied, so I prolonged enjoyment for the disbelievers; then I seized them, and how [terrible] was My reproach.

  • Quran 37:57 · As-Saaffaatclose

    وَلَوْلَا نِعْمَةُ رَبِّى لَكُنتُ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْضَرِينَ

    If not for the favor of my Lord, I would have been of those brought in [to Hell].

  • Quran 27:54 · An-Namlclose

    وَلُوطًا إِذْ قَالَ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ أَتَأْتُونَ ٱلْفَٰحِشَةَ وَأَنتُمْ تُبْصِرُونَ

    And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Do you commit immorality while you are seeing?

  • Quran 10:91 · Yunusclose

    ءَآلْـَٰٔنَ وَقَدْ عَصَيْتَ قَبْلُ وَكُنتَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

    Now? And you had disobeyed [Him] before and were of the corrupters?

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 26:20?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 26:20 include Quran 50:27 (Surah Qaaf), Quran 20:96 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 22:44 (Surah Al-Hajj), and Quran 37:57 (Surah As-Saaffaat). For example, 50:27 reads: “His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 26:20 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 26:20 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, The Poets) reads: “[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray.”

Which surah is verse 26:20 in?

Quran 26:20 is āyah 20 of Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), chapter 26 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 227 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 26:20?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 26:20 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 26:20?

Tartīl presents Quran 26:20 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.