Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:12 — translation and meaning

الشعراء · Verse 12 / 227 · Page 367

قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
He said
رَبِّ
rabbi
My Lord!
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
أَخَافُ
akhafu
[I] fear
أَن
an
that
يُكَذِّبُونِ
yukadhibuni
they will deny me

Transliteration

Qaala Rabbi inneee akhaafu ai yukazziboon

Translation

He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Moses (peace be upon him) said, I fear that they will deny me and what I convey to them from you, and that my breast will be constricted because of their denial of me, and that my tongue will not be free in calling to Allah, so send Gabriel (peace be upon him) to my brother, Aaron, so that he could assist me.

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

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