# 28. Surah Al-Qasas, Verse 22 - **Surah:** 28. Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories) — سورة القصص - **Verse:** 22 / 88 · **Juz:** 20 · **Mushaf page:** 387 - **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-22 ## Arabic وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَٓاءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسٰى رَبّ۪ٓي اَنْ يَهْدِيَن۪ي سَوَٓاءَ السَّب۪يلِ ## Transcription Walamma tawajjaha tilqaamadyana qala AAasa rabbee an yahdiyanee sawaaassabeel ## Translations ### Aisha Bewley When he turned his face in the direction of Madyan, he said, ‘Hopefully my Lord will guide me to the right way. ’ ### Progressive Muslims And as he traveled towards Midyan, he said: "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right path. " ### Shabbir Ahmed As he turned his face towards Midyan, he said to himself, "It may well be that my Lord will guide me onto the right road. " ### Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation And when he turned his face towards Madyan, he said: “It may be that my Lord will guide me to the right path.” ### The Monotheist Group — The Quran: A Monotheist Translation And as he traveled towards Midyan, he said: "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right path." ### Rashad Khalifa — The Final Testament As he traveled towards Midyan, he said, "May my Lord guide me in the right path." ### Mohamed Ahmed - Samira Then as he turned his face to Midian, he said: "Maybe my Lord will show me the right way. " ### Sahih International — (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley) And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way. " ### 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" ### Marmaduke Pickthall And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said: Peradventure my Lord will guide me in the right road. ### Abul A'la Maududi — Tafhim commentary When (after his departure from Egypt) Moses headed towards Midian,[1] he said: "I hope my Lord will show me the right Path."[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Both the Bible and the Quran agree that after leaving Egypt, the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) had gone to live in Madyan (Midian). But the Talmud tells the absurd story that Moses fled to Ethiopia and became a great favorite with the king there. After the king’s death the people made Moses their king and leader and gave him the widow of the king for a wife, but during the 40 years of his reign there he never had intercourse with his African wife. Then the queen of Ethiopia, who was a wife to Moses (peace be upon him) in name only, said to the people, "Why should this stranger continue to rule over you? He has never worshiped the gods of Ethiopia." At this the people of Ethiopia deposed him and made him many rich presents and dismissed him with great honors. Then he came to Midian and met with the events being mentioned below. At this time he was 67 years old. - [2] A clear proof of this story’s being absurd is that according to it Assyria (northern Iraq) in those days was under Ethiopia, and the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and the Ethiopian king, his predecessor, had led military campaigns to crush the Assyrian revolts. Now anybody who has a little acquaintance with the history and geography can have a look at the map and see things for himself. Assyria could be under Ethiopian domination and have been attacked by the Ethiopian army only in case Egypt and Palestine and Syria had been under its subjugation, or the whole of Arabia under its sway, or, at least the Ethiopian navy so powerful as to have conquered Iraq across the Indian ocean and the Persian Gulf. History, however, does not support the view that the Ethiopians ever held sway over these countries, or their naval force was ever so powerful. This indicates how imperfect was the Israelites’ knowledge of their own history, and how the Quran corrects their errors and presents the true facts in their pure form. Nevertheless, the Christian and the Jewish orientalists are never ashamed of asserting that the Quran has plagiarized the Israelite traditions for its narratives. ### Abdel Khalek Himmat — Al- Muntakhab Journeying toward Madyan he said to himself: "Perhaps Allah, my Creator will guide me out of this fearful country into the path of truth and safety". ### Bijan Moeinian Flying off toward Midyan, he was praying: "O Lord put me on the right track. " ### Al-Hilali & Khan And when he went towards (the land of) Madyan (Midian), he said: "It may be that my Lord guides me to the Right Way." ### Abdullah Yusuf Ali Then, when he turned his face towards (the land of) Madyan, he said: "I do hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path." ### Mustafa Khattab — The Clear Quran And as he made his way towards Midian, he said, "I trust my Lord will guide me to the right way." ### Taqi Usmani When he set out towards Madyan, he said, "I hope my Lord will guide me to the straight path". ### Abdul Haleem As he made his way towards Midian, he was saying, ‘May my Lord guide me to the right way.’ ### Arthur John Arberry And when he turned his face towards Midian he said, 'It may be that my Lord will guide me ### E. Henry Palmer And when he turned his face in the direction of Midian, he said, 'It may be that my Lord will guide me to a level path!' ### Hamid S. Aziz So he went forth there from, fearing, vigilant. Said he, "Lord, save me from the unjust people!" ### Mahmoud Ghali And as soon as he (turned) his face towards Madyan, he said, "It may be that my Lord will guide me on the level way. " ### George Sale And when he was journeying towards Madian, he said, peradventure my Lord will direct me in the right way. ### Syed Vickar Ahamed And then, when he turned (went) towards Madyan, he said: "I hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path. " ### Amatul Rahman Omar When (Moses) set out turning his face towards Midian he said, `I hope my Lord will put me on the right course till I reach the goal. ' ### Ali Quli Qarai And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said, ‘Maybe my Lord will show me the right way. ’ ### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü Medyen (Şuayb a. s. ın memleketi) tarafına yöneldiğinde (Musa) dedi ki: "Umulur ki Rabbim, düzlüğe çıkartır!" ### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı Medyen'e doğru yöneldiğinde de: "Umarım Rabbim, beni doğru bir yola yöneltip iletir" dedi. ### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali Medyen'e doğru yöneldiğinde, "Umarım, Rabbim beni doğru yola iletir" dedi. ### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali (Şehirden çıkıp) Medyen'e doğru yöneldiğinde, "Umarım Rabbim beni doğru yola iletir" dedi. ### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Vakta ki Medyen cihetine yöneldi, ola ki rabbım beni düz yola çıkara dedi ### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş) Musa, Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde: "Umarım Rabbim beni düz yola çıkarır." dedi. ### Gültekin Onan Medyen'e doğru yöneldiğinde de: "Umarım rabbim, beni doğru bir yola yöneltip iletir" dedi. ### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim (Musa) Medyen tarafına yönelince dedi ki: "Umarım, Rabbim beni doğru yola iletir". ### İbni Kesir Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde dedi ki: Umarım ki Rabbım, beni yolun doğrusuna hidayet eder. ### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı Ve Medyen'e doğru yola çıkarken (kendi kendine): "Umarım, Rabbim beni (böylece) doğru yola yöneltir!" dedi. ### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde: "Rabbimin bana doğru yolu göstermesini umuyorum." dedi. ### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali Medyen'e doğru yönelince: "Umarım ki Rabbim beni doğru yola iletir" dedi. ### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali Medyen tarafına yönelince şöyle dedi: "Umarım Rabbim beni isabetli bir yola kılavuzlar." ### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an Ve Medyen'e doğru yola koyulurken: "Umarım Rabbim beni doğru yola yönlendirir" dedi. ### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde: "Umarım Rabb'im bana bir çıkış yolu gösterir." dedi. ### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek Ve Medyen'e doğru yöneldiğinde, şöyle dedi: "Efendimin, beni, gerçeğin yoluna yönlendireceğini umut ediyorum!"[320] _Footnotes_ - [320] Musa peygamberin Medyen'e doğru yola çıkması, Tevrat ve İncil ayetlerinde, şöyle yazılıdır: Tevrat, Mısır'dan Çıkış 2:15; "Firavun, olayı duyunca, Musa'yı öldürtmek istedi. Fakat Musa, ondan kaçarak Midyan yöresine gitti." İncil, Elçilerin İşleri 7:29; "Musa, bu söz üzerine Midyan ülkesine kaçtı. Orada gurbette yaşadı ve iki oğul babası oldu." ### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Medyen'e doğru yönelince de şöyle dedi: "Umarım ki Rabbim beni doğru yola yöneltir." ### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir (Musa) Medyen'e[1] doğru yöneldiğinde "Umarım ki Rabbim beni doğru yola ulaştırır." demişti.[2] _Footnotes_ - [1] Medyen, Hz. Şuayb'ın peygamber olarak görevlendirildiği şehirdi. Medyen'in aslında Hz. İbrahim'in çocuklarından birisi olduğu, nüfus artınca onun çocuklarının isminin şehre verildiği rivayet edilmektedir. Bu bağlamda Hz. Şuayb'ın nesebinin de Şuayb b. Nüveyb b. Medyen b. İbrahim Halîlullâh olduğu ifade edilmektedir. - [2] Benzer mesajlar: Şu‘arâ 26:62; ‘Ankebût 29:26; Sâffât 37:99; Zuhruf 43:27. ### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde: "Umarım Rabb'im bana bir çıkış yolu gösterir." dedi. ### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an Medyen tarafına yöneldiğinde: "Umarım Rabb'im bana bir çıkış yolu gösterir." dedi. ### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali Medyen tarafına yönelince de şöyle dedi: "Umarım Rabbim beni (Medyen'e giden) doğru yola sokar." ## Words | # | word | meaning | root | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | وَلَمَّا — walammā | And when | — | | 2 | تَوَجَّهَ — tawajjaha | he turned his face | وجه — Vav-Cim-he | | 3 | تِلْقَآءَ — til'qāa | towards | لقي — Lam-Kaf-Ye | | 4 | مَدْيَنَ — madyana | Madyan | — | | 5 | قَالَ — qāla | he said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam | | 6 | عَسَىٰ — ʿasā | Perhaps | عسي — Ayn-Sin-Ye | | 7 | رَبِّىٓ — rabbī | my Lord | ربب — Ra-Ba-Ba | | 8 | أَن — an | [that] | — | | 9 | يَهْدِيَنِى — yahdiyanī | will guide me | هدي — he-Dal-Ye | | 10 | سَوَآءَ — sawāa | (to the) sound | سوي — Sin-Vav-Ye | | 11 | ٱلسَّبِيلِ — l-sabīli | way | سبل — Sin-Be-Lam | --- Previous: https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-21.md · Next: https://quran.so/surah-al-qasas/verse-23.md Retrieved: 2026-08-24 Quran.so — https://quran.so — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — When quoting, name the translator.