Surah Az-Zukhruf 43:52 — translation and meaning

الزخرف · Verse 52 / 89 · Page 493

أَمْ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِّنْ هَذَا الَّذِي هُوَ مَهِينٌ وَلَا يَكَادُ يُبِينُ

Word by Word

أَمْ
am
Or
أَنَا
ana
am I
خَيْرٌ
khayrun
better
مِّنْ
min
than
هَذَا
hadha
this
الَّذِي
alladhi
one who
هُوَ
huwa
he
مَهِينٌ
mahinun
(is) insignificant
وَلَا
wala
and hardly
يَكَادُ
yakadu
and hardly
يُبِينُ
yubinu
clear

Transliteration

Am ana khairum min haazal lazee huwa maheenunw wa laa yuakaadu yubeen

Translation

Or am I [not] better than this one who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

“Therefore, I am better than the weak, runaway Moses who cannot even speak well.”

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

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