20. Surah Taha, Verse 122
ثُمَّ اجْتَبٰيهُ رَبُّهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدٰى
Thumma ijtabahu rabbuhu fatabaAAalayhi wahada
But then his Lord chose him and turned to him and guided him.
- Progressive Muslims
Then his Lord recalled him, and He forgave him and gave guidance to him.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Thereafter his Lord elected him and accepted his repentance and guided him.
- Sam Gerrans
Then his Lord chose him, and turned towards him, and guided.
- The Monotheist Group
Then his Lord recalled him, and He forgave him, and gave guidance to him.
- Edip-Layth
Then his Lord recalled him, and He forgave him and gave guidance to him.
- Aisha Bewley
But then his Lord chose him and turned to him and guided him.
- Rashad Khalifa
Subsequently, his Lord chose him, redeemed him, and guided him.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Then his Lord chose him and relented towards him, and showed him the way;
- Sahih International
Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].
- Muhammad Asad
Thereafter, [however,) his Sustainer elected him [for His grace], and accepted his repentance, and bestowed His guidance upon him,
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Then his Lord chose him, and relented toward him, and guided him.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
But Allah, his Creator, reclaimed him and relented in mercy to him and guided him to the path of righteousness.
- Bijan Moeinian
Later (after going through a series of humiliating experiences) the Lord chose him (as His first Prophet for mankind) and gave him the guidance.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance.
- Mustafa Khattab
Then his Lord chose him ˹for His grace˺, accepted his repentance, and guided him ˹rightly˺.
- Taqi Usmani
Thereafter his Lord chose him. So He accepted his repentance and gave (him) guidance.
- Abdul Haleem
later his Lord brought him close, accepted his repentance, and guided him-
- Arthur John Arberry
Thereafter his Lord chose him, and turned again unto him, and He guided him.
- E. Henry Palmer
Then his Lord chose him, and relented towards him, and guided him.
- Hamid S. Aziz
And they ate there from, and their shame became apparent to them; and they began to stitch upon themselves some leaves of the garden; and Adam rebelled against his Lord, and went astray.
- Mahmoud Ghali
Thereafter his Lord selected him; so He relented to him, and He guided him.
- George Sale
Afterwards his Lord accepted him, on his repentance, and was turned unto him, and directed him.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then his Lord chose him (again for His Grace): He (Allah) turned to him with forgiveness, and gave him guidance.
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Then (it came to pass that) his Lord chose him (for His benedictions) and turned to him with mercy and guided (him) to the right path.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him clemently, and guided him.