Surah Taha (طه) • Ta-Ha

Quran 20:10

20:10

إِذْ رَءَا نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًى

idh raā nāran faqāla li-ahlihi um'kuthū innī ānastu nāran laʿallī ātīkum min'hā biqabasin aw ajidu ʿalā l-nāri hudan

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."

— Saheeh International

He saw a fire and said to his people, ‘Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find some guidance there.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

When he saw a fire, he said to his family: "Wait! Verily, I have seen a fire; perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 16Page 312meccan

Word by Word

إِذْidhWhen
رَءَاraāhe saw
نَارًۭاnārana fire
فَقَالَfaqālathen he said
لِأَهْلِهِli-ahlihito his family
ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟um'kuthūStay here
إِنِّىٓinnīindeed, I
ءَانَسْتُānastu[I] perceived
نَارًۭاnārana fire
لَّعَلِّىٓlaʿallīperhaps I (can)
ءَاتِيكُمātīkumbring you
مِّنْهَاmin'hātherefrom
بِقَبَسٍbiqabasina burning brand
أَوْawor
أَجِدُajiduI find
عَلَىʿalāat
ٱلنَّارِl-nārithe fire
هُدًۭىhudanguidance