Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 20 (28:20)

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وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ مِّنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱلْمَلَأَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ …

Quran 28:20 is ayah 20 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 387 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:20
وَجَآءَرَجُلٌمِّنْأَقْصَاٱلْمَدِينَةِيَسْعَىٰقَالَيَٰمُوسَىٰٓإِنَّٱلْمَلَأَيَأْتَمِرُونَبِكَلِيَقْتُلُوكَفَٱخْرُجْإِنِّىلَكَمِنَٱلنَّٰصِحِينَ٢٠
wajāa rajulun min aqṣā l-madīnati yasʿā qāla yāmūsā inna l-mala-a yatamirūna bika liyaqtulūka fa-ukh'ruj innī laka mina l-nāṣiḥīna

And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you [intending] to kill you, so leave [the city]; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."(20)

Word by word

  1. وَجَآءَwajāaAnd came
  2. رَجُلٌrajuluna man
  3. مِّنْminfrom
  4. أَقْصَاaqṣā(the) farthest end
  5. ٱلْمَدِينَةِl-madīnati(of) the city
  6. يَسْعَىٰyasʿārunning
  7. قَالَqālaHe said
  8. يَٰمُوسَىٰٓyāmūsāO Musa
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. ٱلْمَلَأَl-mala-athe chiefs
  11. يَأْتَمِرُونَyatamirūnaare taking counsel
  12. بِكَbikaabout you
  13. لِيَقْتُلُوكَliyaqtulūkato kill you
  14. فَٱخْرُجْfa-ukh'rujso leave
  15. إِنِّىinnīindeed, I am
  16. لَكَlakato you
  17. مِنَminaof
  18. ٱلنَّٰصِحِينَl-nāṣiḥīnathe sincere advisors

Tafsir (commentary) of 28:20

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وَجَآءَ رَجُلٌ

(And there came a man) He is described as being a man because he had the courage to take a different route, a shorter route than those who were sent after Musa, so he reached Musa first and said to him: "O Musa,

إِنَّ الْمَلاّ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ

(Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together about you.)," meaning, `they are consulting with one another about you.'

لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ

(to kill you, so escape.) means, from this land.

إِنِّى لَكَ مِنَ النَّـصِحِينَ

(Truly, I am one of the good advisers to you.)

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