Quran 28:15

Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 15

Juz 20 · Page 387 · Ruku 335 · Meccan

وَدَخَلَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ عَلَىٰ حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ مِّنْ أَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فِيهَا رَجُلَيْنِ يَقْتَتِلَانِ هَٰذَا مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ وَهَٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَٱسْتَغَٰثَهُ ٱلَّذِى مِن شِيعَتِهِۦ عَلَى ٱلَّذِى مِنْ عَدُوِّهِۦ فَوَكَزَهُۥ مُوسَىٰ فَقَضَىٰ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ هَٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ إِنَّهُۥ عَدُوٌّ مُّضِلٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Word by word

وَدَخَلَ wadakhala And he entered ٱلْمَدِينَةَ l-madīnata the city عَلَىٰ ʿalā at حِينِ ḥīni a time غَفْلَةٍۢ ghaflatin (of) inattention مِّنْ min of أَهْلِهَا ahlihā its people فَوَجَدَ fawajada and found فِيهَا fīhā therein رَجُلَيْنِ rajulayni two men يَقْتَتِلَانِ yaqtatilāni fighting each other هَـٰذَا hādhā this مِن min of شِيعَتِهِۦ shīʿatihi his party وَهَـٰذَا wahādhā and this مِنْ min of عَدُوِّهِۦ ۖ ʿaduwwihi his enemy فَٱسْتَغَـٰثَهُ fa-is'taghāthahu And called him for help ٱلَّذِى alladhī the one who مِن min (was) from شِيعَتِهِۦ shīʿatihi his party عَلَى ʿalā against ٱلَّذِى alladhī the one who مِنْ min (was) from عَدُوِّهِۦ ʿaduwwihi his enemy فَوَكَزَهُۥ fawakazahu so Musa struck him with his fist مُوسَىٰ mūsā so Musa struck him with his fist فَقَضَىٰ faqaḍā and killed him عَلَيْهِ ۖ ʿalayhi and killed him قَالَ qāla He said هَـٰذَا hādhā This (is) مِنْ min of عَمَلِ ʿamali (the) deed ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۖ l-shayṭāni (of) Shaitaan إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, he عَدُوٌّۭ ʿaduwwun (is) an enemy مُّضِلٌّۭ muḍillun one who misleads مُّبِينٌۭ mubīnun clearly

Transliteration

Wadakhala almadeenata AAala heenighaflatin min ahliha fawajada feeha rajulayniyaqtatilani hatha min sheeAAatihi wahathamin AAaduwwihi fastaghathahu allathee minsheeAAatihi AAala allathee min AAaduwwihifawakazahu moosa faqada AAalayhi qala hathamin AAamali ashshaytani innahu AAaduwwun mudillunmubeen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And he entered the city at a time when its people were not watching: and he found there two men fighting,- one of his own religion, and the other, of his foes. Now the man of his own religion appealed to him against his foe, and Moses struck him with his fist and made an end of him. He said: "This is a work of Evil (Satan): for he is an enemy that manifestly misleads!"

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

فقال تعالى : ( ودخل المدينة على حين غفلة من أهلها ) قال ابن جريج ، عن عطاء الخراساني ، عن ابن عباس : وذلك بين المغرب والعشاء .

وقال ابن المنكدر ، عن عطاء بن يسار ، عن ابن عباس : كان ذلك نصف النهار . وكذلك قال سعيد بن جبير ، وعكرمة ، والسدي ، وقتادة .

( فوجد فيها رجلين يقتتلان ) أي : يتضاربان ويتنازعان ، ( هذا من شيعته ) أي : من بني إسرائيل ، ( وهذا من عدوه ) أي : قبطي ، قاله ابن عباس ، وقتادة ، والسدي ، ومحمد بن إسحاق . فاستغاث الإسرائيلي بموسى ، عليه السلام ، ووجد موسى فرصة ، وهي غفلة الناس ، فعمد إلى القبطي ( فوكزه موسى فقضى عليه ) .

قال مجاهد : وكزه ، أي : طعنه بجمع كفه . وقال قتادة : وكزه بعصا كانت معه .

( فقضى عليه ) أي : كان فيها حتفه فمات ، قال موسى : ( هذا من عمل الشيطان إنه عدو مضل مبين )