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Qasas (Stories)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

бисмиль-лəhир-рōhмəəнир-рōhиим

In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

28:1

طسٓمٓ

Та, син, мим.

Ta, Seen, Meem.

28:2

تِلْكَ ءَايَٰتُ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

тилькə əəйəəтуль-китəəбиль-мубиин

These are the signs of the Manifest Book.

28:3

نَتْلُواْ عَلَيْكَ مِن نَّبَإِ مُوسَىٰ وَفِرْعَوْنَ بِٱلْحَقِّ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

нəтлюю 'əлэйкə мин-нəбə`и муусəə вəфир'əунə би-ль-həќќи лиќōумий-йу`минуун

We relate to you truly some of the account of Moses and Pharaoh for a people who have faith.

28:4

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ  ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

иннə фир'əунə 'əлəə фииль-əрды вəджə'əлə əhлəhəə шийə'əй-йəстəд'ифу тōō`ифəтəмм-минhум йуз̃əббиhу əбнəə`əhум вəйəстəhйии нисəə`əhум, иннəhу кəəнə минəль-муфсидиин

Indeed Pharaoh tyrannized over the land, reducing its people to factions, abasing one group of them, slaughtering their sons, and sparing their women. Indeed, He was one of the agents of corruption.

28:5

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُواْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ

вəнурииду əн-нəмуннə 'əлəəль-лəз̃иинə-студ'ифуу фииль-əрды вəнəдж'əлəhум ə`иммəтəу-вəнəдж'əлəhумуль-вəəриc̃иин

And We desired to show favour to those who were abased in the land, and to make them imams, and to make them the heirs,

28:6

وَنُمَكِّنَ لَهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنُرِىَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا مِنْهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَحْذَرُونَ

вəнумəккинə лəhум фииль-əрды вəнурийə фир'əунə вəhəəмəəнə вəджунуудəhумəə минhум-мəə кəəнуу йəhз̃əруун

and to establish them in the land, and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts from them that of which they were apprehensive.

28:7

وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ  ۖ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِى ٱلْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِى وَلَا تَحْزَنِىٓ  ۖ إِنَّا رَآدُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

вə`əуhəйнəə илəə умми муусəə əн əрды'ииh, фə`из̃əə хыфти 'əлэйhи фə`əльќииhи фииль-йəмми вəлəə тəхōōфии вəлəə тəhзəний, иннəə рōōддууhу илəйки вəджəə'илююhу минəль-мурсəлиин

We revealed to Moses’ mother, [saying], ‘Nurse him; then, when you fear for him, cast him into the river, and do not fear or grieve, for We will restore him to you and make him one of the apostles.’

28:8

فَٱلْتَقَطَهُۥٓ ءَالُ فِرْعَوْنَ لِيَكُونَ لَهُمْ عَدُوًّا وَحَزَنًا  ۗ إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَهَٰمَٰنَ وَجُنُودَهُمَا كَانُواْ خَٰطِـِٔينَ

фəəльтəќōтōhу əəлю фир'əунə лийəкуунə лəhум 'əдуувəу-вəhəзəнə, иннə фир'əунə вəhəəмəəнə вəджунуудəhумəə кəəнуу хōōты`иин

Then Pharaoh’s kinsmen picked him up that he might be an enemy and a cause of grief to them. Indeed Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were iniquitous.

28:9

وَقَالَتِ ٱمْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّى وَلَكَ  ۖ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

вəќōōлəти-мрō`əту фир'əунə ќуррōту 'əйнил-лии вəлəк, лəə тəќтулююhу 'əсəə əй-йəŋŋфə'əнəə əу нəттəхыз̃əhу вəлəдəу-вəhум лəə йəш'уруун

Pharaoh’s wife said [to him], ‘[This infant will be] a [source of] comfort to me and to you. Do not kill him. Maybe he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son.’ But they were not aware.

28:10

وَأَصْبَحَ فُؤَادُ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ فَٰرِغًا  ۖ إِن كَادَتْ لَتُبْدِى بِهِۦ لَوْلَآ أَن رَّبَطْنَا عَلَىٰ قَلْبِهَا لِتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ

вə`əсбəhə фу`əəду умми муусəə фəəриґō, иŋŋ-кəəдəт лəтубдии биhи лəулəə əр-рōбəтнəə 'əлəə ќōльбиhəə литəкуунə минəль-му`миниин

The heart of Moses’ mother became desolate, and indeed she was about to divulge it had We not fortified her heart so that she might have faith [in Allah’s promise].