Al-Qasas (The Stories)
Verse 18of 88
فَأَصْبَحَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ خَآئِفًۭا يَتَرَقَّبُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥ ۚ قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّكَ لَغَوِىٌّۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿١٨﴾
Translation (Sahih International)
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."
Word-by-word meaning
Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)
How the Secret of this Killing became knownAllah tells us that when Musa killed that Coptic,فِى الْمَدِينَةِ خَآئِفاً(he became afraid in the city) meaning, of the consequences of his action,يَتَرَقَّبُ(looking about) means, turning around and watching out, waiting for the consequences of his action to befall him. He went out and about, and saw the man who sought his help the day before, fighting with another Coptic.
Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt
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