28. Al-Qasas

طسٓمٓTa Seem Meem﴿١﴾

Ta, Seen, Meem

تِلْكَTheseءَايَٰتُ(are the) Versesٱلْكِتَٰبِ(of) the Bookٱلْمُبِينِthe clear﴿٢﴾

These are the verses of the clear Book

نَتْلُوا۟We reciteعَلَيْكَto youمِنfromنَّبَإِ(the) newsمُوسَىٰ(of) Musaوَفِرْعَوْنَand Firaunبِٱلْحَقِّin truthلِقَوْمٍfor a peopleيُؤْمِنُونَwho believe﴿٣﴾

We recite to you from the news of Moses and Pharaoh in truth for a people who believe

إِنَّIndeedفِرْعَوْنَFiraunعَلَاexalted himselfفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَجَعَلَand madeأَهْلَهَاits peopleشِيَعًا(into) sectsيَسْتَضْعِفُoppressingطَآئِفَةًa groupمِّنْهُمْamong themيُذَبِّحُslaughteringأَبْنَآءَهُمْtheir sonsوَيَسْتَحْىِۦand letting liveنِسَآءَهُمْtheir womenإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heكَانَwasمِنَofٱلْمُفْسِدِينَthe corrupters﴿٤﴾

Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters

وَنُرِيدُAnd We wantedأَنtoنَّمُنَّbestow a favorعَلَىuponٱلَّذِينَthose whoٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟were oppressedفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَنَجْعَلَهُمْand make themأَئِمَّةًleadersوَنَجْعَلَهُمُand make themٱلْوَٰرِثِينَthe inheritors﴿٥﴾

And We wanted to confer favor upon those who were oppressed in the land and make them leaders and make them inheritors

وَنُمَكِّنَAnd [We] establishلَهُمْthemفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe landوَنُرِىَand showفِرْعَوْنَFiraunوَهَٰمَٰنَand Hamanوَجُنُودَهُمَاand their hostsمِنْهُمthrough themمَّاwhatكَانُوا۟they wereيَحْذَرُونَfearing﴿٦﴾

And establish them in the land and show Pharaoh and [his minister] Haman and their soldiers through them that which they had feared

وَأَوْحَيْنَآAnd We inspiredإِلَىٰٓ[to]أُمِّ(the) motherمُوسَىٰٓ(of) MusaأَنْthatأَرْضِعِيهِSuckle himفَإِذَاbut whenخِفْتِyou fearعَلَيْهِfor himفَأَلْقِيهِthen cast himفِىin(to)ٱلْيَمِّthe riverوَلَاand (do) notتَخَافِىfearوَلَاand (do) notتَحْزَنِىٓgrieveإِنَّاIndeed, Weرَآدُّوهُ(will) restore himإِلَيْكِto youوَجَاعِلُوهُand (will) make himمِنَofٱلْمُرْسَلِينَthe Messengers﴿٧﴾

And We inspired to the mother of Moses, "Suckle him; but when you fear for him, cast him into the river and do not fear and do not grieve. Indeed, We will return him to you and will make him [one] of the messengers

فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓThen picked him upءَالُ(the) familyفِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunلِيَكُونَso that he might becomeلَهُمْto themعَدُوًّاan enemyوَحَزَنًاand a griefإِنَّIndeedفِرْعَوْنَFiraunوَهَٰمَٰنَand Hamanوَجُنُودَهُمَاand their hostsكَانُوا۟wereخَٰطِـِٔينَsinners﴿٨﴾

And the family of Pharaoh picked him up [out of the river] so that he would become to them an enemy and a [cause of] grief. Indeed, Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were deliberate sinners

وَقَالَتِAnd saidٱمْرَأَتُ(the) wifeفِرْعَوْنَ(of) FiraunقُرَّتُA comfortعَيْنٍ(of the) eyeلِّىfor meوَلَكَand for youلَا(Do) notتَقْتُلُوهُkill himعَسَىٰٓperhapsأَن(that)يَنفَعَنَآhe may benefit usأَوْorنَتَّخِذَهُۥwe may take himوَلَدًا(as) a sonوَهُمْAnd theyلَا(did) notيَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿٩﴾

And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not

وَأَصْبَحَAnd becameفُؤَادُ(the) heartأُمِّ(of the) motherمُوسَىٰ(of) MusaفَٰرِغًاemptyإِنThatكَادَتْshe was nearلَتُبْدِى(to) disclosingبِهِۦabout himلَوْلَآif notأَنthatرَّبَطْنَاWe strengthenedعَلَىٰ[over]قَلْبِهَاher heartلِتَكُونَso that she would beمِنَofٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believers﴿١٠﴾

And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers

وَقَالَتْAnd she saidلِأُخْتِهِۦto his sisterقُصِّيهِFollow himفَبَصُرَتْSo she watchedبِهِۦhimعَنfromجُنُبٍa distanceوَهُمْwhile theyلَا(did) notيَشْعُرُونَperceive﴿١١﴾

And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not

وَحَرَّمْنَاAnd We had forbiddenعَلَيْهِfor himٱلْمَرَاضِعَthe wet nursesمِنbeforeقَبْلُbeforeفَقَالَتْso she saidهَلْShall Iأَدُلُّكُمْdirect youعَلَىٰٓtoأَهْلِ(the) peopleبَيْتٍ(of) a houseيَكْفُلُونَهُۥwho will rear himلَكُمْfor youوَهُمْwhile theyلَهُۥto himنَٰصِحُونَ(will be) sincere﴿١٢﴾

And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere

فَرَدَدْنَٰهُSo We restored himإِلَىٰٓtoأُمِّهِۦhis motherكَىْthatتَقَرَّmight be comfortedعَيْنُهَاher eyeوَلَاand notتَحْزَنَshe may grieveوَلِتَعْلَمَand that she would knowأَنَّthatوَعْدَthe Promise of Allahٱللَّهِthe Promise of Allahحَقٌّ(is) trueوَلَٰكِنَّButأَكْثَرَهُمْmost of themلَا(do) notيَعْلَمُونَknow﴿١٣﴾

So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allah is true. But most of the people do not know

وَلَمَّاAnd whenبَلَغَhe reachedأَشُدَّهُۥhis full strengthوَٱسْتَوَىٰٓand became matureءَاتَيْنَٰهُWe bestowed upon himحُكْمًاwisdomوَعِلْمًاand knowledgeوَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thusنَجْزِىWe rewardٱلْمُحْسِنِينَthe good-doers﴿١٤﴾

And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good

وَدَخَلَAnd he enteredٱلْمَدِينَةَthe cityعَلَىٰatحِينِa timeغَفْلَةٍ(of) inattentionمِّنْofأَهْلِهَاits peopleفَوَجَدَand foundفِيهَاthereinرَجُلَيْنِtwo menيَقْتَتِلَانِfighting each otherهَٰذَاthisمِنofشِيعَتِهِۦhis partyوَهَٰذَاand thisمِنْofعَدُوِّهِۦhis enemyفَٱسْتَغَٰثَهُAnd called him for helpٱلَّذِىthe one whoمِن(was) fromشِيعَتِهِۦhis partyعَلَىagainstٱلَّذِىthe one whoمِنْ(was) fromعَدُوِّهِۦhis enemyفَوَكَزَهُۥso Musa struck him with his fistمُوسَىٰso Musa struck him with his fistفَقَضَىٰand killed himعَلَيْهِand killed himقَالَHe saidهَٰذَاThis (is)مِنْofعَمَلِ(the) deedٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ(of) ShaitaanإِنَّهُۥIndeed, heعَدُوٌّ(is) an enemy مُّضِلٌّone who misleadsمُّبِينٌclearly﴿١٥﴾

And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy

قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy LordإِنِّىIndeed, Iظَلَمْتُ[I] have wrongedنَفْسِىmy soulفَٱغْفِرْso forgiveلِى[for] meفَغَفَرَThen He forgaveلَهُۥٓ[for] himإِنَّهُۥIndeed HeهُوَHe (is)ٱلْغَفُورُthe Oft-Forgivingٱلرَّحِيمُthe Most Merciful﴿١٦﴾

He said, "My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me," and He forgave him. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful

قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy LordبِمَآBecauseأَنْعَمْتَYou have favoredعَلَىَّ[on] meفَلَنْso notأَكُونَI will beظَهِيرًاa supporterلِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ(of) the criminals﴿١٧﴾

He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals

فَأَصْبَحَIn the morning he wasفِىinٱلْمَدِينَةِthe cityخَآئِفًاfearfulيَتَرَقَّبُ(and) was vigilantفَإِذَاwhen beholdٱلَّذِىThe one whoٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥsought his helpبِٱلْأَمْسِthe previous dayيَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥcried out to him for helpقَالَSaidلَهُۥto himمُوسَىٰٓMusaإِنَّكَIndeed, youلَغَوِىٌّ(are) surely a deviatorمُّبِينٌclear﴿١٨﴾

And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator

فَلَمَّآThen whenأَنْ[that]أَرَادَhe wantedأَنtoيَبْطِشَstrikeبِٱلَّذِىthe one whoهُوَ[he] (was)عَدُوٌّan enemyلَّهُمَاto both of themقَالَhe saidيَٰمُوسَىٰٓO MusaأَتُرِيدُDo you intendأَنtoتَقْتُلَنِىkill meكَمَاasقَتَلْتَyou killedنَفْسًۢاa personبِٱلْأَمْسِyesterdayإِنNotتُرِيدُyou wantإِلَّآbutأَنthatتَكُونَyou becomeجَبَّارًاa tyrantفِىinٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَمَاand notتُرِيدُyou wantأَنthatتَكُونَyou beمِنَofٱلْمُصْلِحِينَthe reformers﴿١٩﴾

And when he wanted to strike the one who was an enemy to both of them, he said, "O Moses, do you intend to kill me as you killed someone yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land and do not want to be of the amenders

وَجَآءَAnd cameرَجُلٌa manمِّنْfromأَقْصَا(the) farthest endٱلْمَدِينَةِ(of) the cityيَسْعَىٰrunningقَالَHe saidيَٰمُوسَىٰٓO MusaإِنَّIndeedٱلْمَلَأَthe chiefsيَأْتَمِرُونَare taking counselبِكَabout youلِيَقْتُلُوكَto kill youفَٱخْرُجْso leaveإِنِّىindeed, I amلَكَto youمِنَofٱلنَّٰصِحِينَthe sincere advisors﴿٢٠﴾

And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors