Then as he turned his face to Midian, he said: "Maybe my Lord will show me the right way."
And when he turned his attention towards Madyan he said, “It is likely that my Lord will show me the right path.”
And when he turned his face towards Midian he said, 'It may be that my Lord will guide me
And as he turned his face towards Madyan, he said [to himself]: “It may well be that my Sustainer will [thus] guide me onto the right path”
And when he betook himself toward Madyan, he said: belike my Lord will guide me even way.
And when he went towards (the land of) Madyan (Midian) he said: "It may be that my Lord guides me to the Right Way."
As he headed towards Median, he said, “Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the right way.”
When (after his departure from Egypt) Moses headed towards Midian, he said: "I hope my Lord will show me the right Path."
And when he went towards Madyan, he said: "It may be that my Lord guides me to the right way."
And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said: Peradventure my Lord will guide me in the right road.
And when he turned his face toward Midian, he said, ‘Maybe my Lord will show me the right way.’
And when he turned his face towards Midian, he said: 'It may be that my Lord will guide me on the right way'
And when he directed himself toward Madyan, he said, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to the sound way."
When he started his journey to Midian he said, "Perhaps my Lord will show me the right path."
And when he turned his face towards Madyan, he said: Maybe my Lord will guide me in the right path.
Walamm<u>a</u> tawajjaha tilq<u>a</u>a madyana q<u>a</u>la AAas<u>a</u> rabbee an yahdiyanee saw<u>a</u>a a<b>l</b>ssabeel<b>i</b>
When he made his way towards Midian, he said, "I am sure, my Lord will guide me to the right way."
Then, when he turned his face towards (the land of) Madyan, he said: "I do hope that my Lord will show me the smooth and straight Path."
وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْيَنَ قَالَ عَسَىٰ رَبِّىٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِى سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ
And when he walked heading towards Madyan, he said, “I hope in my Lord that He guides me towards the best path from which I do not stray.”
And when he walked heading towards Madyan, he said, “I hope in my Lord that He guides me towards the best path from which I do not stray.”
<p>Commentary</p><p>وَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ (And when he set out towards Madyan - 28:22). Madyan (مَدْيَنَ ) is the name of a city in Sham (a large territory now consisting of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine) which was named after Madyan, the son of Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) . This area was outside the empire of the Pharaoh. It was eight days journey from Egypt. When Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was taken over by the natural fright of the pursuing army of the Pharaoh, which was not in conflict either with the prophethood or with trust in Allah, he resolved to leave Egypt. Perhaps he decided to proceed toward Madyan because it was a habitation of the descendants of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) and he was also his progeny.</p><p>When Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) left Egypt, he was in a condition that he had neither any provisions for the journey nor any baggage, and also he did not know the route. In this state of helplessness he turned to Allah Ta` ala and asked عَسَىٰ رَ‌بِّي أَن يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ (I hope my Lord will guide me to the straight path - 28:22), Allah Ta` ala accepted this prayer. Scholars have observed that the only food Musa	علیہ السلام had during this journey was the leaves of trees. Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ has said that this was the first trial and test of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) . Details of trials and tests of Musa (علیہ السلام) have already been described under Surah Taha while quoting a lengthy hadith.</p>
Commentaryوَلَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَاءَ مَدْيَنَ (And when he set out towards Madyan - 28:22). Madyan (مَدْيَنَ ) is the name of a city in Sham (a large territory now consisting of Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine) which was named after Madyan, the son of Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) . This area was outside the empire of the Pharaoh. It was eight days journey from Egypt. When Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was taken over by the natural fright of the pursuing army of the Pharaoh, which was not in conflict either with the prophethood or with trust in Allah, he resolved to leave Egypt. Perhaps he decided to proceed toward Madyan because it was a habitation of the descendants of Sayyidna Ibrahim (علیہ السلام) and he was also his progeny.When Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) left Egypt, he was in a condition that he had neither any provisions for the journey nor any baggage, and also he did not know the route. In this state of helplessness he turned to Allah Ta` ala and asked عَسَىٰ رَ‌بِّي أَن يَهْدِيَنِي سَوَاءَ السَّبِيلِ (I hope my Lord will guide me to the straight path - 28:22), Allah Ta` ala accepted this prayer. Scholars have observed that the only food Musa	علیہ السلام had during this journey was the leaves of trees. Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ has said that this was the first trial and test of Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) . Details of trials and tests of Musa (علیہ السلام) have already been described under Surah Taha while quoting a lengthy hadith.