Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 34 (28:34)

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وَأَخِى هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَانًا فَأَرْسِلْهُ مَعِىَ رِدْءًا يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ …

Quran 28:34 is ayah 34 of Surah Al-Qasas (“The Stories”), a Meccan surah of 88 ayahs. It is in Juz 20, on page 389 of the Madani Mushaf.

28:34
وَأَخِىهَٰرُونُهُوَأَفْصَحُمِنِّىلِسَانًافَأَرْسِلْهُمَعِىَرِدْءًايُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖإِنِّىٓأَخَافُأَنيُكَذِّبُونِ٣٤
wa-akhī hārūnu huwa afṣaḥu minnī lisānan fa-arsil'hu maʿiya rid'an yuṣaddiqunī innī akhāfu an yukadhibūni

And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."(34)

Word by word

  1. وَأَخِىwa-akhīAnd my brother
  2. هَٰرُونُhārūnuHarun
  3. هُوَhuwahe
  4. أَفْصَحُafṣaḥu(is) more eloquent
  5. مِنِّىminnīthan me
  6. لِسَانًاlisānan(in) speech
  7. فَأَرْسِلْهُfa-arsil'huso send him
  8. مَعِىَmaʿiyawith me
  9. رِدْءًاrid'an(as) a helper
  10. يُصَدِّقُنِىٓ ۖyuṣaddiqunīwho will confirm me
  11. إِنِّىٓinnīIndeed
  12. أَخَافُakhāfuI fear
  13. أَنanthat
  14. يُكَذِّبُونِyukadhibūnithey will deny me

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