وَأَصْبَحَ And became wa-aṣbaḥa (the) heart fuādu (of the) mother ummi (of) Musa mūsā empty fārighan That in she was near kādat (to) disclosing latub'dī about him bihi if not lawlā that an We strengthened rabaṭnā [over] ʿalā her heart qalbihā so that she would be litakūna of mina the believers l-mu'minīna
And the heart of Moses' mother became empty [of all else]. She was about to disclose [the matter concerning] him had We not bound fast her heart that she would be of the believers.
وَقَالَتْ And she said waqālat to his sister li-ukh'tihi Follow him quṣṣīhi So she watched fabaṣurat him bihi from ʿan a distance junubin while they wahum (did) not lā perceive yashʿurūna
And she said to his sister, "Follow him"; so she watched him from a distance while they perceived not.
۞ وَحَرَّمْنَا And We had forbidden waḥarramnā for him ʿalayhi the wet nurses l-marāḍiʿa before min before qablu so she said faqālat Shall I hal direct you adullukum to ʿalā (the) people ahli (of) a house baytin who will rear him yakfulūnahu for you lakum while they wahum to him lahu (will be) sincere nāṣiḥūna
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?"
فَرَدَدْنَـٰهُ So We restored him faradadnāhu to ilā his mother ummihi that kay might be comforted taqarra her eye ʿaynuhā and not walā she may grieve taḥzana and that she would know walitaʿlama that anna the Promise of Allah waʿda the Promise of Allah l-lahi (is) true ḥaqqun But walākinna most of them aktharahum (do) not lā know yaʿlamūna
So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the promise of Allāh is true. But most of them [i.e., the people] do not know.