قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ٢٠
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- فَعَلۡتُهَآI did itfaʿaltuhā
- إِذٗاwhenidhan
- وَأَنَا۠Iwa-anā
- مِنَ(was) ofmina
- ٱلضَّآلِّينَthose who are astrayl-ḍālīna
Tafsir
Moses (peace be upon him) said to Pharaoh: I did what you mentioned before I received revelation and was sent as a messenger.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran