بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ طه[1]

Taha

Tâ-Hâ.

Ta-Ha.

مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ[2]

Ma anzalna AAalayka alqurana litashqa

Nous n'avons point fait descendre sur toi le Coran pour que tu sois malheureux,

We have not sent down the Qur'an to thee to be (an occasion) for thy distress,

إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ[3]

Illa tathkiratan liman yakhsha

si ce n'est qu'un Rappel pour celui qui redoute (Allah),

But only as an admonition to those who fear (Allah),-

تَنزِيلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْأَرْضَ وَالسَّمَٰوَٰتِ الْعُلَى[4]

Tanzeelan mimman khalaqa alarda waalssamawati alAAula

(et comme) une révélation émanant de Celui qui a créé la terre et les cieux sublimes.

A revelation from Him Who created the earth and the heavens on high.

الرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ اسْتَوَىٰ[5]

Alrrahmanu AAala alAAarshi istawa

Le Tout Miséricordieux S'est établi «Istawâ» sur le Trône.

(Allah) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).

لَهُۥ مَا فِى السَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى الْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ الثَّرَىٰ[6]

Lahu ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi wama baynahuma wama tahta alththara

A Lui appartient ce qui est dans les cieux, sur la terre, ce qui est entre eux et ce qui est sous le sol humide.

To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on earth, and all between them, and all beneath the soil.

وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِالْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ السِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى[7]

Wain tajhar bialqawli fainnahu yaAAlamu alssirra waakhfa

Et si tu élèves la voix, Il connaît certes les secrets, même les plus cachés.

If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden.

اللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَآءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ[8]

Allahu la ilaha illa huwa lahu alasmao alhusna

Allah! Point de divinité que Lui! Il possède les noms les plus beaux.

Allah! there is no god but He! To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ[9]

Wahal ataka hadeethu moosa

Le récit de Moïse t'est-il parvenu?

Has the story of Moses reached thee?

إِذْ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى[10]

Ith raa naran faqala liahlihi omkuthoo innee anastu naran laAAallee ateekum minha biqabasin aw ajidu AAala alnnari hudan

Lorsqu'il vit du feu, il dit à sa famille: «Restez ici! Je vois du feu de loin; peut-être vous en apporterai-je un tison, ou trouverai-je auprès du feu de quoi me guider».

Behold, he saw a fire: So he said to his family, "Tarry ye; I perceive a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire."

فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ[11]

Falamma ataha noodiya ya moosa

Puis, lorsqu'il y arriva, il fut interpellé: «Moïse!

But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses!

إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى[12]

Innee ana rabbuka faikhlaAA naAAlayka innaka bialwadi almuqaddasi tuwan

Je suis ton Seigneur. Enlève tes sandales: car tu es dans la vallée sacrée, Tuwâ.

"Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa.

وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ[13]

Waana ikhtartuka faistamiAA lima yooha

Moi, Je t'ai choisi. Ecoute donc ce qui va être révélé.

"I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee).

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا اللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَاعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ[14]

Innanee ana Allahu la ilaha illa ana faoAAbudnee waaqimi alssalata lithikree

Certes, c'est Moi Allah: point de divinité que Moi. Adore-Moi donc et accomplis la Salât pour te souvenir de Moi.

"Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.

إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ[15]

Inna alssaAAata atiyatun akadu okhfeeha litujza kullu nafsin bima tasAAa

L'Heure va certes arriver. Je la cache à peine, pour que chaque âme soit rétribuée selon ses efforts.

"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ[16]

Fala yasuddannaka AAanha man la yuminu biha waittabaAAa hawahu fatarda

Que celui qui n'y croit pas et qui suit sa propre passion ne t'en détourne pas. Sinon tu périras.

"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!"..

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ[17]

Wama tilka biyameenika ya moosa

Et qu'est-ce qu'il y a dans ta main droite, ô Moïse?»

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

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ[18]

Qala hiya AAasaya atawakkao AAalayha waahushshu biha AAala ghanamee waliya feeha maaribu okhra

Il dit: «C'est mon bâton sur lequel je m'appuie, qui me sert à effeuiller (les arbres) pour mes moutons et j'en fais d'autres usages».

He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses."

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ[19]

Qala alqiha ya moosa

[Allah lui] dit: «Jette-le, O Moïse».

(Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!"

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ[20]

Faalqaha faitha hiya hayyatun tasAAa

Il le jeta: et le voici un serpent qui rampait.

He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.

قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا الْأُولَىٰ[21]

Qala khuthha wala takhaf sanuAAeeduha seerataha aloola

[Allah] dit: «Saisis-le et ne crains rien: Nous le ramènerons à son premier état.

(Allah) said, "Seize it, and fear not: We shall return it at once to its former condition"..

وَاضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ[22]

Waodmum yadaka ila janahika takhruj baydaa min ghayri sooin ayatan okhra

Et serre ta main sous ton aisselle: elle en sortira blanche sans aucun mal, et ce sera là un autre prodige,

"Now draw thy hand close to thy side: It shall come forth white (and shining), without harm (or stain),- as another Sign,-

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا الْكُبْرَى[23]

Linuriyaka min ayatina alkubra

afin que Nous te fassions voir de Nos prodiges les plus importants.

"In order that We may show thee (two) of our Greater Signs.

اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ[24]

Ithhab ila firAAawna innahu tagha

Rends-toi auprès de Pharaon car il a outrepassé toute limite.

"Go thou to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds."

قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى[25]

Qala rabbi ishrah lee sadree

[Moïse] dit: «Seigneur, ouvre-moi ma poitrine,

(Moses) said: "O my Lord! expand me my breast;

وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى[26]

Wayassir lee amree

et facilite ma mission,

"Ease my task for me;

وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى[27]

Waohlul AAuqdatan min lisanee

et dénoue un nœud en ma langue,

"And remove the impediment from my speech,

يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى[28]

Yafqahoo qawlee

afin qu'ils comprennent mes paroles,

"So they may understand what I say:

وَاجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِى[29]

WaijAAal lee wazeeran min ahlee

et assigne-moi un assistant de ma famille:

"And give me a Minister from my family,

هَٰرُونَ أَخِى[30]

Haroona akhee

Aaron, mon frère,

"Aaron, my brother;

اشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى[31]

Oshdud bihi azree

accrois par lui ma force!

"Add to my strength through him,

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى[32]

Waashrikhu fee amree

et associe-le à ma mission,

"And make him share my task:

كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا[33]

Kay nusabbihaka katheeran

afin que nous Te glorifions beaucoup,

"That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا[34]

Wanathkuraka katheeran

et que nous T'invoquions beaucoup.

"And remember Thee without stint:

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا[35]

Innaka kunta bina baseeran

Et Toi, certes, Tu es Très Clairvoyant sur nous».

"For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ[36]

Qala qad ooteeta sulaka ya moosa

[Allah] dit: «Ta demande est exaucée, ô Moïse.

(Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ[37]

Walaqad mananna AAalayka marratan okhra

Et Nous t'avons déjà favorisé une première fois

"And indeed We conferred a favour on thee another time (before).

إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ[38]

Ith awhayna ila ommika ma yooha

lorsque Nous révélâmes à ta mère ce qui fut révélé:

"Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message:

أَنِ اقْذِفِيهِ فِى التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفِيهِ فِى الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّى وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّى وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِىٓ[39]

Ani iqthifeehi fee alttabooti faiqthifeehi fee alyammi falyulqihi alyammu bialssahili yakhuthhu AAaduwwun lee waAAaduwwun lahu waalqaytu AAalayka mahabbatan minnee walitusnaAAa AAala AAaynee

«Mets-le dans le coffret, puis jette celui-ci dans les flots pour qu'ensuite le fleuve le lance sur la rive; un ennemi à Moi et à lui le prendra». Et J'ai répandu sur toi une affection de Ma part, afin que tu sois élevé sous Mon œil.

"'Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye.

إِذْ تَمْشِىٓ أُخْتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَن يَكْفُلُهُۥ ۖ فَرَجَعْنَٰكَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّيْنَٰكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّٰكَ فُتُونًا ۚ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِينَ فِىٓ أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍ يَٰمُوسَىٰ[40]

Ith tamshee okhtuka fataqoolu hal adullukum AAala man yakfuluhu farajaAAnaka ila ommika kay taqarra AAaynuha wala tahzana waqatalta nafsan fanajjaynaka mina alghammi wafatannaka futoonan falabithta sineena fee ahli madyana thumma jita AAala qadarin ya moosa

Et vœilà que ta sœur (te suivait en) marchant et disait: «Puis-je vous indiquer quelqu'un qui se chargera de lui?» Ainsi, Nous te rapportâmes à ta mère afin que son oil se réjouisse et qu'elle ne s'afflige plus. Tu tuas ensuite un individu; Nous te sauvâmes des craintes qui t'oppressaient; et Nous t'imposâmes plusieurs épreuves. Puis tu demeuras des années durant chez les habitants de Madyan. Ensuite tu es venu, ô Moïse, conformément à un décret.

"Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saith, 'shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tried thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses!

وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِى[41]

WaistanaAAtuka linafsee

Et je t'ai assigné à Moi-Même.

"And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"..

اذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِى وَلَا تَنِيَا فِى ذِكْرِى[42]

Ithhab anta waakhooka biayatee wala taniya fee thikree

Pars, toi et ton frère, avec Mes prodiges; et ne négligez pas de M'invoquer.

"Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance.

اذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ[43]

Ithhaba ila firAAawna innahu tagha

Allez vers Pharaon: il s'est vraiment rebellé.

"Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلًا لَّيِّنًا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ[44]

Faqoola lahu qawlan layyinan laAAallahu yatathakkaru aw yakhsha

Puis, parlez-lui gentiment. Peut-être se rappellera-t-il ou [Me] craindra-t-il?

"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ[45]

Qala rabbana innana nakhafu an yafruta AAalayna aw an yatgha

Ils dirent: «O notre Seigneur, nous craignons qu'il ne nous maltraite indûment, ou qu'il dépasse les limites».

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

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآ ۖ إِنَّنِى مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ[46]

Qala la takhafa innanee maAAakuma asmaAAu waara

Il dit: «Ne craignez rien. Je suis avec vous: J'entends et Je vois.

He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything).

فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ ۖ وَالسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَىٰٓ[47]

Fatiyahu faqoola inna rasoola rabbika faarsil maAAana banee israeela wala tuAAaththibhum qad jinaka biayatin min rabbika waalssalamu AAala mani ittabaAAa alhuda

Allez donc chez lui; puis, dites-lui: «Nous sommes tous deux, les messagers de ton Seigneur. Envoie donc les Enfants d'Israël en notre compagnie et ne les châtie plus. Nous sommes venus à toi avec une preuve de la part de ton Seigneur. Et que la paix soit sur quiconque suit le droit chemin!

"So go ye both to him, and say, 'Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance!

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْنَآ أَنَّ الْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ[48]

Inna qad oohiya ilayna anna alAAathaba AAala man kaththaba watawalla

Il nous a été révélé que le châtiment est pour celui qui refuse d'avoir foi et qui tourne le dos».

"'Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.'"

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ[49]

Qala faman rabbukuma ya moosa

Alors [Pharaon] dit: «Qui donc est votre Seigneur, ô Moïse?»

(When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"

قَالَ رَبُّنَا الَّذِىٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ[50]

Qala rabbuna allathee aAAta kulla shayin khalqahu thumma hada

«Notre Seigneur, dit Moïse, est Celui qui a donné à chaque chose sa propre nature puis l'a dirigée».

He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ الْقُرُونِ الْأُولَىٰ[51]

Qala fama balu alqurooni aloola

«Qu'en est-il donc des générations anciennes?» dit Pharaon.

(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّى فِى كِتَٰبٍ ۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلَا يَنسَى[52]

Qala AAilmuha AAinda rabbee fee kitabin la yadillu rabbee wala yansa

Moïse dit: «La connaissance de leur sort est auprès de mon Seigneur, dans un livre. Mon Seigneur [ne commet] ni erreur ni oubli.

He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,-

الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مَهْدًا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلًا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّن نَّبَاتٍ شَتَّىٰ[53]

Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wasalaka lakum feeha subulan waanzala mina alssamai maan faakhrajna bihi azwajan min nabatin shatta

C'est Lui qui vous a assigné la terre comme berceau et vous y a tracé des chemins; et qui du ciel a fait descendre de l'eau avec laquelle Nous faisons germer des couples de plantes de toutes sortes.»

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.

كُلُوا۟ وَارْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى النُّهَىٰ[54]

Kuloo wairAAaw anAAamakum inna fee thalika laayatin liolee alnnuha

«Mangez et faites paître votre bétail». Voilà bien là des signes pour les doués d'intelligence.

Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.

۞ مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَٰكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ[55]

Minha khalaqnakum wafeeha nuAAeedukum waminha nukhrijukum taratan okhra

C'est d'elle (la terre) que Nous vous avons créés, et en elle Nous vous retournerons, et d'elle Nous vous ferons sortir une fois encore.

From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.

وَلَقَدْ أَرَيْنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ[56]

Walaqad araynahu ayatina kullaha fakaththaba waaba

Certes Nous lui avons montré tous Nos prodiges; mais il les a démentis et a refusé (de croire).

And We showed Pharaoh all Our Signs, but he did reject and refuse.

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ[57]

Qala ajitana litukhrijana min ardina bisihrika ya moosa

Il dit: «Es-tu venu à nous, ô Moïse, pour nous faire sortir de notre terre par ta magie?

He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses?

فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ فَاجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُۥ نَحْنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى[58]

Falanatiyannaka bisihrin mithlihi faijAAal baynana wabaynaka mawAAidan la nukhlifuhu nahnu wala anta makanan suwan

Nous t'apporterons assurément une magie semblable. Fixe entre nous et toi un rendez-vous auquel ni nous ni toi ne manquerons, dans un lieu convenable».

"But we can surely produce magic to match thine! So make a tryst between us and thee, which we shall not fail to keep - neither we nor thou - in a place where both shall have even chances."

قَالَ مَوْعِدُكُمْ يَوْمُ الزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحْشَرَ النَّاسُ ضُحًى[59]

Qala mawAAidukum yawmu alzzeenati waan yuhshara alnnasu duhan

Alors Moïse dit: «Votre rendez-vous, c'est le jour de la fête. Et que les gens se rassemblent dans la matinée».

Moses said: "Your tryst is the Day of the Festival, and let the people be assembled when the sun is well up."

فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيْدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ[60]

Fatawalla firAAawnu fajamaAAa kaydahu thumma ata

Pharaon, donc, se retira. Ensuite il rassembla sa ruse puis vint (au rendez-vous).

So Pharaoh withdrew: He concerted his plan, and then came (back).

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَىٰ[61]

Qala lahum moosa waylakum la taftaroo AAala Allahi kathiban fayushitakum biAAathabin waqad khaba mani iftara

Moïse leur dit: «Malheur à vous! Ne forgez pas de mensonge contre Allah: sinon par un châtiment Il vous anéantira. Celui qui forge (un mensonge) est perdu».

Moses said to him: Woe to you! Forge not ye a lie against Allah, lest He destroy you (at once) utterly by chastisement: the forger must suffer frustration!"

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ النَّجْوَىٰ[62]

FatanazaAAoo amrahum baynahum waasarroo alnnajwa

Là-dessus, ils se mirent à disputer entre eux de leur affaire et tinrent secrètes leurs discussions.

So they disputed, one with another, over their affair, but they kept their talk secret.

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ[63]

Qaloo in hathani lasahirani yureedani an yukhrijakum min ardikum bisihrihima wayathhaba bitareeqatikumu almuthla

Ils dirent: «Voici deux magiciens qui, par leur magie, veulent vous faire abandonner votre terre et emporter votre doctrine idéale.

They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions.

فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ائْتُوا۟ صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ الْيَوْمَ مَنِ اسْتَعْلَىٰ[64]

FaajmiAAoo kaydakum thumma itoo saffan waqad aflaha alyawma mani istaAAla

Rassemblez donc votre ruse puis venez en rangs serrés. Et celui qui aura le dessus aujourd'hui aura réussi».

"Therefore concert your plan, and then assemble in (serried) ranks: He wins (all along) today who gains the upper hand."

قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ[65]

Qaloo ya moosa imma an tulqiya waimma an nakoona awwala man alqa

Ils dirent: «O Moïse, ou tu jettes, [le premier ton bâton] ou que nous soyons les premiers à jeter?»

They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?"

قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ[66]

Qala bal alqoo faitha hibaluhum waAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annaha tasAAa

Il dit: «Jetez plutôt». Et voilà que leurs cordes et leurs bâtons lui parurent ramper par l'effet de leur magie.

He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!

فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ[67]

Faawjasa fee nafsihi kheefatan moosa

Moïse ressentit quelque peur en lui-même.

So Moses conceived in his mind a (sort of) fear.

قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْأَعْلَىٰ[68]

Qulna la takhaf innaka anta alaAAla

Nous lui dîmes: «N'aie pas peur, c'est toi qui auras le dessus.

We said: "Fear not! for thou hast indeed the upper hand:

وَأَلْقِ مَا فِى يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوٓا۟ ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا۟ كَيْدُ سَٰحِرٍ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ[69]

Waalqi ma fee yameenika talqaf ma sanaAAoo innama sanaAAoo kaydu sahirin wala yuflihu alssahiru haythu ata

Jette ce qu'il y a dans ta main droite; cela dévorera ce qu'ils ont fabriqué. Ce qu'ils ont fabriqué n'est qu'une ruse de magicien; et le magicien ne réussit pas, où qu'il soit».

"Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes."

فَأُلْقِىَ السَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدًا قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ[70]

Faolqiya alssaharatu sujjadan qaloo amanna birabbi haroona wamoosa

Les magiciens se jetèrent prosternés, disant: «Nous avons foi en le Seigneur d'Aaron et de Moïse».

So the magicians were thrown down to prostration: they said, "We believe in the Lord of Aaron and Moses".

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ ۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ فِى جُذُوعِ النَّخْلِ وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابًا وَأَبْقَىٰ[71]

Qala amantum lahu qabla an athana lakum innahu lakabeerukumu allathee AAallamakumu alssihra falaoqattiAAanna aydiyakum waarjulakum min khilafin walaosallibannakum fee juthooAAi alnnakhli walataAAlamunna ayyuna ashaddu AAathaban waabqa

Alors Pharaon dit: «Avez-vous cru en lui avant que je ne vous y autorise? C'est lui votre chef qui vous a enseigné la magie. Je vous ferai sûrement, couper mains et jambes opposées, et vous ferai crucifier aux troncs des palmiers, et vous saurez, avec certitude, qui de nous est plus fort en châtiment et qui est le plus durable».

(Pharaoh) said: "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? Surely this must be your leader, who has taught you magic! be sure I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will have you crucified on trunks of palm-trees: so shall ye know for certain, which of us can give the more severe and the more lasting punishment!"

قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَٰتِ وَالَّذِى فَطَرَنَا ۖ فَاقْضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍ ۖ إِنَّمَا تَقْضِى هَٰذِهِ الْحَيَوٰةَ الدُّنْيَآ[72]

Qaloo lan nuthiraka AAala ma jaana mina albayyinati waallathee fatarana faiqdi ma anta qadin innama taqdee hathihi alhayata alddunya

«Par celui qui nous a créés, dirent-ils, nous ne te préférerons jamais à ce qui nous est parvenu comme preuves évidentes. Décrète donc ce que tu as à décréter. Tes décrets ne touchent que cette présente vie.

They said: "Never shall we regard thee as more than the Clear Signs that have come to us, or than Him Who created us! so decree whatever thou desirest to decree: for thou canst only decree (touching) the life of this world.

إِنَّآ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّنَا لِيَغْفِرَ لَنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَا وَمَآ أَكْرَهْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ السِّحْرِ ۗ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ[73]

Inna amanna birabbina liyaghfira lana khatayana wama akrahtana AAalayhi mina alssihri waAllahu khayrun waabqa

Nous croyons en notre Seigneur, afin qu'Il nous pardonne nos fautes ainsi que la magie à laquelle tu nous as contraints». Et Allah est meilleur et éternel.

"For us, we have believed in our Lord: may He forgive us our faults, and the magic to which thou didst compel us: for Allah is Best and Most Abiding."

إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًا فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ جَهَنَّمَ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْيَىٰ[74]

Innahu man yati rabbahu mujriman fainna lahu jahannama la yamootu feeha wala yahya

Quiconque vient en criminel à son Seigneur, aura certes l'Enfer où il ne meurt ni ne vit.

Verily he who comes to his Lord as a sinner (at Judgment),- for him is Hell: therein shall he neither die nor live.

وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًا قَدْ عَمِلَ الصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ الدَّرَجَٰتُ الْعُلَىٰ[75]

Waman yatihi muminan qad AAamila alssalihati faolaika lahumu alddarajatu alAAula

Et quiconque vient auprès de Lui en croyant, après avoir fait de bonnes œuvres, voilà donc ceux qui auront les plus hauts rangs,

But such as come to Him as Believers who have worked righteous deeds,- for them are ranks exalted,-

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا ۚ وَذَٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ[76]

Jannatu AAadnin tajree min tahtiha alanharu khalideena feeha wathalika jazao man tazakka

les jardins du séjour (éternel), sous lesquels coulent les ruisseaux, où ils demeureront éternellement. Et voilà la récompense de ceux qui se purifient [de la mécréance et des péchés].

Gardens of Eternity, beneath which flow rivers: they will dwell therein for aye: such is the reward of those who purify themselves (from evil).

وَلَقَدْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِى فَاضْرِبْ لَهُمْ طَرِيقًا فِى الْبَحْرِ يَبَسًا لَّا تَخَٰفُ دَرَكًا وَلَا تَخْشَىٰ[77]

Walaqad awhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee faidrib lahum tareeqan fee albahri yabasan la takhafu darakan wala takhsha

Nous révélâmes à Moïse: «Pars la nuit, à la tête de Mes serviteurs, puis, trace-leur un passage à sec dans la mer: sans craindre une poursuite et sans éprouver aucune peur».

We sent an inspiration to Moses: "Travel by night with My servants, and strike a dry path for them through the sea, without fear of being overtaken (by Pharaoh) and without (any other) fear."

فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ[78]

FaatbaAAahum firAAawnu bijunoodihi faghashiyahum mina alyammi ma ghashiyahum

Pharaon les poursuivit avec ses armées. La mer les submergea bel et bien.

Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.

وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ[79]

Waadalla firAAawnu qawmahu wama hada

Pharaon égara ainsi son peuple et ne le mît pas sur le droit chemin.

Pharaoh led his people astray instead of leading them aright.

يَٰبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ قَدْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ عَدُوِّكُمْ وَوَٰعَدْنَٰكُمْ جَانِبَ الطُّورِ الْأَيْمَنَ وَنَزَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَىٰ[80]

Ya banee israeela qad anjaynakum min AAaduwwikum wawaAAadnakum janiba alttoori alaymana wanazzalna AAalaykumu almanna waalssalwa

O Enfants d'Israël, Nous vous avons déjà délivrés de votre ennemi, et Nous vous avons donné rendez-vous sur le flanc droit du Mont. Et Nous avons fait descendre sur vous la manne et les cailles.

O ye Children of Israel! We delivered you from your enemy, and We made a Covenant with you on the right side of Mount (Sinai), and We sent down to you Manna and quails:

كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَٰكُمْ وَلَا تَطْغَوْا۟ فِيهِ فَيَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبِى ۖ وَمَن يَحْلِلْ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبِى فَقَدْ هَوَىٰ[81]

Kuloo min tayyibati ma razaqnakum wala tatghaw feehi fayahilla AAalaykum ghadabee waman yahlil AAalayhi ghadabee faqad hawa

«Mangez des bonnes choses que Nous vous avons attribuées et ne vous montrez pas ingrats, sinon Ma colère s'abattra sur vous: et celui sur qui Ma colère s'abat, va sûrement vers l'abîme.

(Saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for your sustenance, but commit no excess therein, lest My Wrath should justly descend on you: and those on whom descends My Wrath do perish indeed!

وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰ[82]

Wainnee laghaffarun liman taba waamana waAAamila salihan thumma ihtada

Et je suis Grand Pardonneur à celui qui se repent, croit, fait bonne œuvre, puis se met sur le bon chemin».

"But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who,- in fine, are ready to receive true guidance."

۞ وَمَآ أَعْجَلَكَ عَن قَوْمِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ[83]

Wama aAAjalaka AAan qawmika ya moosa

«Pourquoi Moïse t'es-tu hâté de quitter ton peuple?»

(When Moses was up on the Mount, Allah said:) "What made thee hasten in advance of thy people, O Moses?"

قَالَ هُمْ أُو۟لَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِى وَعَجِلْتُ إِلَيْكَ رَبِّ لِتَرْضَىٰ[84]

Qala hum olai AAala atharee waAAajiltu ilayka rabbi litarda

Ils sont là sur mes traces, dit Moïse. Et je me suis hâté vers Toi, Seigneur, afin que Tu sois satisfait.

He replied: "Behold, they are close on my footsteps: I hastened to thee, O my Lord, to please thee."

قَالَ فَإِنَّا قَدْ فَتَنَّا قَوْمَكَ مِنۢ بَعْدِكَ وَأَضَلَّهُمُ السَّامِرِىُّ[85]

Qala fainna qad fatanna qawmaka min baAAdika waadallahumu alssamiriyyu

Allah dit: «Nous avons mis ton peuple à l'épreuve après ton départ. Et le Sâmirî les a égarés».

(Allah) said: "We have tested thy people in thy absence: the Samiri has led them astray."

فَرَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ غَضْبَٰنَ أَسِفًا ۚ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ أَلَمْ يَعِدْكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ وَعْدًا حَسَنًا ۚ أَفَطَالَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْعَهْدُ أَمْ أَرَدتُّمْ أَن يَحِلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ غَضَبٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُم مَّوْعِدِى[86]

FarajaAAa moosa ila qawmihi ghadbana asifan qala ya qawmi alam yaAAidkum rabbukum waAAdan hasanan afatala AAalaykumu alAAahdu am aradtum an yahilla AAalaykum ghadabun min rabbikum faakhlaftum mawAAidee

Moïse retourna donc vers son peuple, courroucé et chagriné; il dit: «O mon peuple, votre Seigneur ne vous a-t-Il pas déjà fait une belle promesse? L'alliance a-t-elle donc été trop longue pour vous? ou avez-vous désiré que la colère de votre Seigneur s'abatte sur vous, pour avoir trahi votre engagement envers moi?»

So Moses returned to his people in a state of indignation and sorrow. He said: "O my people! did not your Lord make a handsome promise to you? Did then the promise seem to you long (in coming)? Or did ye desire that Wrath should descend from your Lord on you, and so ye broke your promise to me?"

قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ أَوْزَارًا مِّن زِينَةِ الْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنَٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلْقَى السَّامِرِىُّ[87]

Qaloo ma akhlafna mawAAidaka bimalkina walakinna hummilna awzaran min zeenati alqawmi faqathafnaha fakathalika alqa alssamiriyyu

Ils dirent: «Ce n'est pas de notre propre gré que nous avons manqué à notre engagement envers toi. Mais nous fûmes chargés de fardeaux d'ornements du peuple (de Pharaon); nous les avons donc jetés (sur le feu) tout comme le Sâmirî les a lancés.

They said: "We broke not the promise to thee, as far as lay in our power: but we were made to carry the weight of the ornaments of the (whole) people, and we threw them (into the fire), and that was what the Samiri suggested.

فَأَخْرَجَ لَهُمْ عِجْلًا جَسَدًا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌ فَقَالُوا۟ هَٰذَآ إِلَٰهُكُمْ وَإِلَٰهُ مُوسَىٰ فَنَسِىَ[88]

Faakhraja lahum AAijlan jasadan lahu khuwarun faqaloo hatha ilahukum wailahu moosa fanasiya

Puis il en a fait sortir pour eux un veau, un corps à mugissement. Et ils ont dit: «C'est votre divinité et la divinité de Moïse; il a donc oublié»!

"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"

أَفَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَلَّا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَوْلًا وَلَا يَمْلِكُ لَهُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا[89]

Afala yarawna alla yarjiAAu ilayhim qawlan wala yamliku lahum darran wala nafAAan

Quoi! Ne voyaient-ils pas qu'il [le veau] ne leur rendait aucune parole et qu'il ne possédait aucun moyen de leur nuire ou de leur faire du bien?

Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?

وَلَقَدْ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَٰرُونُ مِن قَبْلُ يَٰقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا فُتِنتُم بِهِۦ ۖ وَإِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ فَاتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُوٓا۟ أَمْرِى[90]

Walaqad qala lahum haroonu min qablu ya qawmi innama futintum bihi wainna rabbakumu alrrahmanu faittabiAAoonee waateeAAoo amree

Certes, Aaron leur avait bien dit auparavant: «O mon peuple, vous êtes tombés dans la tentation (à cause du veau). Or, c'est le Tout Miséricordieux qui est vraiment votre Seigneur. Suivez-moi donc et obéissez à mon commandement».

Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command."

قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ[91]

Qaloo lan nabraha AAalayhi AAakifeena hatta yarjiAAa ilayna moosa

Ils dirent: «Nous continuerons à y être attachés, jusqu'à ce que Moïse retourne vers nous».

They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us."

قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذْ رَأَيْتَهُمْ ضَلُّوٓا۟[92]

Qala ya haroonu ma manaAAaka ith raaytahum dalloo

Alors [Moïse] dit: «Qu'est-ce qui t'a empêché, Aaron, quand tu les as vus s'égarer,

(Moses) said: "O Aaron! what kept thee back, when thou sawest them going wrong,

أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِ ۖ أَفَعَصَيْتَ أَمْرِى[93]

Alla tattabiAAani afaAAasayta amree

de me suivre? As-tu donc désobéi à mon commandement?»

"From following me? Didst thou then disobey my order?"

قَالَ يَبْنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِى وَلَا بِرَأْسِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقْتَ بَيْنَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمْ تَرْقُبْ قَوْلِى[94]

Qala ya bna omma la takhuth bilihyatee wala birasee innee khasheetu an taqoola farraqta bayna banee israeela walam tarqub qawlee

[Aaron] dit: «O fils de ma mère, ne me prends ni par la barbe ni par la tête. Je craignais que tu ne dises: «Tu as divisé les enfants d'Israël et tu n'as pas observé mes ordres».

(Aaron) replied: "O son of my mother! Seize (me) not by my beard nor by (the hair of) my head! Truly I feared lest thou shouldst say, 'Thou has caused a division among the children of Israel, and thou didst not respect my word!'"

قَالَ فَمَا خَطْبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِىُّ[95]

Qala fama khatbuka ya samiriyyu

Alors [Moïse] dit: «Quel a été ton dessein? O Sâmirî?»

(Moses) said: "What then is thy case, O Samiri?"

قَالَ بَصُرْتُ بِمَا لَمْ يَبْصُرُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ الرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِى نَفْسِى[96]

Qala basurtu bima lam yabsuroo bihi faqabadtu qabdatan min athari alrrasooli fanabathtuha wakathalika sawwalat lee nafsee

Il dit: «J'ai vu ce qu'ils n'ont pas vu: j'ai donc pris une poignée de la trace de l'Envoyé; puis, je l'ai lancée. Voilà ce que mon âme m'a suggéré».

He replied: "I saw what they saw not: so I took a handful (of dust) from the footprint of the Messenger, and threw it (into the calf): thus did my soul suggest to me."

قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ لَكَ فِى الْحَيَوٰةِ أَن تَقُولَ لَا مِسَاسَ ۖ وَإِنَّ لَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّن تُخْلَفَهُۥ ۖ وَانظُرْ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِكَ الَّذِى ظَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ عَاكِفًا ۖ لَّنُحَرِّقَنَّهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَنسِفَنَّهُۥ فِى الْيَمِّ نَسْفًا[97]

Qala faithhab fainna laka fee alhayati an taqoola la misasa wainna laka mawAAidan lan tukhlafahu waonthur ila ilahika allathee thalta AAalayhi AAakifan lanuharriqannahu thumma lanansifannahu fee alyammi nasfan

«Va-t-en, dit [Moïse]. Dans la vie, tu auras à dire (à tout le monde): «Ne me touchez pas!» Et il y aura pour toi un rendez-vous que tu ne pourras manquer. Regarde ta divinité que tu as adorée avec assiduité. Nous la brûlerons certes, et ensuite, nous disperserons [sa cendre] dans les flots.

(Moses) said: "Get thee gone! but thy (punishment) in this life will be that thou wilt say, 'touch me not'; and moreover (for a future penalty) thou hast a promise that will not fail: Now look at thy god, of whom thou hast become a devoted worshipper: We will certainly (melt) it in a blazing fire and scatter it broadcast in the sea!"

إِنَّمَآ إِلَٰهُكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ عِلْمًا[98]

Innama ilahukumu Allahu allathee la ilaha illa huwa wasiAAa kulla shayin AAilman

En vérité, votre seul Dieu est Allah en dehors de qui il n'y a point de divinité. De Sa science Il embrasse tout.

But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He: all things He comprehends in His knowledge.

كَذَٰلِكَ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنۢبَآءِ مَا قَدْ سَبَقَ ۚ وَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَٰكَ مِن لَّدُنَّا ذِكْرًا[99]

Kathalika naqussu AAalayka min anbai ma qad sabaqa waqad ataynaka min ladunna thikran

C'est ainsi que Nous te racontons les récits de ce qui s'est passé. C'est bien un rappel de Notre part que Nous t'avons apporté.

Thus do We relate to thee some stories of what happened before: for We have sent thee a Message from Our own Presence.

مَّنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَحْمِلُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَٰمَةِ وِزْرًا[100]

Man aAArada AAanhu fainnahu yahmilu yawma alqiyamati wizran

Quiconque s'en détourne (de ce Coran), portera au jour de la résurrection un fardeau;

If any do turn away therefrom, verily they will bear a burden on the Day of judgment;

خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهِ ۖ وَسَآءَ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَٰمَةِ حِمْلًا[101]

Khalideena feehi wasaa lahum yawma alqiyamati himlan

ils resteront éternellement dans cet état, et quel mauvais fardeau pour eux au Jour de la Résurrection,

They will abide in this (state): and grievous will the burden be to them on that Day,-

يَوْمَ يُنفَخُ فِى الصُّورِ ۚ وَنَحْشُرُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ يَوْمَئِذٍ زُرْقًا[102]

Yawma yunfakhu fee alssoori wanahshuru almujrimeena yawmaithin zurqan

Le jour où l'on soufflera dans la Trompe, ce jour-là Nous rassemblerons les criminels tout bleus (de peur)!

The Day when the Trumpet will be sounded: that Day, We shall gather the sinful, blear-eyed (with terror).

يَتَخَٰفَتُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا عَشْرًا[103]

Yatakhafatoona baynahum in labithtum illa AAashran

Ils chuchoteront entre eux: «Vous n'êtes restés là que dix [jours]!»

In whispers will they consult each other: "Yet tarried not longer than ten (Days);

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ إِذْ يَقُولُ أَمْثَلُهُمْ طَرِيقَةً إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا يَوْمًا[104]

Nahnu aAAlamu bima yaqooloona ith yaqoolu amthaluhum tareeqatan in labithtum illa yawman

Nous connaissons parfaitement ce qu'ils diront lorsque l'un d'entre eux dont la conduite est exemplaire dira: «Vous n'êtes restés qu'un jour».

We know best what they will say, when their leader most eminent in conduct will say: "Ye tarried not longer than a day!"

وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ الْجِبَالِ فَقُلْ يَنسِفُهَا رَبِّى نَسْفًا[105]

Wayasaloonaka AAani aljibali faqul yansifuha rabbee nasfan

Et ils t'interrogent au sujet des montagnes. Dis: «Mon Seigneur les dispersera comme la poussière,

They ask thee concerning the Mountains: say, "My Lord will uproot them and scatter them as dust;

فَيَذَرُهَا قَاعًا صَفْصَفًا[106]

Fayatharuha qaAAan safsafan

et les laissera comme une plaine dénudée

"He will leave them as plains smooth and level;

لَّا تَرَىٰ فِيهَا عِوَجًا وَلَآ أَمْتًا[107]

La tara feeha AAiwajan wala amtan

dans laquelle tu ne verras ni tortuosité, ni dépression.

"Nothing crooked or curved wilt thou see in their place."

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا[108]

Yawmaithin yattabiAAoona alddaAAiya la AAiwaja lahu wakhashaAAati alaswatu lilrrahmani fala tasmaAAu illa hamsan

Ce jour-là, ils suivront le Convocateur sans tortuosité; et les voix baisseront devant le Tout Miséricordieux. Tu n'entendras alors qu'un chuchotement.

On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the Presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march).

يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ الشَّفَٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُۥ قَوْلًا[109]

Yawmaithin la tanfaAAu alshshafaAAatu illa man athina lahu alrrahmanu waradiya lahu qawlan

Ce jour-là, l'intercession ne profitera qu'à celui auquel le Tout Miséricordieux aura donné Sa permission et dont Il agréera la parole.

On that Day shall no intercession avail except for those for whom permission has been granted by (Allah) Most Gracious and whose word is acceptable to Him.

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِهِۦ عِلْمًا[110]

YaAAlamu ma bayna aydeehim wama khalfahum wala yuheetoona bihi AAilman

Il connaît ce qui est devant eux et ce qui est derrière eux, alors qu'eux-mêmes ne Le cernent pas de leur science.

He knows what (appears to His creatures as) before or after or behind them: but they shall not compass it with their knowledge.

۞ وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَىِّ الْقَيُّومِ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْمًا[111]

WaAAanati alwujoohu lilhayyi alqayyoomi waqad khaba man hamala thulman

Et les visages s'humilieront devant Le Vivant, Celui qui subsiste par Lui-même «al-Qayyûm», et malheureux sera celui qui [se présentera devant Lui] chargé d'une iniquité.

(All) faces shall be humbled before (Him) - the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal: hopeless indeed will be the man that carries iniquity (on his back).

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِنَ الصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَلَا يَخَافُ ظُلْمًا وَلَا هَضْمًا[112]

Waman yaAAmal mina alssalihati wahuwa muminun fala yakhafu thulman wala hadman

Et quiconque aura fait de bonnes œuvres tout en étant croyant, ne craindra ni injustice ni oppression.

But he who works deeds of righteousness, and has faith, will have no fear of harm nor of any curtailment (of what is his due).

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَنزَلْنَٰهُ قُرْءَانًا عَرَبِيًّا وَصَرَّفْنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْوَعِيدِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ أَوْ يُحْدِثُ لَهُمْ ذِكْرًا[113]

Wakathalika anzalnahu quranan AAarabiyyan wasarrafna feehi mina alwaAAeedi laAAallahum yattaqoona aw yuhdithu lahum thikran

C'est ainsi que nous l'avons fait descendre un Coran en [langue] arabe, et Nous y avons multiplié les menaces, afin qu'ils deviennent pieux ou qu'il les incite à s'exhorter?

Thus have We sent this down - an arabic Qur'an - and explained therein in detail some of the warnings, in order that they may fear Allah, or that it may cause their remembrance (of Him).

فَتَعَٰلَى اللَّهُ الْمَلِكُ الْحَقُّ ۗ وَلَا تَعْجَلْ بِالْقُرْءَانِ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُقْضَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَحْيُهُۥ ۖ وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا[114]

FataAAala Allahu almaliku alhaqqu wala taAAjal bialqurani min qabli an yuqda ilayka wahyuhu waqul rabbi zidnee AAilman

Que soit éxalté Allah, le Vrai Souverain! Ne te hâte pas [de réciter] le Coran avant que ne te soit achevée sa révélation. Et dis: «O mon Seigneur, accroît mes connaissances!»

High above all is Allah, the King, the Truth! Be not in haste with the Qur'an before its revelation to thee is completed, but say, "O my Lord! advance me in knowledge."

وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ ءَادَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِىَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُۥ عَزْمًا[115]

Walaqad AAahidna ila adama min qablu fanasiya walam najid lahu AAazman

En effet, Nous avons auparavant fait une recommandation à Adam; mais il oublia; et Nous n'avons pas trouvé chez lui de résolution ferme.

We had already, beforehand, taken the covenant of Adam, but he forgot: and We found on his part no firm resolve.

وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ اسْجُدُوا۟ لِءَادَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَىٰ[116]

Waith qulna lilmalaikati osjudoo liadama fasajadoo illa ibleesa aba

Et quand Nous dîmes aux Anges: «Prosternez-vous devant Adam», ils se prosternèrent, excepté Iblis qui refusa.

When We said to the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to Adam", they prostrated themselves, but not Iblis: he refused.

فَقُلْنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا عَدُوٌّ لَّكَ وَلِزَوْجِكَ فَلَا يُخْرِجَنَّكُمَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ فَتَشْقَىٰٓ[117]

Faqulna ya adamu inna hatha AAaduwwun laka walizawjika fala yukhrijannakuma mina aljannati fatashqa

Alors Nous dîmes: «O Adam, celui-là est vraiment un ennemi pour toi et ton épouse. Prenez garde qu'il vous fasse sortir du Paradis, car alors tu seras malheureux.

Then We said: "O Adam! verily, this is an enemy to thee and thy wife: so let him not get you both out of the Garden, so that thou art landed in misery.

إِنَّ لَكَ أَلَّا تَجُوعَ فِيهَا وَلَا تَعْرَىٰ[118]

Inna laka alla tajooAAa feeha wala taAAra

Car tu n'y auras pas faim ni ne seras nu,

"There is therein (enough provision) for thee not to go hungry nor to go naked,

وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَظْمَؤُا۟ فِيهَا وَلَا تَضْحَىٰ[119]

Waannaka la tathmao feeha wala tadha

tu n'y auras pas soif ni ne seras frappé par l'ardeur du soleil».

"Nor to suffer from thirst, nor from the sun's heat."

فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَٰنُ قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَىٰ شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لَّا يَبْلَىٰ[120]

Fawaswasa ilayhi alshshaytanu qala ya adamu hal adulluka AAala shajarati alkhuldi wamulkin la yabla

Puis le Diable le tenta en disant: «O Adam, t'indiquerai-je l'arbre de l'éternité et un royaume impérissable?»

But Satan whispered evil to him: he said, "O Adam! shall I lead thee to the Tree of Eternity and to a kingdom that never decays?"

فَأَكَلَا مِنْهَا فَبَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ ۚ وَعَصَىٰٓ ءَادَمُ رَبَّهُۥ فَغَوَىٰ[121]

Faakala minha fabadat lahuma sawatuhuma watafiqa yakhsifani AAalayhima min waraqi aljannati waAAasa adamu rabbahu faghawa

Tous deux (Adam et Eve) en mangèrent. Alors leur apparut leur nudité. Ils se mirent à se couvrir avec des feuilles du paradis. Adam désobéit ainsi à son Seigneur et il s'égara.

In the result, they both ate of the tree, and so their nakedness appeared to them: they began to sew together, for their covering, leaves from the Garden: thus did Adam disobey his Lord, and allow himself to be seduced.

ثُمَّ اجْتَبَٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ[122]

Thumma ijtabahu rabbuhu fataba AAalayhi wahada

Son Seigneur l'a ensuite élu, agréé son repentir et l'a guidé.

But his Lord chose him (for His Grace): He turned to him, and gave him Guidance.

قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًۢا ۖ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلَا يَضِلُّ وَلَا يَشْقَىٰ[123]

Qala ihbita minha jameeAAan baAAdukum libaAAdin AAaduwwun faimma yatiyannakum minnee hudan famani ittabaAAa hudaya fala yadillu wala yashqa

Il dit: «Descendez d'ici, (Adam et Eve), [Vous serez] tous (avec vos descendants) ennemis les uns des autres. Puis, si jamais un guide vous vient de Ma part, quiconque suit Mon guide ne s'égarera ni ne sera malheureux.

He said: "Get ye down, both of you,- all together, from the Garden, with enmity one to another: but if, as is sure, there comes to you Guidance from Me, whosoever follows My Guidance, will not lose his way, nor fall into misery.

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ الْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ[124]

Waman aAArada AAan thikree fainna lahu maAAeeshatan dankan wanahshuruhu yawma alqiyamati aAAman

Et quiconque se détourne de Mon Rappel, mènera certes, une vie pleine de gêne, et le Jour de la Résurrection Nous l'amènerons aveugle au rassemblement».

"But whosoever turns away from My Message, verily for him is a life narrowed down, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Judgment."

قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِىٓ أَعْمَىٰ وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا[125]

Qala rabbi lima hashartanee aAAma waqad kuntu baseeran

Il dira: «O mon Seigneur, pourquoi m'as-Tu amené aveugle alors qu'auparavant je voyais?»

He will say: "O my Lord! why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I had sight (before)?"

قَالَ كَذَٰلِكَ أَتَتْكَ ءَايَٰتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا ۖ وَكَذَٰلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنسَىٰ[126]

Qala kathalika atatka ayatuna fanaseetaha wakathalika alyawma tunsa

[Allah lui] dira: «De même que Nos Signes (enseignements) t'étaient venus et que tu les as oubliés, ainsi aujourd'hui tu es oublié».

(Allah) will say: "Thus didst Thou, when Our Signs came unto thee, disregard them: so wilt thou, this day, be disregarded."

وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ۚ وَلَعَذَابُ الْءَاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ[127]

Wakathalika najzee man asrafa walam yumin biayati rabbihi walaAAathabu alakhirati ashaddu waabqa

Ainsi sanctionnons-nous l'outrancier qui ne croit pas aux révélations de son Seigneur. Et certes, le châtiment de l'au-delà est plus sévère et plus durable.

And thus do We recompense him who transgresses beyond bounds and believes not in the Signs of his Lord: and the Penalty of the Hereafter is far more grievous and more enduring.

أَفَلَمْ يَهْدِ لَهُمْ كَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُم مِّنَ الْقُرُونِ يَمْشُونَ فِى مَسَٰكِنِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى النُّهَىٰ[128]

Afalam yahdi lahum kam ahlakna qablahum mina alqurooni yamshoona fee masakinihim inna fee thalika laayatin liolee alnnuha

Cela ne leur a-t-il pas servi de direction, que Nous ayons fait périr avant eux tant de générations dans les demeures desquelles ils marchent maintenant? Voilà bien là des leçons pour les doués d'intelligence!

Is it not a warning to such men (to call to mind) how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose haunts they (now) move? Verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.

وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَامًا وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى[129]

Walawla kalimatun sabaqat min rabbika lakana lizaman waajalun musamman

N'eussent-été un décret préalable de ton Seigneur et aussi un terme déjà fixé, (leur châtiment) aurait été inévitable (et immédiat).

Had it not been for a Word that went forth before from thy Lord, (their punishment) must necessarily have come; but there is a Term appointed (for respite).

فَاصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا ۖ وَمِنْ ءَانَآئِ الَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْ وَأَطْرَافَ النَّهَارِ لَعَلَّكَ تَرْضَىٰ[130]

Faisbir AAala ma yaqooloona wasabbih bihamdi rabbika qabla tulooAAi alshshamsi waqabla ghuroobiha wamin anai allayli fasabbih waatrafa alnnahari laAAallaka tarda

Supporte patiemment ce qu'ils disent et célèbre Sa louange, avant le lever du soleil, avant son coucher et pendant la nuit; et exalte Sa Gloire aux extrémités du jour. Peut-être auras-tu satisfaction:

Therefore be patient with what they say, and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord, before the rising of the sun, and before its setting; yea, celebrate them for part of the hours of the night, and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy.

وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيَوٰةِ الدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ[131]

Wala tamuddanna AAaynayka ila ma mattaAAna bihi azwajan minhum zahrata alhayati alddunya linaftinahum feehi warizqu rabbika khayrun waabqa

Et ne tends point les yeux vers ce dont Nous avons donné jouissance temporaire à certains groupes d'entre eux, comme décor de la vie présente, afin de les éprouver par cela. Ce qu'Allah fournit (au Paradis) est meilleur et plus durable.

Nor strain thine eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to parties of them, the splendour of the life of this world, through which We test them: but the provision of thy Lord is better and more enduring.

وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِالصَّلَوٰةِ وَاصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا ۖ لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا ۖ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ ۗ وَالْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ[132]

Wamur ahlaka bialssalati waistabir AAalayha la nasaluka rizqan nahnu narzuquka waalAAaqibatu lilttaqwa

Et commande à ta famille la Salât, et fais-la avec persévérance. Nous ne te demandons point de nourriture: c'est à Nous de te nourrir. La bonne fin est réservée à la piété.

Enjoin prayer on thy people, and be constant therein. We ask thee not to provide sustenance: We provide it for thee. But the (fruit of) the Hereafter is for righteousness.

وَقَالُوا۟ لَوْلَا يَأْتِينَا بِـَٔايَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ تَأْتِهِم بَيِّنَةُ مَا فِى الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰ[133]

Waqaloo lawla yateena biayatin min rabbihi awalam tatihim bayyinatu ma fee alssuhufi aloola

Et ils disent: «Pourquoi ne nous apporte-t-il pas un miracle de son Seigneur? La Preuve (le Coran) de ce que contiennent les Ecritures anciennes ne leur est-elle pas venue?

They say: "Why does he not bring us a sign from his Lord?" Has not a Clear Sign come to them of all that was in the former Books of revelation?

وَلَوْ أَنَّآ أَهْلَكْنَٰهُم بِعَذَابٍ مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا لَوْلَآ أَرْسَلْتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولًا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن نَّذِلَّ وَنَخْزَىٰ[134]

Walaw anna ahlaknahum biAAathabin min qablihi laqaloo rabbana lawla arsalta ilayna rasoolan fanattabiAAa ayatika min qabli an nathilla wanakhza

Et si Nous les avions fait périr par un châtiment avant lui [Muhammad], ils auraient certainement dit: «O notre Seigneur, pourquoi ne nous as-Tu pas envoyé de Messager? Nous aurions alors suivi Tes enseignements avant d'avoir été humiliés et jetés dans l'ignominie».

And if We had inflicted on them a penalty before this, they would have said: "Our Lord! If only Thou hadst sent us a messenger, we should certainly have followed Thy Signs before we were humbled and put to shame."

قُلْ كُلٌّ مُّتَرَبِّصٌ فَتَرَبَّصُوا۟ ۖ فَسَتَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَصْحَٰبُ الصِّرَٰطِ السَّوِىِّ وَمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ[135]

Qul kullun mutarabbisun fatarabbasoo fasataAAlamoona man ashabu alssirati alssawiyyi wamani ihtada

Dis: «Chacun attend. Attendez donc! Vous saurez bientôt qui sont les gens du droit chemin et qui sont les bien-guidés».

Say: "Each one (of us) is waiting: wait ye, therefore, and soon shall ye know who it is that is on the straight and even way, and who it is that has received Guidance."