سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 39
أَنِ ٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقْذِفِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ ٱلْيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِّى وَعَدُوٌّ لَّهُۥ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِّنِّى وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِىٓ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Saying: ‘Put him (the child) into the Tabût (a box or a case or a chest) and put it into the river (Nile); then the river shall cast it up on the bank, and there, an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his shall take him.’ And I endued you with love from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَنِ
ani
That
ٱقْذِفِيهِ
iq'dhifīhi
cast him
فِى
fī
in
ٱلتَّابُوتِ
l-tābūti
the chest
فَٱقْذِفِيهِ
fa-iq'dhifīhi
then cast it
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْيَمِّ
l-yami
the river
فَلْيُلْقِهِ
falyul'qihi
then let cast it
ٱلْيَمُّ
l-yamu
the river
بِٱلسَّاحِلِ
bil-sāḥili
on the bank
يَأْخُذْهُ
yakhudh'hu
will take him
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
لِّى
lī
to Me
وَعَدُوٌّۭ
waʿaduwwun
and an enemy
لَّهُۥ ۚ
lahu
to him
وَأَلْقَيْتُ
wa-alqaytu
And I cast
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
over you
مَحَبَّةًۭ
maḥabbatan
love
مِّنِّى
minnī
from Me
وَلِتُصْنَعَ
walituṣ'naʿa
and that you may be brought up
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
under
عَيْنِىٓ
ʿaynī
My eye
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
39. 1. The reference is to Pharaoh, who was both an enemy of Allah and of Musa (Moses) (AS). That is, when the wooden chest floated and reached the edge of the royal palace, it was taken out and opened, and inside was an innocent child. At the request of Pharaoh’s wife, he was kept in the royal palace for upbringing.
39. 2. That is, love for you was placed in Pharaoh’s heart or in the hearts of the common people.
39. 3. Thus, observe the perfection and marvel of Allah’s power and His protection and guardianship: the very child for whose sake Pharaoh had countless children killed so that he would not survive, Allah is having that child raised in his own lap, and the mother is nursing her child, but is also receiving wages from that same enemy of Musa (AS).
39. 2. That is, love for you was placed in Pharaoh’s heart or in the hearts of the common people.
39. 3. Thus, observe the perfection and marvel of Allah’s power and His protection and guardianship: the very child for whose sake Pharaoh had countless children killed so that he would not survive, Allah is having that child raised in his own lap, and the mother is nursing her child, but is also receiving wages from that same enemy of Musa (AS).
