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قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًۭا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."

Word-by-word meaning

قَالَqālaHe said
رَبِّrabbiMy Lord
بِمَآbimāBecause
أَنْعَمْتَanʿamtaYou have favored
عَلَىَّʿalayya[on] me
فَلَنْfalanso not
أَكُونَakūnaI will be
ظَهِيرًۭاẓahīrana supporter
لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَlil'muj'rimīna(of) the criminals

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

How Musa killed a Coptic ManHaving described Musa's beginnings, Allah then tells us that when he reached maturity, and was complete in stature, Allah gave him Hukm and religious knowledge. Mujahid said that this means prophethood.وَكَذَلِكَ نَجْزِى الْمُحْسِنِينَ(And thus do We reward the doers of good.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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