28:2تِلۡكَtil'kaTheseءَايَٰتُayatu(are the) Versesٱلۡكِتَٰبِal-kitabi(of) the Bookٱلۡمُبِينِal-mubinithe clear٢
28:3نَتۡلُواْnatluWe reciteعَلَيۡكَalaykato youمِنminfromنَّبَإِnaba-i(the) newsمُوسَىٰmusa(of) Musaوَفِرۡعَوۡنَwafir'awnaand Firaunبِٱلۡحَقِّbil-haqiin truthلِقَوۡمٖliqawminfor a peopleيُؤۡمِنُونَyu'minunawho believe٣
28:4إِنَّinnaIndeedفِرۡعَوۡنَfir'awnaFiraunعَلَاalaexalted himselfفِيfiinٱلۡأَرۡضِal-ardithe landوَجَعَلَwaja'alaand madeأَهۡلَهَاahlahaits peopleشِيَعٗاshiya'an(into) sectsيَسۡتَضۡعِفُyastad'ifuoppressingطَآئِفَةٗtaifatana groupمِّنۡهُمۡmin'humamong themيُذَبِّحُyudhabbihuslaughteringأَبۡنَآءَهُمۡabnaahumtheir sonsوَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦwayastahyiand letting liveنِسَآءَهُمۡۚnisaahumtheir womenإِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed heكَانَkanawasمِنَminaofٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَal-muf'sidinathe corrupters٤
28:5وَنُرِيدُwanuriduAnd We wantedأَنantoنَّمُنَّnamunnabestow a favorعَلَىalauponٱلَّذِينَalladhinathose whoٱسۡتُضۡعِفُواْus'tud'ifuwere oppressedفِيfiinٱلۡأَرۡضِal-ardithe landوَنَجۡعَلَهُمۡwanaj'alahumand make themأَئِمَّةٗa-immatanleadersوَنَجۡعَلَهُمُwanaj'alahumuand make themٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَal-warithinathe inheritors٥
28:6وَنُمَكِّنَwanumakkinaAnd [We] establishلَهُمۡlahumthemفِيfiinٱلۡأَرۡضِal-ardithe landوَنُرِيَwanuriyaand showفِرۡعَوۡنَfir'awnaFiraunوَهَٰمَٰنَwahamanaand Hamanوَجُنُودَهُمَاwajunudahumaand their hostsمِنۡهُمmin'humthrough themمَّاmawhatكَانُواْkanuthey wereيَحۡذَرُونَyahdharunafearing٦
28:7وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآwa-awhaynaAnd We inspiredإِلَىٰٓila[to]أُمِّummi(the) motherمُوسَىٰٓmusa(of) Musaأَنۡanthatأَرۡضِعِيهِۖardi'ihiSuckle himفَإِذَاfa-idhabut whenخِفۡتِkhif'tiyou fearعَلَيۡهِalayhifor himفَأَلۡقِيهِfa-alqihithen cast himفِيfiin(to)ٱلۡيَمِّal-yamithe riverوَلَاwalaand (do) notتَخَافِيtakhafifearوَلَاwalaand (do) notتَحۡزَنِيٓۖtahzanigrieveإِنَّاinnaIndeed Weرَآدُّوهُradduhu(will) restore himإِلَيۡكِilaykito youوَجَاعِلُوهُwaja'iluhuand (will) make himمِنَminaofٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَal-mur'salinathe Messengers٧
28:8فَٱلۡتَقَطَهُۥٓfal-taqatahuThen picked him upءَالُalu(the) familyفِرۡعَوۡنَfir'awna(of) Firaunلِيَكُونَliyakunaso that he might becomeلَهُمۡlahumto themعَدُوّٗاaduwwanan enemyوَحَزَنًاۗwahazananand a griefإِنَّinnaIndeedفِرۡعَوۡنَfir'awnaFiraunوَهَٰمَٰنَwahamanaand Hamanوَجُنُودَهُمَاwajunudahumaand their hostsكَانُواْkanuwereخَٰطِـِٔينَkhatiinasinners٨
28:9وَقَالَتِwaqalatiAnd saidٱمۡرَأَتُim'ra-atu(the) wifeفِرۡعَوۡنَfir'awna(of) FiraunقُرَّتُqurratuA comfortعَيۡنٖaynin(of the) eyeلِّيlifor meوَلَكَۖwalakaand for youلَاla(Do) notتَقۡتُلُوهُtaqtuluhukill himعَسَىٰٓasaperhapsأَنan(that)يَنفَعَنَآyanfa'anahe may benefit usأَوۡaworنَتَّخِذَهُۥnattakhidhahuwe may take himوَلَدٗاwaladan(as) a sonوَهُمۡwahumAnd theyلَاla(did) notيَشۡعُرُونَyash'urunaperceive٩
28:10وَأَصۡبَحَwa-asbahaAnd becameفُؤَادُfuadu(the) heartأُمِّummi(of the) motherمُوسَىٰmusa(of) MusaفَٰرِغًاۖfarighanemptyإِنinThatكَادَتۡkadatshe was nearلَتُبۡدِيlatub'di(to) disclosingبِهِۦbihiabout himلَوۡلَآlawlaif notأَنanthatرَّبَطۡنَاrabatnaWe strengthenedعَلَىٰala[over]قَلۡبِهَاqalbihaher heartلِتَكُونَlitakunaso that she would beمِنَminaofٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَal-mu'mininathe believers١٠
28:11وَقَالَتۡwaqalatAnd she saidلِأُخۡتِهِۦli-ukh'tihito his sisterقُصِّيهِۖqussihiFollow himفَبَصُرَتۡfabasuratSo she watchedبِهِۦbihihimعَنanfromجُنُبٖjunubina distanceوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyلَاla(did) notيَشۡعُرُونَyash'urunaperceive١١
28:12۞وَحَرَّمۡنَاwaharramnaAnd We had forbiddenعَلَيۡهِalayhifor himٱلۡمَرَاضِعَal-maradi'athe wet nursesمِنminbeforeقَبۡلُqablubeforeفَقَالَتۡfaqalatso she saidهَلۡhalShall Iأَدُلُّكُمۡadullukumdirect youعَلَىٰٓalatoأَهۡلِahli(the) peopleبَيۡتٖbaytin(of) a houseيَكۡفُلُونَهُۥyakfulunahuwho will rear himلَكُمۡlakumfor youوَهُمۡwahumwhile theyلَهُۥlahuto himنَٰصِحُونَnasihuna(will be) sincere١٢
28:13فَرَدَدۡنَٰهُfaradadnahuSo We restored himإِلَىٰٓilatoأُمِّهِۦummihihis motherكَيۡkaythatتَقَرَّtaqarramight be comfortedعَيۡنُهَاaynuhaher eyeوَلَاwalaand notتَحۡزَنَtahzanashe may grieveوَلِتَعۡلَمَwalita'lamaand that she would knowأَنَّannathatوَعۡدَwa'dathe Promise of Allahٱللَّهِal-lahithe Promise of Allahحَقّٞhaqqun(is) trueوَلَٰكِنَّwalakinnaButأَكۡثَرَهُمۡaktharahummost of themلَاla(do) notيَعۡلَمُونَya'lamunaknow١٣
28:14وَلَمَّاwalammaAnd whenبَلَغَbalaghahe reachedأَشُدَّهُۥashuddahuhis full strengthوَٱسۡتَوَىٰٓwa-is'tawaand became matureءَاتَيۡنَٰهُataynahuWe bestowed upon himحُكۡمٗاhuk'manwisdomوَعِلۡمٗاۚwa'il'manand knowledgeوَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhalikaAnd thusنَجۡزِيnajziWe rewardٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَal-muh'sininathe good-doers١٤
28:15وَدَخَلَwadakhalaAnd he enteredٱلۡمَدِينَةَal-madinatathe cityعَلَىٰalaatحِينِhinia timeغَفۡلَةٖghaflatin(of) inattentionمِّنۡminofأَهۡلِهَاahlihaits peopleفَوَجَدَfawajadaand foundفِيهَاfihathereinرَجُلَيۡنِrajulaynitwo menيَقۡتَتِلَانِyaqtatilanifighting each otherهَٰذَاhadhathisمِنminofشِيعَتِهِۦshi'atihihis partyوَهَٰذَاwahadhaand thisمِنۡminofعَدُوِّهِۦۖaduwwihihis enemyفَٱسۡتَغَٰثَهُfa-is'taghathahuAnd called him for helpٱلَّذِيalladhithe one whoمِنmin(was) fromشِيعَتِهِۦshi'atihihis partyعَلَىalaagainstٱلَّذِيalladhithe one whoمِنۡmin(was) fromعَدُوِّهِۦaduwwihihis enemyفَوَكَزَهُۥfawakazahuso Musa struck him with his fistمُوسَىٰmusaso Musa struck him with his fistفَقَضَىٰfaqadaand killed himعَلَيۡهِۖalayhiand killed himقَالَqalaHe saidهَٰذَاhadhaThis (is)مِنۡminofعَمَلِamali(the) deedٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖal-shaytani(of) ShaitaanإِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed heعَدُوّٞaduwwun(is) an enemy مُّضِلّٞmudillunone who misleadsمُّبِينٞmubinunclearly١٥
28:16قَالَqalaHe saidرَبِّrabbiMy LordإِنِّيinniIndeed Iظَلَمۡتُzalamtu[I] have wrongedنَفۡسِيnafsimy soulفَٱغۡفِرۡfa-igh'firso forgiveلِيli[for] meفَغَفَرَfaghafaraThen He forgaveلَهُۥٓۚlahu[for] himإِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed HeهُوَhuwaHe (is)ٱلۡغَفُورُal-ghafuruthe Oft-Forgivingٱلرَّحِيمُal-rahimuthe Most Merciful١٦
28:17قَالَqalaHe saidرَبِّrabbiMy LordبِمَآbimaBecauseأَنۡعَمۡتَan'amtaYou have favoredعَلَيَّalayya[on] meفَلَنۡfalanso notأَكُونَakunaI will beظَهِيرٗاzahirana supporterلِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَlil'muj'rimina(of) the criminals١٧
28:18فَأَصۡبَحَfa-asbahaIn the morning he wasفِيfiinٱلۡمَدِينَةِal-madinatithe cityخَآئِفٗاkhaifanfearfulيَتَرَقَّبُyataraqqabu(and) was vigilantفَإِذَاfa-idhawhen beholdٱلَّذِيalladhiThe one whoٱسۡتَنصَرَهُۥis'tansarahusought his helpبِٱلۡأَمۡسِbil-amsithe previous dayيَسۡتَصۡرِخُهُۥۚyastasrikhuhucried out to him for helpقَالَqalaSaidلَهُۥlahuto himمُوسَىٰٓmusaMusaإِنَّكَinnakaIndeed youلَغَوِيّٞlaghawiyyun(are) surely a deviatorمُّبِينٞmubinunclear١٨
28:19فَلَمَّآfalammaThen whenأَنۡan[that]أَرَادَaradahe wantedأَنantoيَبۡطِشَyabtishastrikeبِٱلَّذِيbi-alladhithe one whoهُوَhuwa[he] (was)عَدُوّٞaduwwunan enemyلَّهُمَاlahumato both of themقَالَqalahe saidيَٰمُوسَىٰٓyamusaO MusaأَتُرِيدُaturiduDo you intendأَنantoتَقۡتُلَنِيtaqtulanikill meكَمَاkamaasقَتَلۡتَqataltayou killedنَفۡسَۢاnafsana personبِٱلۡأَمۡسِۖbil-amsiyesterdayإِنinNotتُرِيدُturiduyou wantإِلَّآillabutأَنanthatتَكُونَtakunayou becomeجَبَّارٗاjabbarana tyrantفِيfiinٱلۡأَرۡضِal-ardithe earthوَمَاwamaand notتُرِيدُturiduyou wantأَنanthatتَكُونَtakunayou beمِنَminaofٱلۡمُصۡلِحِينَal-mus'lihinathe reformers١٩
28:20وَجَآءَwajaaAnd cameرَجُلٞrajuluna manمِّنۡminfromأَقۡصَاaqsa(the) farthest endٱلۡمَدِينَةِal-madinati(of) the cityيَسۡعَىٰyas'arunningقَالَqalaHe saidيَٰمُوسَىٰٓyamusaO MusaإِنَّinnaIndeedٱلۡمَلَأَal-mala-athe chiefsيَأۡتَمِرُونَyatamirunaare taking counselبِكَbikaabout youلِيَقۡتُلُوكَliyaqtulukato kill youفَٱخۡرُجۡfa-ukh'rujso leaveإِنِّيinniindeed I amلَكَlakato youمِنَminaofٱلنَّٰصِحِينَal-nasihinathe sincere advisors٢٠
28:21فَخَرَجَfakharajaSo he leftمِنۡهَاmin'hafrom itخَآئِفٗاkhaifanfearingيَتَرَقَّبُۖyataraqqabu(and) vigilantقَالَqalaHe saidرَبِّrabbiMy LordنَجِّنِيnajjiniSave meمِنَminafromٱلۡقَوۡمِal-qawmithe people ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَal-zaliminathe wrongdoers٢١
28:22وَلَمَّاwalammaAnd whenتَوَجَّهَtawajjahahe turned his faceتِلۡقَآءَtil'qaatowardsمَدۡيَنَmadyanaMadyanقَالَqalahe saidعَسَىٰasaPerhapsرَبِّيٓrabbimy Lordأَنan[that]يَهۡدِيَنِيyahdiyaniwill guide meسَوَآءَsawaa(to the) soundٱلسَّبِيلِal-sabiliway٢٢
28:23وَلَمَّاwalammaAnd whenوَرَدَwaradahe cameمَآءَmaa(to the) waterمَدۡيَنَmadyana(of) Madyanوَجَدَwajadahe foundعَلَيۡهِalayhion itأُمَّةٗummatana groupمِّنَminaofٱلنَّاسِal-nasimenيَسۡقُونَyasqunawateringوَوَجَدَwawajadaand he foundمِنminbesides themدُونِهِمُdunihimubesides themٱمۡرَأَتَيۡنِim'ra-ataynitwo womenتَذُودَانِۖtadhudanikeeping backقَالَqalaHe saidمَاmaWhatخَطۡبُكُمَاۖkhatbukuma(is the) matter with both of youقَالَتَاqalataThey saidلَاlaWe cannot waterنَسۡقِيnasqiWe cannot waterحَتَّىٰhattauntilيُصۡدِرَyus'diratake awayٱلرِّعَآءُۖal-ri'authe shepherdsوَأَبُونَاwa-abunaand our fatherشَيۡخٞshaykhun(is) a very old manكَبِيرٞkabirun(is) a very old man٢٣
28:24فَسَقَىٰfasaqaSo he wateredلَهُمَاlahumafor themثُمَّthummaThenتَوَلَّىٰٓtawallahe turned backإِلَىilatoٱلظِّلِّal-zilithe shadeفَقَالَfaqalaand saidرَبِّrabbiMy LordإِنِّيinniIndeed I amلِمَآlimaof whateverأَنزَلۡتَanzaltaYou sendإِلَيَّilayyato meمِنۡminofخَيۡرٖkhayringoodفَقِيرٞfaqirun(in) need٢٤
28:25فَجَآءَتۡهُfajaathuThen came to himإِحۡدَىٰهُمَاih'dahumaone of the two womenتَمۡشِيtamshiwalkingعَلَىalawithٱسۡتِحۡيَآءٖis'tih'yainshynessقَالَتۡqalatShe saidإِنَّinnaIndeedأَبِيabimy fatherيَدۡعُوكَyad'ukacalls youلِيَجۡزِيَكَliyajziyakathat he may reward youأَجۡرَajra(the) rewardمَاma(for) whatسَقَيۡتَsaqaytayou wateredلَنَاۚlanafor usفَلَمَّاfalammaSo whenجَآءَهُۥjaahuhe came to himوَقَصَّwaqassaand narratedعَلَيۡهِalayhito himٱلۡقَصَصَal-qasasathe storyقَالَqalahe saidلَاla(Do) notتَخَفۡۖtakhaffearنَجَوۡتَnajawtaYou have escapedمِنَminafromٱلۡقَوۡمِal-qawmithe people ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَal-zaliminathe wrongdoers٢٥