Surah Al-Qasas 28:1–13

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Surah 28 · Ruku 1 of 8 · ayahs 1–13 · Juz 20 · pages 385–386 · Makki

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Al-Qasas 28:1

طسٓمٓ ﴿1﴾

Ta, Seen, Meem.

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1Ta seem meemطسمtta-seen-meemH

Al-Qasas 28:2

تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ ﴿2﴾

These are the verses of the clear Book.

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1TheseتِلْكَtilkaI
2Are the versesآيَاتُayatuI
3Of the Bookالْكِتَابِl-kitabiIالthe+كِتَابِOf the Book
4The clearالْمُبِينِl-mubiniIالthe+مُبِينِClear

Al-Qasas 28:3

نَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿3﴾

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

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1We reciteنَتْلُوnatluF
2To youعَلَيْكَ'alaykaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىTo+كَyou / your
3FromمِنْminH
4The newsنَبَإِnaba'iI
5Of mosesمُوسَىmusaI
6And Pharaohوَفِرْعَوْنَwafir'awnaCBICONJ+PNوَand+فِرْعَوْنَPharaoh
7In truthبِالْحَقِّbil-haqiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+الthe+حَقِّTruth
8For a peopleلِقَوْمٍliqawminCBIP+Nلِfor / to+قَوْمٍA people
9Who believeيُؤْمِنُونَyu'minunaF

Al-Qasas 28:4

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ ﴿4﴾

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.

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1IndeedإِنَّinnaH
2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
3Exalted himselfعَلَا'alaF
4InفِيfiH
5The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand
6And madeوَجَعَلَwaja'alaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَعَلَMade
7Its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَIts people+هَاher / it / its
8Into sectsشِيَعًاshiya'anI
9Oppressingيَسْتَضْعِفُyastad'ifuF
10A groupطَائِفَةًta'ifatanI
11Among themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْAmong+هُمْthem / their
12SlaughteringيُذَبِّحُyudhabbihuF
13Their sonsأَبْنَاءَهُمْabna'ahumCBIN+PRONATTأَبْنَاءَTheir sons+هُمْthem / their
14And letting liveوَيَسْتَحْيِيwayastahyiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+يَسْتَحْيِيLetting live
15Their womenنِسَاءَهُمْnisa'ahumCBIN+PRONATTنِسَاءَTheir women+هُمْthem / their
16Indeed heإِنَّهُinnahuCBHACC+PRONATTإِنَّIndeed he+هُhim / his / it
17WasكَانَkanaF
18OfمِنَminaH
19The corruptersالْمُفْسِدِينَl-mufsidinaIالthe+مُفْسِدِينَCorrupters

Al-Qasas 28:5

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿5﴾

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

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1And we wantedوَنُرِيدُwanuriduCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُرِيدُWe wanted
2ToأَنْanH
3Bestow a favorنَمُنَّnamunnaF
4Uponعَلَى'alaH
5Those whoالَّذِينَalladhinaI
6Were oppressedاسْتُضْعِفُواustud'ifuF
7InفِيfiH
8The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand
9And make themوَنَجْعَلَهُمْwanaj'alahumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نَجْعَلَMake+هُمْthem / their
10Leadersأَئِمَّةًa-immatanI
11And make themوَنَجْعَلَهُمُwanaj'alahumuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+نَجْعَلَMake+هُمُthem / their
12The inheritorsالْوَارِثِينَl-warithinaIالthe+وَارِثِينَInheritors

Al-Qasas 28:6

وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنُرِىَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَحْذَرُونَ ﴿6﴾

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

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1And [we] establishوَنُمَكِّنَwanumakkinaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُمَكِّنَ[we] establish
2ThemلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
3InفِيfiH
4The landالْأَرْضِl-ardiIالthe+أَرْضِLand
5And showوَنُرِيَwanuriyaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+نُرِيَShow
6Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
7And hamanوَهَامَانَwahamanaCBICONJ+PNوَand+هَامَانَHaman
8And their hostsوَجُنُودَهُمَاwajunudahumaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+جُنُودَTheir hosts+هُمَاthem two
9Through themمِنْهُمْminhumCBHP+PRONATTمِنْThrough+هُمْthem / their
10WhatمَاmaI
11They wereكَانُواkanuF
12FearingيَحْذَرُونَyahdharunaF

Al-Qasas 28:7

وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ ۖ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ﴿7﴾

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."

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1And we inspiredوَأَوْحَيْنَاwa-awhaynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَوْحَيْنَاWe inspired
2[to]إِلَىilaH
3The motherأُمِّummiI
4Of mosesمُوسَىmusaI
5ThatأَنْanH
6Suckle himأَرْضِعِيهِardi'ihiCBFV+PRONATTأَرْضِعِيSuckle+هِhim / his / it
7But whenفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+إِذَاBut when
8You fearخِفْتِkhiftiF
9For himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it
10Then cast himفَأَلْقِيهِfa-alqihiCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+أَلْقِيCast+هِhim / his / it
11IntoفِيfiH
12The riverالْيَمِّl-yamiIالthe+يَمِّRiver
13And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
14FearتَخَافِيtakhafiF
15And do notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+PROوَand+لَاDo not
16GrieveتَحْزَنِيtahzaniF
17Indeed weإِنَّاinnaCBHACC+PRONATTإِIndeed we+ناus / our
18Will restore himرَادُّوهُradduhuCBIN+PRONATTرَادُّوWill restore+هُhim / his / it
19To youإِلَيْكِilaykiCBHP+PRONATTإِلَىTo+كِyou / your
20And will make himوَجَاعِلُوهُwaja'iluhuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+جَاعِلُوWill make+هُhim / his / it
21OfمِنَminaH
22The Messengersالْمُرْسَلِينَl-mursalinaIالthe+مُرْسَلِينَMessengers

Al-Qasas 28:8

فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَحَزَنًا ۗ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُوا۟ خَٰطِـِٔينَ ﴿8﴾

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.

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1Then picked him upفَالْتَقَطَهُfal-taqatahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+الْتَقَطَPicked him up+هُhim / his / it
2The familyآلُaluI
3Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
4So that he might becomeلِيَكُونَliyakunaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+يَكُونَSo that he might become
5To themلَهُمْlahumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُمْthem / their
6An enemyعَدُوًّا'aduwwanI
7And a griefوَحَزَنًاwahazananCBICONJ+Nوَand+حَزَنًاA grief
8IndeedإِنَّinnaH
9Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
10And hamanوَهَامَانَwahamanaCBICONJ+PNوَand+هَامَانَHaman
11And their hostsوَجُنُودَهُمَاwajunudahumaCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+جُنُودَTheir hosts+هُمَاthem two
12WereكَانُواkanuF
13Sinnersخَاطِئِينَkhati'inaI

Al-Qasas 28:9

وَقَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّى وَلَكَ ۖ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿9﴾

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.

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1And saidوَقَالَتِwaqalatiCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَتْSaid
2The wifeامْرَأَتُimra'atuI
3Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI
4A comfortقُرَّتُqurratuI
5Of the eyeعَيْنٍ'ayninI
6For meلِيliCBHP+PRONATTلِfor / to+يme / my
7And for youوَلَكَwalakaCBHCONJ+P+PRONATTوَand+لَكَFor you
8Do notلَاlaH
9Kill himتَقْتُلُوهُtaqtuluhuCBFV+PRONATTتَقْتُلُوKill+هُhim / his / it
10Perhapsعَسَى'asaF
11ThatأَنْanH
12He may benefit usيَنْفَعَنَاyanfa'anaCBFV+PRONATTيَنْفَعَHe may benefit+نَاus / our
13OrأَوْawH
14We may take himنَتَّخِذَهُnattakhidhahuCBFV+PRONATTنَتَّخِذَWe may take+هُhim / his / it
15As a sonوَلَدًاwaladanI
16And theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْThey
17Did notلَاlaH
18Perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF

Al-Qasas 28:10

وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَٰرِغًا ۖ إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِۦ لَوْلَآ أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿10﴾

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.

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1And becameوَأَصْبَحَwa-asbahaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَصْبَحَBecame
2The heartفُؤَادُfu'aduI
3Of the motherأُمِّummiI
4Of mosesمُوسَىmusaI
5EmptyفَارِغًاfarighanI
6ThatإِنْinH
7She was nearكَادَتْkadatF
8To disclosingلَتُبْدِيlatubdiCBFLAM+Vلَfor / to+تُبْدِيDisclosing
9About himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
10If notلَوْلَاlawlaH
11ThatأَنْanH
12We strengthenedرَبَطْنَاrabatnaF
13[over]عَلَى'alaH
14Her heartقَلْبِهَاqalbihaCBIN+PRONATTقَلْبِHer heart+هَاher / it / its
15So that she would beلِتَكُونَlitakunaCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تَكُونَSo that she would be
16OfمِنَminaH
17The believersالْمُؤْمِنِينَl-mu'mininaIالthe+مُؤْمِنِينَBelievers

Al-Qasas 28:11

وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِۦ قُصِّيهِ ۖ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِۦ عَن جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ ﴿11﴾

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

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1And she saidوَقَالَتْwaqalatCBFCONJ+Vوَand+قَالَتْShe said
2To his sisterلِأُخْتِهِli-ukhtihiCBIP+N+PRONATTلِfor / to+أُخْتِHis sister+هِhim / his / it
3Follow himقُصِّيهِqussihiCBFV+PRONATTقُصِّيFollow+هِhim / his / it
4So she watchedفَبَصُرَتْfabasuratCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+بَصُرَتْShe watched
5HimبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it
6Fromعَنْ'anH
7A distanceجُنُبٍjunubinI
8While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
9Did notلَاlaH
10Perceiveيَشْعُرُونَyash'urunaF

Al-Qasas 28:12

وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ نَٰصِحُونَ ﴿12﴾

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?"

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1And we had forbiddenوَحَرَّمْنَاwaharramnaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+حَرَّمْنَاWe had forbidden
2For himعَلَيْهِ'alayhiCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىFor+هِhim / his / it
3The wet nursesالْمَرَاضِعَl-maradi'aIالthe+مَرَاضِعَWet nurses
4BeforeمِنْminH
5BeforeقَبْلُqabluI
6So she saidفَقَالَتْfaqalatCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+قَالَتْShe said
7Shall iهَلْhalH
8Direct youأَدُلُّكُمْadullukumCBFV+PRONATTأَدُلُّDirect+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
9Toعَلَى'alaH
10The peopleأَهْلِahliI
11Of a houseبَيْتٍbaytinI
12Who will rear himيَكْفُلُونَهُyakfulunahuCBFV+PRONATTيَكْفُلُونَWho will rear+هُhim / his / it
13For youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.)
14While theyوَهُمْwahumCBICONJ+PRONSUBJوَand+هُمْWhile they
15To himلَهُlahuCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+هُhim / his / it
16Will be sincereنَاصِحُونَnasihunaI

Al-Qasas 28:13

فَرَدَدْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّهِۦ كَىْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ وَلِتَعْلَمَ أَنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿13﴾

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.

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1So we restored himفَرَدَدْنَاهُfaradadnahuCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTفَso / then+رَدَدْنَاWe restored+هُhim / his / it
2ToإِلَىilaH
3His motherأُمِّهِummihiCBIN+PRONATTأُمِّHis mother+هِhim / his / it
4ThatكَيْkayH
5Might be comfortedتَقَرَّtaqarraF
6Her eyeعَيْنُهَا'aynuhaCBIN+PRONATTعَيْنُHer eye+هَاher / it / its
7And notوَلَاwalaCBHCONJ+NEGوَand+لَاNot
8She may grieveتَحْزَنَtahzanaF
9And that she would knowوَلِتَعْلَمَwalita'lamaCBFCONJ+P+Vوَand+لِfor / to+تَعْلَمَThat she would know
10ThatأَنَّannaH
11The promise of Allahوَعْدَwa'daI
12The promise of Allahاللَّهِl-lahiI
13Is trueحَقٌّhaqqunI
14ButوَلَكِنَّwalakinnaCBHCONJ+ACCوَand+لَكِنَّBut
15Most of themأَكْثَرَهُمْaktharahumCBIN+PRONATTأَكْثَرَMost of+هُمْthem / their
16Do notلَاlaH
17Knowيَعْلَمُونَya'lamunaF

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