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Surah Taha, Ayah 10 (20:10)

طه

إِذْ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم …

Quran 20:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Taha (“Ta-Ha”), a Meccan surah of 135 ayahs. It is in Juz 16, on page 312 of the Madani Mushaf.

20:10
إِذْرَءَانَارًافَقَالَلِأَهْلِهِٱمْكُثُوٓا۟إِنِّىٓءَانَسْتُنَارًالَّعَلِّىٓءَاتِيكُممِّنْهَابِقَبَسٍأَوْأَجِدُعَلَىٱلنَّارِهُدًى١٠
idh raā nāran faqāla li-ahlihi um'kuthū innī ānastu nāran laʿallī ātīkum min'hā biqabasin aw ajidu ʿalā l-nāri hudan

When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."(10)

Word by word

  1. إِذْidhWhen
  2. رَءَاraāhe saw
  3. نَارًاnārana fire
  4. فَقَالَfaqālathen he said
  5. لِأَهْلِهِli-ahlihito his family
  6. ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟um'kuthūStay here
  7. إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
  8. ءَانَسْتُānastu[I] perceived
  9. نَارًاnārana fire
  10. لَّعَلِّىٓlaʿallīperhaps I (can)
  11. ءَاتِيكُمātīkumbring you
  12. مِّنْهَاmin'hātherefrom
  13. بِقَبَسٍbiqabasina burning brand
  14. أَوْawor
  15. أَجِدُajiduI find
  16. عَلَىʿalāat
  17. ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe fire
  18. هُدًىhudanguidance

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