سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 7
إِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا سَـَٔاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ أَوْ ءَاتِيكُم بِشِهَابٍ قَبَسٍ لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Remember) when Mûsâ (Moses) said to his household: "Verily I have seen a fire; I will bring you from there some information, or I will bring you a burning brand, that you may warm yourselves."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِذْ
idh
When
قَالَ
qāla
said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
لِأَهْلِهِۦٓ
li-ahlihi
to his family
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
ءَانَسْتُ
ānastu
perceive
نَارًۭا
nāran
a fire
سَـَٔاتِيكُم
saātīkum
I will bring you
مِّنْهَا
min'hā
from it
بِخَبَرٍ
bikhabarin
some information
أَوْ
aw
or
ءَاتِيكُم
ātīkum
I will bring you
بِشِهَابٍۢ
bishihābin
a torch
قَبَسٍۢ
qabasin
burning
لَّعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَصْطَلُونَ
taṣṭalūna
warm yourselves
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 7) {اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِاَهْلِهٖۤ اِنِّيْۤ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا: ’’ تَصْطَلُوْنَ ‘‘ ’’صَلِيَ يَصْلٰي‘‘} is from the form ifti‘āl. Originally it was {’’ تَصْتَلِيُوْنَ‘‘}, the tā’ was changed to ṭā’ and the yā’ was omitted. {’’شِهَابٌ‘‘} means flame or ember. {’’ قَبَسٍ ‘‘} means kindled (from some fire). The explanation of these verses has already been mentioned in Sūrah al-A‘rāf and at the beginning of Sūrah Ṭā Hā; here, only a few points related to this context will be mentioned. Before {’’ اِذْ ‘‘}, {’’اُذْكُرْ‘‘} is omitted, meaning: remember the time when Mūsā said to his family. In the same way, revelation has been granted to you without any prior knowledge or expectation. (See al-Qaṣaṣ: 86) And in the stories of the prophets and their peoples mentioned after this, there is much knowledge and wisdom for you and your people.
