Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And a man came running from the furthest part of the city: — he said: “O Moses: the eminent ones are taking counsel against thee, to kill thee. So leave thou. I am to thee a sincere counsellor.”

وَجَٓاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ اَقْصَا الْمَد۪ينَةِ يَسْعٰىۘ قَالَ يَا مُوسٰٓى اِنَّ الْمَلَاَ يَأْتَمِرُونَ بِكَ لِيَقْتُلُوكَ فَاخْرُجْ اِنّ۪ي لَكَ مِنَ النَّاصِح۪ينَ
Wajaa rajulun min aqsaalmadeenati yasAAa qala ya moosa innaalmalaa ya/tamiroona bika liyaqtulooka fakhruj innee lakamina annasiheen
#wordmeaningroot
1wajāaAnd cameجيا
2rajuluna manرجل
3minfrom
4aqṣā(the) farthest endقصو
5l-madīnati(of) the cityمدن
6yasʿārunningسعي
7qālaHe saidقول
8yāmūsāO Musa
9innaIndeed
10l-mala-athe chiefsملا
11yatamirūnaare taking counselامر
12bikaabout you
13liyaqtulūkato kill youقتل
14fa-ukh'rujso leaveخرج
15innīindeed, I am
16lakato you
17minaof
18l-nāṣiḥīnathe sincere advisorsنصح
  • Aisha Bewley

    A man came running from the furthest part of the city, saying, ‘Musa, the Council are conspiring to kill you, so leave! I am someone who brings you good advice. ’

  • Progressive Muslims

    And a man came running from the far side of the city, saying: "O Moses, the commanders are plotting to kill you, so leave immediately. I am giving you good advice."

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And then and there a man came running from the other side of the city, and said, "O Moses! Behold, the chiefs are considering your case with a view to killing you. You better leave immediately. Verily, I am of those who wish you well."

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And a man came running from the furthest part of the city: — he said: “O Moses: the eminent ones are taking counsel against thee, to kill thee. So leave thou. I am to thee a sincere counsellor.”

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And a man came running from the farthest part of the city, saying: "O Moses, the commanders are plotting to kill you, so leave immediately. I am giving you good advice."

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    A man came running from the far side of the city, saying: "O Moses, the commanders are plotting to kill you, so leave immediately. I am giving you good advice."

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    A man came running from the other side of the city, saying, "O Moses, the people are plotting to kill you. You better leave immediately. I am giving you good advice."

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    There came a man running from the other part of the city. "O Moses, " he said, "the chiefs are deliberating to kill you. Go away from the city. I wish you well."

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And a man came from the farthest end of the city, running. He said, "O Moses, indeed the eminent ones are conferring over you to kill you, so leave ; indeed, I am to you of the sincere advisors."

  • Muhammad Asad

    And a man came running from the farthermost end of the city, and said: "O Moses! Behold, the great ones are deli­berating upon thy case with a view to killing thee! Begone, then: verily, I am of those who wish thee well!"

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And a man came from the uttermost part of the city, running. He said: O Moses! Lo! the chiefs take counsel against thee to slay thee; therefor escape. Lo! I am of those who give thee good advice.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Then a man came running from the farther end of the city* and said: "O Moses, the nobles are deliberating about you that they may put you to death. So do be gone. I am one of your well-wishers."

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Meantime there came a man from the far end of the city. He said to Mussa: "The chiefs are convening to deliberate upon killing you, therefore you had better leave the city. I hope you do realize that I am offering you a sincere advice".

  • Bijan Moeinian

    Later Moses saw a man running to him saying: "The chiefs are holding a session to pass a death sentence on you; leave immediately as I am your well-wisher. "

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And there came a man running, from the farthest end of the city. He said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together about you, to kill you, so escape. Truly, I am one of the good advisers to you."

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And there came a man, running, from the furthest end of the City. He said: "O Moses! the Chiefs are taking counsel together about thee, to slay thee: so get thee away, for I do give thee sincere advice."

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, "O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺."

  • Taqi Usmani

    And there came a man running from the farthest part of the city. He said, "The chiefs are counseling each other about you, so that they kill you. So, leave (the city). I am one of your well-wishers."

  • Abdul Haleem

    Then a man came running from the furthest part of the city and said, ‘Moses, the authorities are talking about killing you, so leave- this is my sincere advice.’

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Then came a man from the furthest part of the city, running; he said, 'Moses, the Council are conspiring to slay thee. Depart; I am one of thy sincere advisers.'

  • E. Henry Palmer

    And a man came from the remote parts of the city running, said he, 'O Moses! verily, the chiefs are deliberating concerning thee to kill thee; go then forth; verily, I am to you a sincere adviser!'

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And when he would have attacked him who was the enemy to them both, he said, "O Moses! Would (or desire) you to slay me as you did slay a person yesterday? You would be (or are or desire to be) only a tyrant in the earth; and you would not be (or are not or desires not to be) of the reformers. "

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And a man speedily came along from the remotest part of the city. He said, "O Mûsa, (Moses) surely the chiefs are conspiring to kill you. So go out (of the city). Surely I am one of the (sincere) advisers to you."

  • George Sale

    And a certain man came from the farther part of the city, running hastily, and said, O Moses, verily the magistrates are deliberating concerning thee, to put thee to death: Depart therefore; I certainly advise thee well.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And (about the same time) there came a man, running from the far end of the City. He said: "O Musa (Moses)! Verily, the Chiefs together are (now) Taking an opinion about you, to kill you: So you go away, truly, I am one of the sincere advisors to you."

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    (Then it came to pass that) a man came running from the far end of the city (and) said, `Moses the chiefs are consulting together to kill you. Therefore leave (this place at once), I am, of course, your sincere well-wisher.'

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    And there came a man from the city outskirts, hurrying. He said, ‘Moses! The elite are indeed conspiring to kill you. So leave. I am indeed your well-wisher.’