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إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍۢ قَبَسٍۢ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ﴿٧

Translation (Sahih International)

[Mention] when Moses said to his family, "Indeed, I have perceived a fire. I will bring you from there information or will bring you a burning torch that you may warm yourselves."

Word-by-word meaning

إِذْidhWhen
قَالَqālasaid
مُوسَىٰmūsāMusa
لِأَهْلِهِۦٓli-ahlihito his family
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed, I
ءَانَسْتُānastuperceive
نَارًۭاnārana fire
سَـَٔاتِيكُمsaātīkumI will bring you
مِّنْهَاmin'hāfrom it
بِخَبَرٍbikhabarinsome information
أَوْawor
ءَاتِيكُمātīkumI will bring you
بِشِهَابٍۢbishihābina torch
قَبَسٍۢqabasinburning
لَّعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
تَصْطَلُونَtaṣṭalūnawarm yourselves

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Story of Musa and the End of Fir`awnHere Allah tells His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ about what happened to Musa, peace be upon him, how Allah chose him, spoke with him and gave him mighty, dazzling signs and overwhelming proof, and sent him to Fir`awn and his people, but they denied the proof, disbelieved in him and arrogantly refused to follow him. Allah says:إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لاًّهْلِهِ(when Musa said to his household), meaning, remember when Musa was traveling with his family and lost his way.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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