قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ ٤٥
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَاThey saidqālā
- رَبَّنَآOur Lordrabbanā
- إِنَّنَاIndeed, weinnanā
- نَخَافُfearnakhāfu
- أَنthatan
- يَفۡرُطَhe will hastenyafruṭa
- عَلَيۡنَآagainst usʿalaynā
- أَوۡoraw
- أَنthatan
- يَطۡغَىٰhe will transgressyaṭghā
Tafsir
Moses and Aaron peace be upon them) said: We fear that he will quickly punish us before we can deliver Your message to him, or that he will exceed the limit in oppressing us by killing us or otherwise.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran