Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
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)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّآfalammāBut when
أَتَىٰهَاatāhāhe came (to) it
نُودِىَnūdiyahe was called
مِنminfrom
شَـٰطِئِshāṭi-i(the) side
ٱلْوَادِl-wādi(of) the valley
ٱلْأَيْمَنِl-aymanithe right
فِىfīin
ٱلْبُقْعَةِl-buq'ʿatithe place even
ٱلْمُبَـٰرَكَةِl-mubārakatiblessed
مِنَminafrom
ٱلشَّجَرَةِl-shajaratithe tree
أَنanthat
يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓyāmūsāO Musa
إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed
أَنَاanāI Am
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
رَبُّrabbu(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَl-ʿālamīna(of) the worlds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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30. Then, when Moses reached it, a voice called out to him from the right side of the valley, from a blessed spot, from a tree: "O Moses! Indeed, I am Allah [40], the Lord of all the worlds."
[40] Reaching Tuwa, Speaking with Allah, and Receiving Prophethood:
This was not fire, nor was smoke rising from it. Rather, it was the light of Allah, which had encompassed a tree, and amidst this fire or light, the lush green tree was waving. A voice began to come from this tree, saying, "Musa! You have not reached here by coincidence, but you have arrived in this blessed valley exactly according to My plan, and I, Allah, am speaking to you, the Lord of all the worlds." (At this point, the details of the conversation between Allah and Musa have been omitted, which are mentioned in Surah Ta-Ha and other places.)