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Al-Qasas 14

Ayah 14 of 88 · Meccan

وَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُۥ وَٱسۡتَوَىٰٓ ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُ حُكۡمٗا وَعِلۡمٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٤

And when he attained his full strength and was [mentally] mature, We bestowed upon him judgement and knowledge. And thus do We reward the doers of good.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَمَّاAnd whenwalammā
  2. بَلَغَhe reachedbalagha
  3. أَشُدَّهُۥhis full strengthashuddahu
  4. وَٱسۡتَوَىٰٓand became maturewa-is'tawā
  5. ءَاتَيۡنَٰهُWe bestowed upon himātaynāhu
  6. حُكۡمٗاwisdomḥuk'man
  7. وَعِلۡمٗاۚand knowledgewaʿil'man
  8. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  9. نَجۡزِيWe rewardnajzī
  10. ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَthe good-doersl-muḥ'sinīna

Tafsir

When body and vigour grew stronger and peaked, completing the phase of youth, I granted him knowledge and understanding in religion. Just as I rewarded Moses for his obedience, likewise I reward those who do good in every era and place.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran