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Al-Qasas 34

Ayah 34 of 88 · Meccan

وَأَخِي هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفۡصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانٗا فَأَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعِيَ رِدۡءٗا يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ٣٤

And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَأَخِيAnd my brotherwa-akhī
  2. هَٰرُونُHarunhārūnu
  3. هُوَhehuwa
  4. أَفۡصَحُ(is) more eloquentafṣaḥu
  5. مِنِّيthan meminnī
  6. لِسَانٗا(in) speechlisānan
  7. فَأَرۡسِلۡهُso send himfa-arsil'hu
  8. مَعِيَwith memaʿiya
  9. رِدۡءٗا(as) a helperrid'an
  10. يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖwho will confirm meyuṣaddiqunī
  11. إِنِّيٓIndeedinnī
  12. أَخَافُI fearakhāfu
  13. أَنthatan
  14. يُكَذِّبُونِthey will deny meyukadhibūni

Tafsir

And my brother Aaron speaks with more clarity than I do, so send him with me as my aide. I fear Pharaoh and his people will reject me, just as it is common for nations passed to reject the Messengers that were sent to them.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran