Surah Al-Qasas 28:17 — translation and meaning

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قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فَلَنْ أَكُونَ ظَهِيرًا لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
بِمَا
bima
Because
أَنْعَمْتَ
an'amta
You have favored
عَلَيَّ
alayya
[on] me
فَلَنْ
falan
so not
أَكُونَ
akuna
I will be
ظَهِيرًا
zahiran
a supporter
لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ
lil'muj'rimina
(of) the criminals

Transliteration

Qaala Rabbi bimaaa an'amta 'alaiya falan akoona zaheeral lilmujrimeen

Translation

He said, "My Lord, for the favor You bestowed upon me, I will never be an assistant to the criminals."

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Moses said, “O my Lord! Due to your blessing me with the ability to repent, among other blessings, I shall never assist any criminal in their crime.”

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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