Quran 28:20

Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 20

Juz 20 · Page 387 · Ruku 335 · Meccan

وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَٱخْرُجْ إِنِّى لَكَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ

Word by word

وَجَآءَ wajāa And came رَجُلٌۭ rajulun a man مِّنْ min from أَقْصَا aqṣā (the) farthest end ٱلْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati (of) the city يَسْعَىٰ yasʿā running قَالَ qāla He said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ yāmūsā O Musa إِنَّ inna Indeed ٱلْمَلَأَ l-mala-a the chiefs يَأْتَمِرُونَ yatamirūna are taking counsel بِكَ bika about you لِيَقْتُلُوكَ liyaqtulūka to kill you فَٱخْرُجْ fa-ukh'ruj so leave إِنِّى innī indeed, I am لَكَ laka to you مِنَ mina of ٱلنَّـٰصِحِينَ l-nāṣiḥīna the sincere advisors

Transliteration

Wajaa rajulun min aqsaalmadeenati yasAAa qala ya moosa innaalmalaa ya/tamiroona bika liyaqtulooka fakhruj innee lakamina annasiheen

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And a man came from the uttermost part of the city, running. He said: O Moses! Lo! the chiefs take counsel against thee to slay thee; therefor escape. Lo! I am of those who give thee good advice.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And there came a man, running, from the furthest end of the City. He said: "O Moses! the Chiefs are taking counsel together about thee, to slay thee: so get thee away, for I do give thee sincere advice."

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

قال تعالى : ( وجاء رجل ) وصفه بالرجولية لأنه خالف الطريق ، فسلك طريقا أقرب من طريق الذين بعثوا وراءه ، فسبق إلى موسى ، فقال له : يا موسى ( إن الملأ يأتمرون بك ) أي : يتشاورون فيك ( ليقتلوك فاخرج ) أي : من البلد ( إني لك من الناصحين ) .