And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."
يَسۡتَصۡرِخُهُۥۚcried out to him for helpyastaṣrikhuhu
قَالَSaidqāla
لَهُۥto himlahu
مُوسَىٰٓMusamūsā
إِنَّكَIndeed, youinnaka
لَغَوِيّٞ(are) surely a deviatorlaghawiyyun
مُّبِينٞclearmubīnun
Tafsir
After the incident of killing the Copt, Moses awoke in the morning anxious as to what may happen. Suddenly, the very same person who had sought his aid and assistance against an enemy Copt the previous day, was now seeking his assistance against another Copt. Moses said to him, “Indeed, you are misguided and a clear inciter!”