When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; (20:10)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

He saw a fire from far**, He said to his family: You stay here; I have just

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(20:10) When he saw a fires *5 he said to his family, "Wait a bit, I have seen a fire: it may be that I bring a burning brand for you, or find guidance (to the way) at the fire. " *6

When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; meaning

*5) This happened when Prophet Moses was returning to Egypt after passing several years in exile in Midian, along with his wife whom he had married there. According to the early part of his history, which has been related in Surah XXVIII (A!-Qasas), an Egyptian had been killed by Prophet Moses; so he had to leave Egypt in order to escape arrest and had taken refuge in Midian.
*6) It appears that this happened during a night of winter, when Prophet Moses was passing through the southern part of the Sinai Peninsula. When he saw a fire at a distance, he went towards it in the hope that he might get some of it to keep his wife and children warm during the night, or at least get some guidance concerning the direction of his journey. But instead of this it was his good fortune that he found the guidance to the Right Way.
 

When he saw a fire and said to his family, "Stay here; meaning in Urdu

جب کہ اس نے ایک آگ دیکھی اور اپنے گھر والوں سے کہا کہ " ذرا ٹھیرو، میں نے ایک آگ دیکھی ہے، شاید کہ تمہارے لیے ایک آدھ انگارا لے آؤں، یا اِس آگ پر مجھے (راستے کے متعلق) کوئی رہنمائی مل جائے"