Surah Ta-Ha 20:18 — translation and meaning
طه · Verse 18 / 135 · Page 313
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَى غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَى
Word by Word
قَالَ
qala
He said
هِيَ
hiya
It
عَصَايَ
asaya
(is) my staff
أَتَوَكَّأُ
atawakka-u
I lean
عَلَيْهَا
alayha
upon it
وَأَهُشُّ
wa-ahushu
and I bring down leaves
بِهَا
biha
with it
عَلَى
ala
for
غَنَمِي
ghanami
my sheep
وَلِيَ
waliya
and for me
فِيهَا
fiha
in it
مَآرِبُ
maaribu
(are) uses
أُخْرَى
ukh'ra
other
Transliteration
Qaala hiya 'asaaya atawakka'u alaihaa wa ahushshu bihaa 'alaa ghanamee wa liya feehaa ma aaribu ukhraa
Translation
He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Moses (peace be upon him) said: It is my stick: I lean on it when walking, I beat down tree leaves with it for my sheep, and it has many other uses besides those I mentioned.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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