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Taha 10

Ayah 10 of 135 · Meccan

إِذۡ رَءَا نَارٗا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدٗى ١٠

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."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِذۡWhenidh
  2. رَءَاhe sawraā
  3. نَارٗاa firenāran
  4. فَقَالَthen he saidfaqāla
  5. لِأَهۡلِهِto his familyli-ahlihi
  6. ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْStay hereum'kuthū
  7. إِنِّيٓindeed, Iinnī
  8. ءَانَسۡتُ[I] perceivedānastu
  9. نَارٗاa firenāran
  10. لَّعَلِّيٓperhaps I (can)laʿallī
  11. ءَاتِيكُمbring youātīkum
  12. مِّنۡهَاtherefrommin'hā
  13. بِقَبَسٍa burning brandbiqabasin
  14. أَوۡoraw
  15. أَجِدُI findajidu
  16. عَلَىatʿalā
  17. ٱلنَّارِthe firel-nāri
  18. هُدٗىguidancehudan

Tafsir

When he saw a fire whilst travelling and he said to his family: Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find somebody to guide me to the path.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran