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Ta-Ha (طه)

Quran 20:18 — Surah Ta-Ha, Verse 18

Chapter 20 · Ta-Ha · Juz 16

18

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ

Qaala hiya 'asaaya atawakka'u alaihaa wa ahushshu bihaa 'alaa ghanamee wa liya feehaa ma aaribu ukhraa

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

Quran 20:18 — Surah Ta-Ha

About This Verse

This is verse 18 of 135 in Surah Ta-Ha (طه), meaning “Ta-Ha”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 16 (Part 16) of the Quran.

Surah Ta-Ha is the 20th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 135 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 20:18

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Qaala hiya 'asaaya atawakka'u alaihaa wa ahushshu bihaa 'alaa ghanamee wa liya feehaa ma aaribu ukhraa

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Surrounding Verses

16

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ

So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

17

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

18

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

19

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

[Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

20

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌۭ تَسْعَىٰ

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.