They said, “Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”
Ta-Ha 20:45
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قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَىٰ
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They said, “Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”
Moses and Aaron said, "Our Lord, we're afraid he might be too harsh with us or go too far."
They said, "Our Lord, we are afraid he might harm us or become violent."
They said, “Our Lord, we fear that he may act rashly against us or that he may transgress.”
They said, “Our Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”
They said, “Our Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."
They said, “Our Lord, we fear that he may hasten to punish us or transgress all bounds.”
They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
They said: Our Lord! Lo! we fear that he may be beforehand with us or that he may play the tyrant.
They both said, "Our Lord, We fear that he may commit some excess against us, or exceed all bounds in transgression."
The two said:" Lord! We fear he may commit excesses against us, or transgress all bounds."
They said, ‘Our Lord! We are indeed afraid that he will forestall us or will exceed all bounds.’
Qala rabbana innana nakhafu an yafruta AAalayna aw an yatgha