Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when he went towards (the land of) Madyan (Midian), he said: "It may be that my Lord guides me to the Right Way."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
تَوَجَّهَtawajjahahe turned his face
تِلْقَآءَtil'qāatowards
مَدْيَنَmadyanaMadyan
قَالَqālahe said
عَسَىٰʿasāPerhaps
رَبِّىٓrabbīmy Lord
أَنan[that]
يَهْدِيَنِىyahdiyanīwill guide me
سَوَآءَsawāa(to the) sound
ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīliway
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.
22-1. Thus Allah accepted their supplication and guided them to such a straight path by which both their worldly life and Hereafter were set right, that is, they became both guides and guided, themselves rightly guided and also showing the path of guidance to others.