سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 18
فَأَصْبَحَ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِى ٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥ ۚ قَالَ لَهُۥ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّكَ لَغَوِىٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So he became afraid, looking about in the city (waiting as to what will be the result of his crime of killing), when behold, the man who had sought his help the day before, called for his help (again). Mûsâ (Moses) said to him: "Verily, you are a plain misleader!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَأَصْبَحَ
fa-aṣbaḥa
In the morning he was
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ
l-madīnati
the city
خَآئِفًۭا
khāifan
fearful
يَتَرَقَّبُ
yataraqqabu
(and) was vigilant
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
when behold
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
The one who
ٱسْتَنصَرَهُۥ
is'tanṣarahu
sought his help
بِٱلْأَمْسِ
bil-amsi
the previous day
يَسْتَصْرِخُهُۥ ۚ
yastaṣrikhuhu
cried out to him for help
قَالَ
qāla
Said
لَهُۥ
lahu
to him
مُوسَىٰٓ
mūsā
Musa
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, you
لَغَوِىٌّۭ
laghawiyyun
(are) surely a deviator
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
clear
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 19,18) {فَاَصْبَحَ فِي الْمَدِيْنَةِ خَآىِٕفًا يَّتَرَقَّبُ …:} The Copt was killed at the hands of Musa (Moses) عليه السلام, so he spent the morning in the city in a state of fear because of yesterday’s incident, waiting to see what its outcome would be and when someone would come to arrest him. Suddenly, he saw that the same Israelite who had asked him for help yesterday to save him from a Copt was now fighting with another Copt. When Musa عليه السلام passed by, he began to cry out loudly, calling him for help. Musa عليه السلام was distressed by yesterday’s incident and said to him, “Surely, you are an obvious misguided person,” meaning you keep fighting and quarreling with someone every day; yesterday you were fighting with one person, today you have picked a quarrel with another. The point was that because of you, I killed a person yesterday, and now you have created the same situation again. Then, as soon as Musa عليه السلام intended to catch hold of that Copt, since he had just scolded the Israelite, the Israelite became frightened by Musa عليه السلام’s demeanor and thought that he wanted to catch him. To save his life, he said, “Musa! Do you want to kill me as well, just as you killed a man yesterday?” Before this, no one except Musa and the Israelite knew this secret. When the Copt heard this, he immediately went and informed Pharaoh. Pharaoh became extremely enraged and convened a meeting of his chiefs, deciding that there was no solution except to kill Musa. {’’ فَلَمَّاۤ اَنْ اَرَادَ ‘‘} For the benefit of {’’ اَنْ ‘‘}, see Surah Yusuf (96).
