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Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 10
وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَـٰرِغًا ۖ إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِۦ لَوْلَآ أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And the heart of the mother of Mûsâ (Moses) became empty [from every thought, except the thought of Mûsâ (Moses)]. She was very near to disclose his (case, i.e. the child is her son), had We not strengthened her heart (with Faith), so that she might remain as one of the believers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَصْبَحَ
wa-aṣbaḥa
And became
فُؤَادُ
fuādu
(the) heart
أُمِّ
ummi
(of the) mother
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
(of) Musa
فَـٰرِغًا ۖ
fārighan
empty
إِن
in
That
كَادَتْ
kādat
she was near
لَتُبْدِى
latub'dī
(to) disclosing
بِهِۦ
bihi
about him
لَوْلَآ
lawlā
if not
أَن
an
that
رَّبَطْنَا
rabaṭnā
We strengthened
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[over]
قَلْبِهَا
qalbihā
her heart
لِتَكُونَ
litakūna
so that she would be
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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And the heart of Moses' mother became empty (with anxiety). She was about to disclose (his identity), had We not strengthened her heart so that she would be among the believers (in Our promise to return him to her) [16].
[16]
The Restlessness of the Mother of Musa:
The mother of Musa, after entrusting Hazrat Musaؑ to the waves of the river according to the revelation, became extremely restless afterward. A mother's affection would not let her find peace. Many times, she thought in her heart to tell people that she had put her child in the river, so that someone might take pity on her and bring him back to her from there. In such a case, many kinds of dangers could be seen. Then, in the revelation, this promise was also made that soon the child would be returned to her. With this thought, her heart would find some degree of comfort again. It was only Allah's mercy that He granted peace to the heart of the mother of Musa and this secret was not revealed. Now she was certain that in just a few days, her child would be returned to her, even though no way for this was apparent in her mind.
[16]
The Restlessness of the Mother of Musa:
The mother of Musa, after entrusting Hazrat Musaؑ to the waves of the river according to the revelation, became extremely restless afterward. A mother's affection would not let her find peace. Many times, she thought in her heart to tell people that she had put her child in the river, so that someone might take pity on her and bring him back to her from there. In such a case, many kinds of dangers could be seen. Then, in the revelation, this promise was also made that soon the child would be returned to her. With this thought, her heart would find some degree of comfort again. It was only Allah's mercy that He granted peace to the heart of the mother of Musa and this secret was not revealed. Now she was certain that in just a few days, her child would be returned to her, even though no way for this was apparent in her mind.
