Surah Taa-Haa · Ayah 60·Makkī

60

فِرْعَوْنُ ثُمَّ ﴿٦٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

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 · 4 roots in 4 of 6 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī2
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

6 words · 23 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 60 of 135

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 79:22 · An-Naazi'aatclose

    ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ

    Then he turned his back, striving.

  • Quran 7:123 · Al-A'raafclose

    قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أَهْلَهَا فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ

    Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to…

  • Quran 20:79 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

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

  • Quran 51:38 · Adh-Dhaariyatclose

    وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ

    And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

  • Quran 7:112 · Al-A'raafclose

    يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

    Who will bring you every learned magician."

  • Quran 11:97 · Hudclose

    إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ

    To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.

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.

  • Hud 11:552 shared roots

    مِن دُونِهِۦ فَكِيدُونِى جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ لَا تُنظِرُونِ

    ك-ي-دج-م-ع

  • Taa-Haa 20:643 shared roots

    فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّا وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ

    ك-ي-دج-م-عأ-ت-ي

  • Taa-Haa 20:643 shared roots

    فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّا وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ

    ك-ي-دج-م-عأ-ت-ي

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:572 shared roots

    وَتَٱللَّهِ لَأَكِيدَنَّ أَصْنَٰمَكُم بَعْدَ أَن تُوَلُّوا۟ مُدْبِرِينَ

    ك-ي-دو-ل-ي

  • An-Nisaa 4:762 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ فَقَٰتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّ كَيْدَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا

    ك-ي-دو-ل-ي

  • Al-Baqara 2:1483 shared roots

    وَلِكُلٍّ وِجْهَةٌ هُوَ مُوَلِّيهَا فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟ ٱلْخَيْرَٰتِ أَيْنَ مَا تَكُونُوا۟ يَأْتِ بِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    ج-م-عو-ل-يأ-ت-ي

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 20:60?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 20:60 include Quran 79:22 (Surah An-Naazi'aat), Quran 7:123 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 20:79 (Surah Taa-Haa), and Quran 51:38 (Surah Adh-Dhaariyat). For example, 79:22 reads: “Then he turned his back, striving.” 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 20:60 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 20:60 (Surah Taa-Haa, Taa-Haa) reads: “So Pharaoh went away, put together his plan, and then came [to Moses].”

Which surah is verse 20:60 in?

Quran 20:60 is āyah 60 of Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), chapter 20 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 135 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 20:60?

Tartīl presents Quran 20:60 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.