Quran 28:22 — Al-Qasas, verse 22
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
As he made his way towards Midian, he was saying, ‘May my Lord guide me to the right way.’
وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّي أَنْ يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ
walammā tawajjaha til'qāa madyana qāla ʿasā rabbī an yahdiyanī sawāa l-sabīli
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And when he turned his face towards Midian he said, 'It may be that my Lord will guide me
- Muhammad Asad
- And as he turned his face towards Madyan, he said [to himself]: “It may well be that my Sustainer will [thus] guide me onto the right path”
- Sahih International
- And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَلَمَّاwalammā | And when | — |
| 2 | تَوَجَّهَtawajjaha | he turned his face | وجه |
| 3 | تِلْقَآءَtil'qāa | towards | لقي |
| 4 | مَدْيَنَmadyana | Madyan | — |
| 5 | قَالَqāla | he said | قول |
| 6 | عَسَىٰʿasā | Perhaps | عسي |
| 7 | رَبِّىٓrabbī | my Lord | ربب |
| 8 | أَنan | [that] | — |
| 9 | يَهْدِيَنِىyahdiyanī | will guide me | هدي |
| 10 | سَوَآءَsawāa | (to the) sound | سوي |
| 11 | ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīli | way | سبل |