فَخَرَجَ
مِنۡهَا
خَآئِفٗا
يَتَرَقَّبُۖ
قَالَ
رَبِّ
نَجِّنِي
مِنَ
ٱلۡقَوۡمِ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
٢١

So Moses left the city in a state of fear and caution, praying, “My Lord! Deliver me from the wrongdoing people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:22

وَلَمَّا

تَوَجَّهَ

تِلۡقَآءَ

مَدۡيَنَ

قَالَ

عَسَىٰ

رَبِّيٓ

أَن

يَهۡدِيَنِي

سَوَآءَ

ٱلسَّبِيلِ

٢٢

And as he made his way towards Midian, he said, “I trust my Lord will guide me to the right way.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:23

وَلَمَّا

وَرَدَ

مَآءَ

مَدۡيَنَ

وَجَدَ

عَلَيۡهِ

أُمَّةٗ

مِّنَ

ٱلنَّاسِ

يَسۡقُونَ

وَوَجَدَ

مِن

دُونِهِمُ

ٱمۡرَأَتَيۡنِ

تَذُودَانِۖ

قَالَ

مَا

خَطۡبُكُمَاۖ

قَالَتَا

لَا

نَسۡقِي

حَتَّىٰ

يُصۡدِرَ

ٱلرِّعَآءُۖ

وَأَبُونَا

شَيۡخٞ

كَبِيرٞ

٢٣

When he arrived at the well of Midian, he found a group of people watering ˹their herds˺. Apart from them, he noticed two women holding back ˹their herd˺. He asked ˹them˺, “What is the matter?” They replied, “We cannot water ˹our animals˺ until the ˹other˺ shepherds are done, for our father is a very old man.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:24

فَسَقَىٰ

لَهُمَا

ثُمَّ

تَوَلَّىٰٓ

إِلَى

ٱلظِّلِّ

فَقَالَ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

لِمَآ

أَنزَلۡتَ

إِلَيَّ

مِنۡ

خَيۡرٖ

فَقِيرٞ

٢٤

So he watered ˹their herd˺ for them, then withdrew to the shade and prayed, “My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:25

فَجَآءَتۡهُ

إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا

تَمۡشِي

عَلَى

ٱسۡتِحۡيَآءٖ

قَالَتۡ

إِنَّ

أَبِي

يَدۡعُوكَ

لِيَجۡزِيَكَ

أَجۡرَ

مَا

سَقَيۡتَ

لَنَاۚ

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَهُۥ

وَقَصَّ

عَلَيۡهِ

ٱلۡقَصَصَ

قَالَ

لَا

تَخَفۡۖ

نَجَوۡتَ

مِنَ

ٱلۡقَوۡمِ

ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

٢٥

Then one of the two women came to him, walking bashfully. She said, “My father is inviting you so he may reward you for watering ˹our animals˺ for us.” When Moses came to him and told him his whole story, the old man said, “Have no fear! You are ˹now˺ safe from the wrongdoing people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:26

قَالَتۡ

إِحۡدَىٰهُمَا

يَٰٓأَبَتِ

ٱسۡتَـٔۡجِرۡهُۖ

إِنَّ

خَيۡرَ

مَنِ

ٱسۡتَـٔۡجَرۡتَ

ٱلۡقَوِيُّ

ٱلۡأَمِينُ

٢٦

One of the two daughters suggested, “O my dear father! Hire him. A strong, trustworthy person is definitely the best to hire.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:27

قَالَ

إِنِّيٓ

أُرِيدُ

أَنۡ

أُنكِحَكَ

إِحۡدَى

ٱبۡنَتَيَّ

هَٰتَيۡنِ

عَلَىٰٓ

أَن

تَأۡجُرَنِي

ثَمَٰنِيَ

حِجَجٖۖ

فَإِنۡ

أَتۡمَمۡتَ

عَشۡرٗا

فَمِنۡ

عِندِكَۖ

وَمَآ

أُرِيدُ

أَنۡ

أَشُقَّ

عَلَيۡكَۚ

سَتَجِدُنِيٓ

إِن

شَآءَ

ٱللَّهُ

مِنَ

ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

٢٧

The old man proposed, “I wish to marry one of these two daughters of mine to you, provided that you stay in my service for eight years. If you complete ten, it will be ˹a favour˺ from you, but I do not wish to make it difficult for you. Allah willing, you will find me an agreeable man.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:28

قَالَ

ذَٰلِكَ

بَيۡنِي

وَبَيۡنَكَۖ

أَيَّمَا

ٱلۡأَجَلَيۡنِ

قَضَيۡتُ

فَلَا

عُدۡوَٰنَ

عَلَيَّۖ

وَٱللَّهُ

عَلَىٰ

مَا

نَقُولُ

وَكِيلٞ

٢٨

Moses responded, “˹Then˺ it is ˹settled˺ between you and I. Whichever term I fulfill, there will be no ˹further˺ obligation on me. And Allah is a Witness to what we say.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:29

۞ فَلَمَّا

قَضَىٰ

مُوسَى

ٱلۡأَجَلَ

وَسَارَ

بِأَهۡلِهِۦٓ

ءَانَسَ

مِن

جَانِبِ

ٱلطُّورِ

نَارٗاۖ

قَالَ

لِأَهۡلِهِ

ٱمۡكُثُوٓاْ

إِنِّيٓ

ءَانَسۡتُ

نَارٗا

لَّعَلِّيٓ

ءَاتِيكُم

مِّنۡهَا

بِخَبَرٍ

أَوۡ

جَذۡوَةٖ

مِّنَ

ٱلنَّارِ

لَعَلَّكُمۡ

تَصۡطَلُونَ

٢٩

When Moses had completed the term and was travelling with his family, he spotted a fire on the side of Mount Ṭûr. He said to his family, “Stay here, ˹for˺ I have spotted a fire. Perhaps from there I can bring you some directions¹ or a torch from the fire so you may warm yourselves.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:30

فَلَمَّآ

أَتَىٰهَا

نُودِيَ

مِن

شَٰطِيِٕ

ٱلۡوَادِ

ٱلۡأَيۡمَنِ

فِي

ٱلۡبُقۡعَةِ

ٱلۡمُبَٰرَكَةِ

مِنَ

ٱلشَّجَرَةِ

أَن

يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ

إِنِّيٓ

أَنَا

ٱللَّهُ

رَبُّ

ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

٣٠

But when he came to it, he was called from the bush in the sacred ground to the right side of the valley: “O Moses! It is truly I. I am Allah—the Lord of all worlds.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

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