قَالَ هُمۡ أُوْلَآءِ عَلَىٰٓ أَثَرِي وَعَجِلۡتُ إِلَيۡكَ رَبِّ لِتَرۡضَىٰ ٨٤
He said, "They are close upon my tracks, and I hastened to You, my Lord, that You be pleased."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- هُمۡTheyhum
- أُوْلَآءِ(are) closeulāi
- عَلَىٰٓuponʿalā
- أَثَرِيmy tracksatharī
- وَعَجِلۡتُand I hastenedwaʿajil'tu
- إِلَيۡكَto youilayka
- رَبِّmy Lordrabbi
- لِتَرۡضَىٰthat You be pleasedlitarḍā
Tafsir
Moses (peace be upon him) said: “Here they are behind me. They shall catch up with me. I preceded my people in coming to You, so that you become pleased with me for coming towards You quickly”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran