# 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 11 - **Surah:** 28. Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories) — سورة القصص - **Verse:** 11 / 88 · **Juz:** 20 · **Mushaf page:** 385 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-11 ## Arabic وَقَالَتْ لِاُخْتِه۪ قُصّ۪يهِۘ فَبَصُرَتْ بِه۪ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَۙ ## Transcription Waqalat li-okhtihi qusseehifabasurat bihi AAan junubin wahum la yashAAuroon ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley She said to his sister, ‘Go after him. ’ And she kept an eye on him from afar and they were not aware. ### Progressive Muslims And she said to his sister: "Follow his path. " So she watched him from afar, while they did not notice. ### Shabbir Ahmed And so she said to his sister, "Follow him -and the girl (the 12 year old Miriam) watched him from afar, while they were not aware. ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And she said to his sister: “Follow thou him,” and she watched him from a distance, while they perceived not. ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And she said to his sister: "Follow his path." So she watched him from afar, while they did not notice. ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament She said to his sister, "Trace his path." She watched him from afar, while they did not perceive. ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira She told his sister: "Follow him. " So she kept an eye on him from a distance, unbeknown to them. ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not. ### Muhammad Asad And so she said to his sister, "Follow him" - and [the girl] watched him from afar, while they [who had taken him in] were not aware of it, ### Marmaduke Pickthall And she said unto his sister: Trace him. So she observed him from afar, and they perceived not. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary She told the sister of Moses: "Follow him." So she kept watch over him unperceived (by the enemies).[1] _Footnotes_ - [1] That is, the girl walked along and watched the floating basket in such a manner that the enemies could not know that she had anything to do with the child in it. According to the Israelite traditions, this sister of the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) was 10 to 12 years old. She followed up her brother intelligently and cleverly and ascertained that he had been picked up by the Pharaoh’s household. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab She -the mother- said to his sister: "Search for him and keep track" And his sister saw him at a distance and she controlled her emotions and kept a state of indifference so that Phraoh's people would not recognize the relationship. ### Bijan Moeinian She told her daughter to follow the baby from afar without being noticed [to see where he will end up. ] ### Al-Hilali & Khan And she said to his [Mûsâ’s (Moses)] sister: "Follow him." So she (his sister) watched him from a far place secretly, while they perceived not. ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali And she said to the sister of (Moses), "Follow him" so she (the sister) watched him in the character of a stranger. And they knew not. ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran And she said to his sister, "Keep track of him!" So she watched him from a distance, while they were unaware. ### Taqi Usmani She said to his sister, "Keep track of him." So she watched him from a distance, while they were not aware. ### Abdul Haleem and she said to his sister, ‘Follow him.’ So she watched him from a distance, without them knowing. ### Arthur John Arberry and she said to his sister, 'Follow him,' and she perceived him from afar, even while they were not aware. ### E. Henry Palmer And she said to his sister, 'Follow him up. ' And she looked after him from afar, and they did not perceive. ### Hamid S. Aziz And the heart of the mother of Moses became void (empty) on the morrow; she well nigh disclosed him, had We not strengthened her heart that she might be of the believers. ### Mahmoud Ghali And she said to his sister, "Trail him, " and so she beheld him from afar, and they were not aware. ### George Sale And she said unto his sister, follow him. And she watched him at a distance; and they perceived it not. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And she said to his (Musa's) sister, "Follow him (floating on the river)," so she (the sister) watched him from a distant place, as a stranger, and they (Egyptians) did not know. ### Amatul Rahman Omar She said to his (- Moses') sister, `Follow him. ' So she (followed and) watched him from a distance while they (- Pharaoh's people) took no notice (that she was keeping a watch over him). ### Ali Quli Qarai She said to his sister, ‘Follow him. ’ So she watched him from a distance, while they were not aware. ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü (Musa'nın anası, Musa'nın) kız kardeşine dedi ki: "Onu izle". . . (O da) onlar farkında olmaksızın, Onu uzaktan gözledi. ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Ve onun kız kardeşine: "Onu izle," dedi. Böylece o da, kendileri farkında değilken onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Annesi, Musa'nın ablasına, "Onu izle!" dedi. O da, kimse farkına varmadan, Musa'yı uzaktan gözetledi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali Annesi, Musa'nın kız kardeşine, "Onu takip et" dedi. O da Musa'yı, onlar farkına varmadan uzaktan gözledi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Onun hemşiresine izini ta'kıyb et de demişti, o da uzaktan gözetti, onlar farkında değillerdi ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Musa'nın ablasına "Onun izini takip et." demişti annesi. O da onlar farkına varmadan uzaktan gözetledi. ### Gültekin Onan Ve onun kız kardeşine: "Onu izle" dedi. Böylece o da, kendileri farkında değilken onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (Musanın) kız kardeşine dedi ki: "Onun izini ta'kıyb et". O da, berikiler farkında olmayarak, onu uzakdan gözetledi. ### İbni Kesir Onun kızkardeşine dedi ki: Onu izle, o da kimse farkına varmadan onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı İşte bu haldeyken (Musa'nın) kız kardeşine: "Onu izle!" dedi. Ve (kız da), (Firavun ailesinden) kimseye fark ettirmeden o'nu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Musa'nın kız kardeşine "Onu takip et" dedi. O da kimse farkına varmadan onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali (Musa'nın) kızkardeşine "Onun izini takip et," dedi. O da onlar farkına varmadan onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Annesi, Musa'nın kızkardeşine, "onu izle" dedi. O da onu kenardan gözledi. Onlarsa işin farkında olmuyorlardı. ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an İşte o anne bu haldeyken, Musa'nın ablasına "Onu izle!" dedi. Bunun üzerine kız onu uzaktan izlemeye koyuldu. Hala onlar hiçbir şeyin farkında değildiler. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Kız kardeşine:[1] "Onu izlemeye al." dedi. O da onlar farkında olmadan onu uzaktan izledi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Musa'nın annesi, Musa'nın ablasına. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ve Onun kız kardeşine; "Onu izle!" dedi. Böylece, onlara sezdirmeden, Onu uzaktan gözetledi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Anası, Musa'nın kız kardeşine "onu takip et" dedi. O da bir kenardan Musa'yı izledi ama onlar bunu da fark edemiyorlardı. ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Annesi, Musa'nın) ablasına "Onun izini takip et!" demişti.[1] O da (Firavun'un adamları) farkına varmadan uzaktan onu (Musa'yı) gözetlemişti. _Footnotes_ - [1] Hz. Musa'nın annesinin bu sözü çocukları hayat yolculuklarında takip etmek, onları başıboş bir duruma terk etmemek gerektiğini göstermektedir. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Kız kardeşine:[1] "Onu izlemeye al." dedi. O da onlar farkında olmadan onu uzaktan izledi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Musa'nın annesi, Musa'nın ablasına. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Kız kardeşine:[1] "Onu izlemeye al." dedi. O da onlar farkında olmadan onu uzaktan izledi. _Footnotes_ - [1] Musa'nın annesi, Musa'nın ablasına. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Ablasına: "Onu takip et" dedi. O da onlar fark etmeden onu bir kenardan gördü. ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَقَالَتْ — waqālat | And she said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 2 | لِأُخْتِهِۦ — li-ukh'tihi | to his sister | اخو — Elif-Kh-Vav | | 3 | قُصِّيهِ ۖ — quṣṣīhi | Follow him | قصص — Kaf-Sad-Sad | | 4 | فَبَصُرَتْ — fabaṣurat | So she watched | بصر — Be-Sad-Ra | | 5 | بِهِۦ — bihi | him | — | | 6 | عَن — ʿan | from | — | | 7 | جُنُبٍۢ — junubin | a distance | جنب — Cim-Nun-Be | | 8 | وَهُمْ — wahum | while they | — | | 9 | لَا — lā | (did) not | — | | 10 | يَشْعُرُونَ — yashʿurūna | perceive | شعر — Şin-Ayn-Ra | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-10.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-12.md Retrieved: 2026-08-20 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.