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Surah Al-Qasas, ayah 15

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28:15

وَدَخَلَ الْمَدٖینَةَ عَلٰى حٖینِ غَفْلَةٍ مِنْ اَهْلِهَا فَوَجَدَ فٖیهَا رَجُلَیْنِ یَقْتَتِلَانِؗ هٰذَا مِنْ شٖیعَتِهٖ وَهٰذَا مِنْ عَدُوِّهٖۚ فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذٖی مِنْ شٖیعَتِهٖ عَلَى الَّذٖی مِنْ عَدُوِّهٖۙ فَوَكَزَهُ مُوسٰى فَقَضٰى عَلَیْهِؗ قَالَ هٰذَا مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّیْطَانِؕ اِنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ مُضِلٌّ مُبٖینٌ

Wadakhala almadeenata AAala heeni ghaflatin min ahliha fawajada feeha rajulayni yaqtatilani hatha min sheeAAatihi wahatha min AAaduwwihi faistaghathahu allathee min sheeAAatihi AAala allathee min AAaduwwihi fawakazahu moosa faqada AAalayhi qala hatha min AAamali alshshaytani innahu AAaduwwun mudillun mubeenun

Translations

And he entered the city at a time of inattention by its people and found therein two men fighting: one from his faction and one from among his enemy. And the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy, so Moses struck him and [unintentionally] killed him. [Moses] said, "This is from the work of Satan. Indeed, he is a manifest, misleading enemy

Saheeh International

And he entered the city at a time of carelessness of its folk, and he found therein two men fighting, one of his own caste, and the other of his enemies; and he who was of his caste asked him for help against him who was of his enemies. So Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: This is of the devil's doing. Lo! he is an enemy, a mere misleader

Marmaduke Pickthall