Surah 28. Al-Qasas

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Verses [Section]: 1-13[1], 14-21 [2], 22-28 [3], 29-42 [4], 43-50 [5], 51-60 [6], 61-75 [7], 76-82 [8], 83-88 [9]

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Quran Text of Verse 14-2128. Al-Qasas Page 387وَ لَمَّاAnd whenبَلَغَhe reachedاَشُدَّهٗhis full strengthوَ اسْتَوٰۤیand became matureاٰتَیْنٰهُWe bestowed upon himحُكْمًاwisdomوَّ عِلْمًا ؕand knowledgeوَ كَذٰلِكَAnd thusنَجْزِیWe rewardالْمُحْسِنِیْنَ the good-doers وَ دَخَلَAnd he enteredالْمَدِیْنَةَthe cityعَلٰیatحِیْنِa timeغَفْلَةٍ(of) inattentionمِّنْofاَهْلِهَاits peopleفَوَجَدَand foundفِیْهَاthereinرَجُلَیْنِtwo menیَقْتَتِلٰنِ ؗۗfighting each otherهٰذَاthisمِنْofشِیْعَتِهٖhis partyوَ هٰذَاand thisمِنْofعَدُوِّهٖ ۚhis enemyفَاسْتَغَاثَهُAnd called him for helpالَّذِیْthe one whoمِنْ(was) fromشِیْعَتِهٖhis partyعَلَیagainstالَّذِیْthe one whoمِنْ(was) fromعَدُوِّهٖ ۙhis enemyفَوَكَزَهٗso struck him with his fistمُوْسٰیMusaفَقَضٰیand killed himعَلَیْهِ ؗۗand killed himقَالَHe saidهٰذَاThis (is)مِنْofعَمَلِ(the) deedالشَّیْطٰنِ ؕ(of) ShaitaanاِنَّهٗIndeed, heعَدُوٌّ(is) an enemyمُّضِلٌّone who misleadsمُّبِیْنٌ clearly قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!اِنِّیْIndeed Iظَلَمْتُ[I] have wrongedنَفْسِیْmy soulفَاغْفِرْso forgiveلِیْ[for] meفَغَفَرَThen He forgaveلَهٗ ؕ[for] himاِنَّهٗIndeed HeهُوَHe (is)الْغَفُوْرُthe Oft-Forgivingالرَّحِیْمُ the Most Merciful قَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!بِمَاۤBecauseاَنْعَمْتَYou have favoredعَلَیَّ[on] meفَلَنْso notاَكُوْنَI will beظَهِیْرًاa supporterلِّلْمُجْرِمِیْنَ (of) the criminals فَاَصْبَحَIn the morning he wasفِیinالْمَدِیْنَةِthe cityخَآىِٕفًاfearfulیَّتَرَقَّبُ(and) was vigilantفَاِذَاwhen behold!الَّذِیThe one whoاسْتَنْصَرَهٗsought his helpبِالْاَمْسِthe previous dayیَسْتَصْرِخُهٗ ؕcried out to him for helpقَالَSaidلَهٗto himمُوْسٰۤیMusaاِنَّكَIndeed youلَغَوِیٌّ(are) surely a deviatorمُّبِیْنٌ clear فَلَمَّاۤThen whenاَنْ[that]اَرَادَhe wantedاَنْtoیَّبْطِشَstrikeبِالَّذِیْthe one whoهُوَ[he] (was)عَدُوٌّan enemyلَّهُمَا ۙto both of themقَالَhe saidیٰمُوْسٰۤیO Musa!اَتُرِیْدُDo you intendاَنْtoتَقْتُلَنِیْkill meكَمَاasقَتَلْتَyou killedنَفْسًۢاa personبِالْاَمْسِ ۖۗyesterdayاِنْNotتُرِیْدُyou wantاِلَّاۤbutاَنْthatتَكُوْنَyou becomeجَبَّارًاa tyrantفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ مَاand notتُرِیْدُyou wantاَنْthatتَكُوْنَyou beمِنَofالْمُصْلِحِیْنَ the reformers وَ جَآءَAnd cameرَجُلٌa manمِّنْfromاَقْصَا(the) farthest endالْمَدِیْنَةِ(of) the cityیَسْعٰی ؗrunningقَالَHe saidیٰمُوْسٰۤیO Musa!اِنَّIndeedالْمَلَاَthe chiefsیَاْتَمِرُوْنَare taking counselبِكَabout youلِیَقْتُلُوْكَto kill youفَاخْرُجْso leaveاِنِّیْindeed I amلَكَto youمِنَofالنّٰصِحِیْنَ the sincere advisors فَخَرَجَSo he leftمِنْهَاfrom itخَآىِٕفًاfearingیَّتَرَقَّبُ ؗ(and) vigilantقَالَHe saidرَبِّMy Lord!نَجِّنِیْSave meمِنَfromالْقَوْمِthe peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَ۠ the wrongdoers

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Translation of Verse 14-21

14. And when he reached full strength and maturity, We gave him wisdom and knowledge. This is how We reward the good-doers.

15. ˹One day˺ he entered the city unnoticed by its people. ⁷⁹³ There he found two men fighting: one of his own people, and the other of his enemies. The man from his people called to him for help against his foe. So Moses punched him, causing his death. Moses cried, "This is from Satan's handiwork. He is certainly a sworn, misleading enemy."

16. He pleaded, "My Lord! I have definitely wronged my soul, so forgive me." So He forgave him, ˹for˺ He is indeed the All- Forgiving, Most Merciful.

17. Moses pledged, "My Lord! For all Your favours upon me, I will never side with the wicked."

18. And so Moses became fearful, watching out in the city, when suddenly the one who sought his help the day before cried out to him again for help. Moses rebuked him, "Indeed, you are clearly a trouble-maker."

19. Then when Moses was about to lay his hands on their foe, ⁷⁹⁴ the enemy said, "O Moses! Do you intend to kill me as you killed a man yesterday? You only want to be a tyrant in the land. You do not intend to make peace!"

20. And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, "O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺."

21. So Moses left the city in a state of fear and caution, praying, "My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing people."

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Commentary

793. In his adulthood, Moses and Pharaoh's people were not on good terms because he started to question their evil practices.

794. The man assumed that Moses was going to hit him.