قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنۡ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرٗا لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ ١٧
He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَHe saidqāla
- رَبِّMy Lordrabbi
- بِمَآBecausebimā
- أَنۡعَمۡتَYou have favoredanʿamta
- عَلَيَّ[on] meʿalayya
- فَلَنۡso notfalan
- أَكُونَI will beakūna
- ظَهِيرٗاa supporterẓahīran
- لِّلۡمُجۡرِمِينَ(of) the criminalslil'muj'rimīna
Tafsir
Moses said, “O my Lord! Due to your blessing me with the ability to repent, among other blessings, I shall never assist any criminal in their crime.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran