Surah Ta-Ha 20:10 — translation and meaning
طه · Verse 10 / 135 · Page 312
إِذْ رَأَى نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى
Word by Word
إِذْ
idh
When
رَأَى
raa
he saw
نَارًا
naran
a fire
فَقَالَ
faqala
then he said
لِأَهْلِهِ
li-ahlihi
to his family
امْكُثُوا
um'kuthu
Stay here
إِنِّي
inni
indeed I
آنَسْتُ
anastu
[I] perceived
نَارًا
naran
a fire
لَّعَلِّي
la'alli
perhaps I (can)
آتِيكُم
atikum
bring you
مِّنْهَا
min'ha
therefrom
بِقَبَسٍ
biqabasin
a burning brand
أَوْ
aw
or
أَجِدُ
ajidu
I find
عَلَى
ala
at
النَّارِ
al-nari
the fire
هُدًى
hudan
guidance
Transliteration
Iz ra aa naaran faqaala li alhlihim kusooo inneee aanastu naaral la'alleee aateekum minhaa biqabasin aw ajidu 'alan naari hudaa
Translation
When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; indeed, I have perceived a fire; perhaps I can bring you a torch or find at the fire some guidance."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
When he saw a fire whilst travelling and he said to his family: Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find somebody to guide me to the path.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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