Surah Al-Qasas 28:22 — translation and meaning

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وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَى رَبِّي أَن يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ

Word by Word

وَلَمَّا
walamma
And when
تَوَجَّهَ
tawajjaha
he turned his face
تِلْقَاءَ
til'qaa
towards
مَدْيَنَ
madyana
Madyan
قَالَ
qala
he said
عَسَى
asa
Perhaps
رَبِّي
rabbi
my Lord
أَن
an
[that]
يَهْدِيَنِي
yahdiyani
will guide me
سَوَاءَ
sawaa
(to the) sound
السَّبِيلِ
al-sabili
way

Transliteration

Wa lammaa tawajjaha tilqaaa'a Madyana qaala 'asaa Rabbeee ai yahdiyanee Sawaaa'as Sabeel

Translation

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

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And when he walked heading towards Madyan, he said, “I hope in my Lord that He guides me towards the best path from which I do not stray.”

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

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