Surah Al-Qasas 28:9 — translation and meaning

القصص · Verse 9 / 88 · Page 386

ۖ وَقَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَيْنٍ لِّي وَلَكَ لَا تَقْتُلُوهُ عَسَى أَن يَنفَعَنَا أَوْ نَتَّخِذَهُ وَلَدًا وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَقَالَتِ
waqalati
And said
امْرَأَتُ
im'ra-atu
(the) wife
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
قُرَّتُ
qurratu
A comfort
عَيْنٍ
aynin
(of the) eye
لِّي
li
for me
وَلَكَ
walaka
and for you
لَا
la
(Do) not
تَقْتُلُوهُ
taqtuluhu
kill him
عَسَى
asa
perhaps
أَن
an
(that)
يَنفَعَنَا
yanfa'ana
he may benefit us
أَوْ
aw
or
نَتَّخِذَهُ
nattakhidhahu
we may take him
وَلَدًا
waladan
(as) a son
وَهُمْ
wahum
And they
لَا
la
(did) not
يَشْعُرُونَ
yash'uruna
perceive

Transliteration

Wa qaalatim ra atu Fir'awna qurratu 'aynil lee wa lak; laa taqtuloohu 'asaaa aiyanfa'anaa aw nattakhizahoo waladanw wa hum laa yash'uroon

Translation

And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And when Pharaoh intended to kill him, his wife said to him: “This child could be a source of happiness for me and you; do not kill him, perhaps he will benefit is by serving us, or we could adopt him as our child.” They did not know how their kingdom would end at his hands.

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

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