Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 31 (28:31)

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وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ …

Quran 28:31 is ayah 31 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 389 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:31
وَأَنْأَلْقِعَصَاكَ ۖفَلَمَّارَءَاهَاتَهْتَزُّكَأَنَّهَاجَآنٌّوَلَّىٰمُدْبِرًاوَلَمْيُعَقِّبْ ۚيَٰمُوسَىٰٓأَقْبِلْوَلَاتَخَفْ ۖإِنَّكَمِنَٱلَْٔامِنِينَ٣١
wa-an alqi ʿaṣāka falammā raāhā tahtazzu ka-annahā jānnun wallā mud'biran walam yuʿaqqib yāmūsā aqbil walā takhaf innaka mina l-āminīna

And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return. [Allāh said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.(31)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنْwa-anAnd [that]
  2. أَلْقِalqithrow
  3. عَصَاكَ ۖʿaṣākayour staff
  4. فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
  5. رَءَاهَاraāhāhe saw it
  6. تَهْتَزُّtahtazzumoving
  7. كَأَنَّهَاka-annahāas if it
  8. جَآنٌّjānnun(were) a snake
  9. وَلَّىٰwallāhe turned
  10. مُدْبِرًاmud'biran(in) flight
  11. وَلَمْwalamand (did) not
  12. يُعَقِّبْ ۚyuʿaqqibreturn
  13. يَٰمُوسَىٰٓyāmūsāO Musa
  14. أَقْبِلْaqbilDraw near
  15. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  16. تَخَفْ ۖtakhaffear
  17. إِنَّكَinnakaIndeed, you
  18. مِنَmina(are) of
  19. ٱلَْٔامِنِينَl-āminīnathe secure

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