Quran 28:33 — Al-Qasas, verse 33
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Moses said, ‘My Lord, I killed one of their men, and I fear that they may kill me.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَأَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُونِ
qāla rabbi innī qataltu min'hum nafsan fa-akhāfu an yaqtulūni
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he, 'My Lord, I have indeed slain a living soul among them, and I fear that they will slay me.
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [Moses] “O my Sustainer! I have slain one of them, and so I fear that they will slay me.
- Sahih International
- He said, "My Lord, indeed I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | رَبِّrabbi | My Lord | ربب |
| 3 | إِنِّىinnī | Indeed | — |
| 4 | قَتَلْتُqataltu | I killed | قتل |
| 5 | مِنْهُمْmin'hum | of them | — |
| 6 | نَفْسًۭاnafsan | a man | نفس |
| 7 | فَأَخَافُfa-akhāfu | and I fear | خوف |
| 8 | أَنan | that | — |
| 9 | يَقْتُلُونِyaqtulūni | they will kill me | قتل |