Surah Al-Qasas, Ayah 9
Quran 28:9 · The Stories · Makki · Para 20 · Page 386
وَقَالَتِ امْرَاَتُ فِرْعَوْنَ قُرَّتُ عَیْنٍ لِّیْ وَلَكَ ؕ لَا تَقْتُلُوْهُ ۖۗ عَسٰۤی اَنْ یَّنْفَعَنَاۤ اَوْ نَتَّخِذَهٗ وَلَدًا وَّهُمْ لَا یَشْعُرُوْنَ ۟
Transliteration
Waqalati imraatu firAAawna qurratuAAaynin lee walaka la taqtuloohu AAasa an yanfaAAanaaw nattakhithahu waladan wahum la yashAAuroon
Saheeh International
And the wife of Pharaoh said, "[He will be] a comfort of the eye [i.e., pleasure] for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
And when Pharaoh intended to kill him, his wife said to him: “This child could be a source of happiness for me and you; do not kill him, perhaps he will benefit is by serving us, or we could adopt him as our child.” They did not know how their kingdom would end at his hands.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Explains 28:7–28:9 together — read it on 28:7