يَٰٓأُخۡتَ هَٰرُونَ مَا كَانَ أَبُوكِ ٱمۡرَأَ سَوۡءٖ وَمَا كَانَتۡ أُمُّكِ بَغِيّٗا ٢٨
O sister [i.e., descendant] of Aaron, your father was not a man of evil, nor was your mother unchaste."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- يَٰٓأُخۡتَO sisteryāukh'ta
- هَٰرُونَ(of) Harunhārūna
- مَاNotmā
- كَانَwaskāna
- أَبُوكِyour fatherabūki
- ٱمۡرَأَan evil manim'ra-a
- سَوۡءٖan evil mansawin
- وَمَاand notwamā
- كَانَتۡwaskānat
- أُمُّكِyour motherummuki
- بَغِيّٗاunchastebaghiyyan
Tafsir
O one who resembles Aaron (a righteous man) in worship, your father was not an adulterer nor was your mother. You are from a pure household known to be righteous, so how can you bring a child without a father?”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran