Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 22 (28:22)

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وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِى سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

Quran 28:22 is ayah 22 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 388 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:22
وَلَمَّاتَوَجَّهَتِلْقَآءَمَدْيَنَقَالَعَسَىٰرَبِّىٓأَنيَهْدِيَنِىسَوَآءَٱلسَّبِيلِ٢٢
walammā tawajjaha til'qāa madyana qāla ʿasā rabbī an yahdiyanī sawāa l-sabīli

And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."(22)

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّاwalammāAnd when
  2. تَوَجَّهَtawajjahahe turned his face
  3. تِلْقَآءَtil'qāatowards
  4. مَدْيَنَmadyanaMadyan
  5. قَالَqālahe said
  6. عَسَىٰʿasāPerhaps
  7. رَبِّىٓrabbīmy Lord
  8. أَنan[that]
  9. يَهْدِيَنِىyahdiyanīwill guide me
  10. سَوَآءَsawāa(to the) sound
  11. ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīliway

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