Surah Sad 38:23 — translation and meaning
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إِنَّ هَذَا أَخِي لَهُ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِيَ نَعْجَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِي فِي الْخِطَابِ
Word by Word
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَذَا
hadha
this
أَخِي
akhi
(is) my brother
لَهُ
lahu
he has
تِسْعٌ
tis'un
ninety-nine
وَتِسْعُونَ
watis'una
ninety-nine
نَعْجَةً
na'jatan
ewe(s)
وَلِيَ
waliya
while I have
نَعْجَةٌ
na'jatun
ewe
وَاحِدَةٌ
wahidatun
one
فَقَالَ
faqala
so he said
أَكْفِلْنِيهَا
akfil'niha
Entrust her to me
وَعَزَّنِي
wa'azzani
and he overpowered me
فِي
fi
in
الْخِطَابِ
al-khitabi
[the] speech
Transliteration
Inna haazaaa akhee lahoo tis'unw wa tis'oona na'jatanw wa liya na'jatunw waahidah; faqaala akfilneeha wa 'azzanee filkhitaab
Translation
Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
One of the disputants said to David (peace be upon him): “This man is my brother. He has ninety-nine ewes and I have one ewe. He asked me to give him that too and he has overpowered me in proof”.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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