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Taha 39

Ayah 39 of 135 · Meccan

أَنِ ٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقۡذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلۡيَمِّ فَلۡيُلۡقِهِ ٱلۡيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأۡخُذۡهُ عَدُوّٞ لِّي وَعَدُوّٞ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلۡقَيۡتُ عَلَيۡكَ مَحَبَّةٗ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصۡنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيۡنِيٓ ٣٩

[Saying], 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me1 that you would be brought up under My eye [i.e., observation and care].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Allāh put love of Moses into the hearts of the people.

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَنِThatani
  2. ٱقۡذِفِيهِcast himiq'dhifīhi
  3. فِيinfī
  4. ٱلتَّابُوتِthe chestl-tābūti
  5. فَٱقۡذِفِيهِthen cast itfa-iq'dhifīhi
  6. فِيinfī
  7. ٱلۡيَمِّthe riverl-yami
  8. فَلۡيُلۡقِهِthen let cast itfalyul'qihi
  9. ٱلۡيَمُّthe riverl-yamu
  10. بِٱلسَّاحِلِon the bankbil-sāḥili
  11. يَأۡخُذۡهُwill take himyakhudh'hu
  12. عَدُوّٞan enemyʿaduwwun
  13. لِّيto Melī
  14. وَعَدُوّٞand an enemywaʿaduwwun
  15. لَّهُۥۚto himlahu
  16. وَأَلۡقَيۡتُAnd I castwa-alqaytu
  17. عَلَيۡكَover youʿalayka
  18. مَحَبَّةٗlovemaḥabbatan
  19. مِّنِّيfrom Meminnī
  20. وَلِتُصۡنَعَand that you may be brought upwalituṣ'naʿa
  21. عَلَىٰunderʿalā
  22. عَيۡنِيٓMy eyeʿaynī

Tafsir

I had instructed her when I inspired her: Throw your child after he is born into the chest and then place the chest into the river. The river will cast him on to the bank by My command, and he will be taken in by an enemy of Mine and his, who is Pharaoh. I placed on you love from Me, so that people love you, and so that you are reared under My watchful eye, protection and care.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran