Quran 28:12 Word by Word & Translations
28:12 Word by Word (2021)
28:12 Arabic
28:12 Transliteration
And We had forbidden for him the wet nurses from before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to (the) people (of) a house who will rear him for you while they to him (will be) sincere?"
28:12 Arabic
وَحَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمَرَاضِعَ مِن قَبْلُ فَقَالَتْ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ يَكْفُلُونَهُۥ لَكُمْ وَهُمْ لَهُۥ نَٰصِحُونَ
28:12 Transliteration
Waharramna AAalayhi almaradiAAa min qablu faqalat hal adullukum AAala ahli baytin yakfuloonahu lakum wahum lahu nasihoona
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And We forbade him from accepting all the nursing mothers. Then his sister said: "Shall I lead you to a household that can nurse him for you, and take good care of him?
Abdel Haleem
We had ordained that he would refuse to feed from wet nurses. His sister approached them and said, ‘Shall I tell you about a household which could bring him up for you and take good care of him?’
Abdul Hye
And We had already forbidden for him other suckling mothers, until she (sister came and) said: “Shall I direct you to the people of a family who will care for him for you, and they will look after him in a good manner?”
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We had aforetime forbidden foster-mothers for him; so she said: shall direct you unto a household who will rear him for you and who will be unto him good counsellors
Ahmed Ali
We made (Moses) refuse a wet nurse. So his sister said: "Should I tell you of a household that could bring him up for you and take care of him?"
Ahmed Hulusi
First we forbade wet nurses to him, (Moses didn’t suckle any wet nurse) then (his sister) said, “Shall I tell you of a family who will raise him on your behalf and take good care of him?”
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And We had already for bidden all wet nurses to him, then she said, 'shall I tell you of such a household who may bring up this child of yours, and they are his well wishers.
Aisha Bewley
We first made him refuse all wet-nurses, so she said, ´Shall I show you to a household who will feed him for you and be good to him?´
Ali Ünal
We had forbidden wet-nurses for him from before (so that he refused the milk of the nurses called by the Queen to suckle him). Then his sister (who was able to get into the palace) said: "Shall I guide you to a family that will nurse him for you and they will take care of him?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
We had forbidden him to be suckled by any nurse since before. So she said, ‘Shall I show you a household that will take care of him for you and will be his well-wishers?’
Amatul Rahman Omar
And We had already (ordained and) made him refuse the wet nurses (to be suckled). So (when the question of his suckling arose after Moses was picked up from the river,) she (- Moses sister) said, `Shall I point out to you the people of a household who will bring him up for you and will be his sincere well-wishers?
Arthur John Arberry
Now We had forbidden to him aforetime to be suckled by any foster-mother; therefore she said, 'Shall I direct you to the people of a household who will take charge of him for you and look after him?
Bakhtiari Nejad
And We had previously forbidden the nursing mothers to him, so she (Moses’ sister) said to them: “Should I show you a household to take care of him for you and they are well-wishers for him.”
Bijan Moeinian
I had already made Moses not to accept milk from any nursing mother. His sister [either working as a maid in the court or her path crossing by] said: “May I show you a family that can take a good care of the baby and raise him for you?”
Bilal Muhammad 2018
And We ordained that he would refuse to suckle at first, until his sister approached them and said, “Shall I point out to you a people of a house that will nourish and raise him for you, and who will be caring to him?
Corpus.Quran
And We had forbidden for him the wet nurses before before so she said Shall I direct you to (the) people (of) a house who will rear him for you while they to him (will be) sincere
Dr. Kamal Omar
And We prohibited unto him the foster-sucklings beforehand, (so Musa refused all foster-mothers provided to him — till the time his sister reached him). So she said: “Shall I direct you people to a household: they will rear him for you, and they, to him, will be sincere well-wishers and trainers?”
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And We forbade any breast feeding female for him before. Then, she said: Shall I point you to the people of a house who will take control of him for you and they will be ones who will look after him?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And We had in advance prohibited him from the feed of wet nurses. So (Musa’s [Moses’s] sister) said: ‘Shall I tell you about a family who will bring up this (child) for you and will (also) be his well-wisher?
Dr. Munir Munshey
We had already prevented all the wet nurses from being able to feed the infant. (His sister) said, "May I guide you to a family who would nurse and look after the baby for you? And also do it sincerely?"
Edward Henry Palmer
And we made unlawful for him the wet-nurses. And she said, 'Shall I guide you to the people of a house who will take care of him for you, and who will be sincere respecting him?
Faridul Haque
And We had already forbidden suckle-nurses for him, so she said, “Shall I show you a household that will nurse this child of yours, and they are his well-wishers?”
Fode Drame
And We had prohibited unto him to suckle from nurse-mothers before so she [his sister] said, “May I indicate to you a household who may take charge of him for you and they will sincerely look after him.”
George Sale
And We suffered him not to take the breasts of the nurses who were provided before his sister came up: And she said, shall I direct you unto some of his nation, who may nurse him for you, and will be careful of him
Hamid S. Aziz
And We made unlawful (or unacceptable) for him the wet-nurses. And she (his sister) said, "Shall I guide you to the people of a house who will bring him up for you, and who will be sincere and devoted?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
We had forbidden to him before that he should be suckled by foster mothers, therefore she (Moses' sister) said (to them): 'Shall I direct you to a people of a household who will take charge of him for you and advise him?
Hilali - Khan
And We had already forbidden (other) foster suckling mothers for him, until she (his sister came up and) said: "Shall I direct you to a household who will rear him for you, and sincerely they will look after him in a good manner?"
Irving/Hegab
We kept him from nursing at first, and so she said: "Shall I lead you to a family who will look after him for you? They will take good care of him."
John Medows Rodwell
And we caused him to refuse the nurses, until his sister came and said, Shall I point out to you the family of a house that will rear him for you, and will be careful of him
Linda "iLham" Barto
We ordained that he refused breast milk [from a nursemaid appointed by the household of Pharaoh]. (Miriam) approached and said, “Shall I point out to you the people of a house, who will nurture him for you and be sincere to him?”
Maududi
And We had already forbidden the breasts of the nurses for the child. (So seeing the girl) said: "Shall I direct you to the people of a household that will rear him with utter sincerity?"
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And We did not allow him to suck before, so she said: Shall I point out to you the people of a house who will bring him up for you, and they will wish him well
Mir Aneesuddin
And before this, We had forbidden on him suckling (from foster mothers). So she (Musa’s sister) said, “Should I show to you, people of a house who can take up the responsibility (of suckling) him for you, and who will take good care of him?”
Mohammad Shafi
And We had forbidden foster-mothers for him beforehand. So she (Moses' sister) said, "May I show you a household that will rear him for you and take good care of him?"
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
And We forbade/prohibited on him the wet nurses/breast feeders from before, so she said: "Do I guide/lead you on a house's/home's people they sponsor/maintain him for you, and they are for him faithful/sincere?"
Muhammad Asad
Now from the very beginning We caused him to refuse the breast of [Egyptian] nurses; and [when his sister came to know this,] she said: “Shall I guide you to a family that might rear him for you, and look after him with good will?”
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And We had prohibited to him earlier wet-nurses. So she said, "Shall I indicate to you the family of a house who will sponsor him for you and advisably look after him?"
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
And We had before forbidden foster-mothers for him, so she said: Shall I show you a household who will rear him for you and take care of him
Muhammad Sarwar
We had decreed that the infant must not be breast-fed by any nurse besides his mother. His sister said to the people of the Pharaoh, "May I show you a family who can nurse him for you with kindness?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And We had already barred him (Musa) from (accepting) any suckling women, so she (his sister) said (to Pharaoh‘s people), .Shall I point out to you a family who will nurse him for you, and they will be his well-wishers?
Munir Mezyed
We had already forbidden wet nurses for him. Thus, (his sister) said: "Shall I direct you to a household that will nurse him for you, and sincerely they will take good care of him?"
MunirMezyed2023
And We had already forbidden wet nurses for him. So (his sister) said: "Shall I direct you to a household that will nurse him for you, and sincerely they will take good care of him?"
Musharraf Hussain
We made him reject the breast milk of the wet nurses, so his sister said to them, “Shall I show you a household that will look after him for you and take good care of him?”
Mustafa Khattab 2018
And We had caused him to refuse all wet-nurses at first, so his sister suggested, “Shall I direct you to a family who will bring him up for you and take good care of him?”
Mustaqim
And We had forbidden to him wet-nurses before, so she said: shall I point you to the people of a house who will take care of him for you and be sincere to him?
N J Dawood 2014
We had earlier caused him to refuse the nurses‘ breasts, so his sister said: ‘Shall I direct you to a family who will bring him up for you and take good care of him?‘
Rashad Khalifa
We forbade him from accepting all the nursing mothers. (His sister) then said, "I can show you a family that can raise him for you, and take good care of him."
Safi Kaskas
And We made him reject all wet nurses, so she said, "Shall I tell you about a household that will feed him for you and be good to him?"
Samy Mahdy
And We forbade upon him, the wet nurses before. So, she said, “shall I usher you upon a family house who sponsors him for you? and they are, for him, advisor rearers?”
Shabbir Ahmed
Now from the very beginning We caused him to refuse suckling from foster mothers. She (Miriam, the sister of baby Moses) said, "Shall I tell you of a family that can raise him for you and take good care of him?"
Shakir
And We ordained that he refused to suck any foster mother before, so she said: Shall I point out to you the people of a house who will take care of him for you, and they will be benevolent to him
Sher Ali
And WE had already decreed that he shall refuse the wet-nurse; so she said, `Shall I direct you to the people of a household who will bring him up for you and will be his sincere well-wishers?
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And We commanded that he refused to (breast) feed at first, until (the sister) said: "Shall I point to you the people of a house who will feed and raise him for you and be truly attached to him?"
T.B.Irving
We kept him from nursing at first, and so she said: "Shall I lead you to a family who will look after him for you? They will take good care of him."
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
We made him refuse wet nurses. Then she suggested, “Shall I direct you to a family that will rear him for you?”
Talal Itani (2012)
We forbade him breastfeeding at first. So she said, 'Shall I tell you about a family that can raise him for you, and will look after him?'
The Study Quran
And We forbade him to be suckled by foster mothers before that; so she said, “Shall I direct you to the people of a house who will take care of him for you and treat him with good will?
The Wise Quran
And We made unlawful for him the wet nurses before, so she said, 'Shall I guide you to the people of a house who will take care of him for you, and they will be sincere to him?'
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
And We had prevented from him [all] wet nurses before, so she said, "Shall I direct you to a household that will be responsible for him for you while they are to him [for his upbringing] sincere?"
Wahiduddin Khan
We had already made him refuse all wet nurses. So his sister said to them, Shall I tell you of a family who will bring him up for you and take good care of him
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
And we ordained that he refused suck at first, until (His sister came up and) said: "Shall I point out to you the people of a house that will nourish and bring him up for you and be sincerely attached to him?"..