The Quran

سورة القَصَص

Surah Al-Qasas 28:11

Narrative · Verse 11 of 88

وَقَالَتْ لِأُخْتِهِ قُصِّيهِ ۖ فَبَصُرَتْ بِهِ عَنْ جُنُبٍ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ

Abdul Mannan 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).

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.

Ahmed Ali

She told his sister: "Follow him." So she kept an eye on him from a distance, unbeknown to them.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

She said to his sister: "Follow him (secretly)." So she watched him from afar, while the others were not aware.

Daryabadi

And she said unto his sister: follow him. So she watched him from afar; and they perceived not.

Faridul Haque

And she said to his sister, “Go after him” - she therefore observed him from far, and they were not aware.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And she said to his sister: Follow him up. So she watched him from a distance, while they perceived not.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And she said to his sister, `Follow him up.' So she observed him from afar; and they were unaware of this.

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.

Muhammad Musin Khan

And she said to his [Musa's (Moses)] sister: "Follow him." So she (his sister) watched him from a far place secretly, while they perceived not.

Muhammad Pickthall

And she said unto his sister: Trace him. So she observed him from afar, and they perceived not.

Muhammad Sarwar

She told Moses' sister to follow her brother. His sister watched him from one side and the people of the Pharaoh did not notice her presence.

Muhammed ali Shakir

And she said to his sister: Follow him up. So she watched him from a distance while they did not perceive,

Rashad Khalifa

She said to his sister, "Trace his path." She watched him from afar, while they did not perceive.

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.