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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 30

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فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ مِن شَـٰطِئِ ٱلْوَادِ ٱلْأَيْمَنِ فِى ٱلْبُقْعَةِ ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِ مِنَ ٱلشَّجَرَةِ أَن يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِنِّىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿30﴾
So when he reached it (the fire), he was called from the right side of the valley, in the blessed place, from the tree: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Verily I am Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!
فَلَمَّآ falammā But when
أَتَىٰهَا atāhā he came (to) it
نُودِىَ nūdiya he was called
مِن min from
شَـٰطِئِ shāṭi-i (the) side
ٱلْوَادِ l-wādi (of) the valley
ٱلْأَيْمَنِ l-aymani the right
فِى in
ٱلْبُقْعَةِ l-buq'ʿati the place even
ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِ l-mubārakati blessed
مِنَ mina from
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ l-shajarati the tree
أَن an that
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ yāmūsā O Musa
إِنِّىٓ innī Indeed
أَنَا anā I Am
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
رَبُّ rabbu (the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna (of) the worlds

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30-1. That is, the voice was coming from the edge of the valley, which was on the right side of the mountain from the western direction. Here, flames of fire were rising from the tree, which was actually the light of the manifestation of the Lord.

30-2. That is, O Musa! The One who is addressing and speaking to you at this moment, I am Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.