سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 21
فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآئِفًا يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِى مِنَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So he escaped from there, looking about in a state of fear. He said: "My Lord! Save me from the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَخَرَجَ
fakharaja
So he left
مِنْهَا
min'hā
from it
خَآئِفًۭا
khāifan
fearing
يَتَرَقَّبُ ۖ
yataraqqabu
(and) vigilant
قَالَ
qāla
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
نَجِّنِى
najjinī
Save me
مِنَ
mina
from
ٱلْقَوْمِ
l-qawmi
the people
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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 21) The word 'yataraqqabu' is from 'raqabah' (neck), and it means to look around, turning one's neck here and there, to wait. When this matter came to the knowledge of Musa (peace be upon him), he immediately set out alone from the city. He had never faced such a situation before; rather, as a prince, he had been living a life of great prosperity and comfort. Now, looking around as he left the city, trying to escape the grasp of the enemy, he prayed to Allah Almighty: O my Lord! Just as You have miraculously nurtured me, grant me deliverance from these wrongdoers. He called them wrongdoers because, in addition to their countless previous injustices, their latest injustice was that they were intent on killing Musa (peace be upon him), which was a clear act of oppression, because in no law is the punishment for accidental killing itself death.
