Surah 26. Ash-Shu'ara

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Verses [Section]: 1-9[1], 10-33 [2], 34-51 [3], 52-68 [4], 69-104 [5], 105-122 [6], 123-140 [7], 141-159 [8], 160-175 [9], 176-191 [10], 192-227 [11]

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Quran Text of Verse 52-68وَ اَوْحَیْنَاۤAnd We inspiredاِلٰیtoمُوْسٰۤیMusaاَنْ[that]اَسْرِTravel by nightبِعِبَادِیْۤwith My slavesاِنَّكُمْindeed youمُّتَّبَعُوْنَ (will be) followed فَاَرْسَلَThen sentفِرْعَوْنُFiraunفِیinالْمَدَآىِٕنِthe citiesحٰشِرِیْنَۚgatherers اِنَّIndeedهٰۤؤُلَآءِtheseلَشِرْذِمَةٌ(are) certainly a bandقَلِیْلُوْنَۙsmall وَ اِنَّهُمْAnd indeed, theyلَنَا[to] usلَغَآىِٕظُوْنَۙ(are) surely enraging وَ اِنَّاAnd indeed weلَجَمِیْعٌ(are) surely a multitudeحٰذِرُوْنَؕforewarned فَاَخْرَجْنٰهُمْSo We expelled themمِّنْfromجَنّٰتٍgardensوَّ عُیُوْنٍۙand springs وَّ كُنُوْزٍAnd treasuresوَّ مَقَامٍand a placeكَرِیْمٍۙhonorable كَذٰلِكَ ؕThusوَ اَوْرَثْنٰهَاAnd We caused to inherit themبَنِیْۤ(the) Children of Israelاِسْرَآءِیْلَؕ(the) Children of Israel فَاَتْبَعُوْهُمْSo they followed themمُّشْرِقِیْنَ (at) sunrise 26. Ash-Shu'ara Page 370فَلَمَّاThen whenتَرَآءَsaw each otherالْجَمْعٰنِthe two hostsقَالَsaidاَصْحٰبُ(the) companionsمُوْسٰۤی(of) MusaاِنَّاIndeed weلَمُدْرَكُوْنَۚ(are) surely to be overtaken قَالَHe saidكَلَّا ۚNayاِنَّindeedمَعِیَwith meرَبِّیْ(is) my Lordسَیَهْدِیْنِ He will guide me فَاَوْحَیْنَاۤThen We inspiredاِلٰیtoمُوْسٰۤیMusaاَنِ[that]اضْرِبْStrikeبِّعَصَاكَwith your staffالْبَحْرَ ؕthe seaفَانْفَلَقَSo it partedفَكَانَand becameكُلُّeachفِرْقٍpartكَالطَّوْدِlike the mountainالْعَظِیْمِۚ[the] great وَ اَزْلَفْنَاAnd We brought nearثَمَّthereالْاٰخَرِیْنَۚthe others وَ اَنْجَیْنَاAnd We savedمُوْسٰیMusaوَ مَنْand whoمَّعَهٗۤ(were) with himاَجْمَعِیْنَۚall ثُمَّThenاَغْرَقْنَاWe drownedالْاٰخَرِیْنَؕthe others اِنَّIndeedفِیْinذٰلِكَthatلَاٰیَةً ؕsurely (is) a Signوَ مَاbut notكَانَareاَكْثَرُهُمْmost of themمُّؤْمِنِیْنَ believers وَ اِنَّAnd indeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَهُوَsurely Heالْعَزِیْزُ(is) the All-Mightyالرَّحِیْمُ۠the Most Merciful

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Translation of Verse 52-68

52. And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ "Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued."

53. Then Pharaoh sent mobilizers to all cities,

54. ˹and said,˺ "These ˹outcasts˺ are just a handful of people,

55. who have really enraged us,

56. but we are all on the alert."

57. So We lured the tyrants ⁷⁵⁰ out of ˹their˺ gardens, springs,

58. treasures, and splendid residences.

59. So it was. And We awarded it ˹all˺ to the Children of Israel.

60. And so they pursued them at sunrise.

61. When the two groups came face to face, the companions of Moses cried out, "We are overtaken for sure."

62. Moses reassured ˹them˺, "Absolutely not! My Lord is certainly with me-He will guide me."

63. So We inspired Moses: "Strike the sea with your staff," and the sea was split, each part was like a huge mountain.

64. We drew the pursuers to that place,

65. and delivered Moses and those with him all together.

66. Then We drowned the others.

67. Surely in this is a sign. Yet most of them would not believe.

68. And your Lord is certainly the Almighty, Most Merciful.

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Commentary

750. Pharaoh and his soldiers.