Taha Verse 45

They both pleaded, “Our Lord! We fear that he may be quick to harm us or act tyrannically.”

They said, “Our Lord, we fear that he may hasten to punish us or transgress all bounds.”

'O our Lord,' said Moses and Aaron, 'truly we fear he may exceed against us, or wax insolent.'

They said, ‘Lord, we fear he will do us great harm or exceed all bounds.’

The twain said: O our Lord! verily we fear that he may hasten against us or wax exorbitant.

They (Moses and Aaron) said; "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."

The two said:" Lord! We fear he may commit excesses against us, or transgress all bounds."

They said: "O our Lord, we are really frightened lest he behave insolently with us or become violent."

They both submitted, “Our Lord – indeed we fear that he may oppress us or deal mischievously.”

They said, ‘Our Lord! We are indeed afraid that he will forestall us or will exceed all bounds.’

They said: "Our Lord, we fear lest he act hastily in regard to us (not allowing us to complete our preaching), or become (more) tyrannical."

Both (Moses and Aaron) said, `Our Lord! we fear lest he (- Pharaoh) should hasten to do us some harm or exceed all limits in transgression (against You).´

They (B) said: "Our Lord, that we truly fear that he hastens/abuses on us or that he tyrannizes."

They both submitted, "Our Lord - indeed we fear that he may oppress us or deal mischievously."

And speak to him a gentle speech, that per chance (or possibly) he may be mindful or fear."

They said: "Our Lord! Verily! We fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."

Then speak to him a gentle word, haply he may mind or fear.

Both said: O our Lord! Surely we fear that he may hasten to do evil to us or that he may become inordinate.

They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.

They said, "Lord, we are afraid of his transgression and rebellion against us".

'O our Lord' both said, 'We fear lest he may be excessive against us or become insolent'

Both of them said: "Our Lord! Verily, we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress."

They both said, "Our Lord, We fear that he may commit some excess against us, or exceed all bounds in transgression."

They said, “Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”

The two [of them] said, `Our Lord, We truly fear that he may forestall us, that is, by hastening to punish us, or become tyrannical', against us, that is, be high-handed [with us].

Musa's fear of Fir`awn and Allah's strengthening Him

Allah, the Exalted, informs that Musa and Harun pleaded to Allah, expressing their grievance to him;

قَالَاا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَن يَطْغَى



Both of them said;"Verily, we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress."

They meant that Fir`awn might seize them unexpectedly with a punishment, or transgress against them by tormenting them, when they actually did not deserve it.

Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn Abbas that he said that;

transgress here means, "To exceed the bounds."

قَالَ لَاا تَخَافَا إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَى