Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And not an Ayâh (sign, etc.) We showed them but it was greater than its fellow , and We seized them with torment, in order that they might turn [from their polytheism to Allâh’s religion (Islâmic Monotheism)].
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَاwamāAnd not
نُرِيهِمnurīhimWe showed them
مِّنْminof
ءَايَةٍāyatina Sign
إِلَّاillābut
هِىَhiyait
أَكْبَرُakbaru(was) greater
مِنْminthan
أُخْتِهَا ۖukh'tihāits sister
وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُمwa-akhadhnāhumand We seized them
بِٱلْعَذَابِbil-ʿadhābiwith the punishment
لَعَلَّهُمْlaʿallahumso that they may
يَرْجِعُونَyarjiʿūnareturn
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(Ayah 48) {وَمَانُرِيْهِمْمِّنْاٰيَةٍاِلَّاهِيَاَكْبَرُمِنْاُخْتِهَا … :} When Pharaoh and his chiefs called Musa (peace be upon him) a magician and declared his miracles to be magic, they gathered all their expert magicians to confront him, and despite a clear defeat, they persisted in their disbelief. So Allah imposed famine upon them. At this, they requested Musa (peace be upon him) to pray for the removal of the punishment and promised to believe and to grant freedom to the Children of Israel if the famine was lifted. When the famine was removed, they broke their promise. Upon this, Allah sent upon them, one after another, several punishments, each of which was a greater sign than the previous one, and the purpose of these punishments was that they might turn away from disbelief and arrogance and accept faith. For details, see Surah Al-A'raf (133).
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48. 1. By these signs are meant those signs which were shown to them one after another in the form of the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood, etc., which have already been mentioned in Surah Al-A'raf, verses (فَاَرْسَلْنَاعَلَيْهِمُالطُّوْفَانَوَالْجَرَادَوَالْقُمَّلَوَالضَّفَادِعَوَالدَّمَاٰيٰتٍمُّفَصَّلٰتٍفَاسْتَكْبَرُوْاوَكَانُوْاقَوْمًامُّجْرِمِيْنَ 133 وَلَمَّاوَقَعَعَلَيْهِمُالرِّجْزُقَالُوْايٰمُوْسَىادْعُلَنَارَبَّكَبِمَاعَهِدَعِنْدَكَ ۚ لَىِٕنْكَشَفْتَعَنَّاالرِّجْزَلَنُؤْمِنَنَّلَكَوَلَنُرْسِلَنَّمَعَكَبَنِيْٓاِسْرَاۗءِيْلَ 134ۚ فَلَمَّاكَشَفْنَاعَنْهُمُالرِّجْزَاِلٰٓياَجَلٍهُمْبٰلِغُوْهُاِذَاهُمْيَنْكُثُوْنَ 135) 7. Al-A'raf: 133-135). Each subsequent sign was greater than the previous one, through which the truthfulness of Musa (peace be upon him) became clearer and clearer.
48. 2. The purpose of these signs or punishments was that perhaps they might refrain from denial.
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48. And every sign We showed them was greater than the previous one [47], and We afflicted them with punishment so that they might return.
[47] These signs refer to the successive punishments whose mention has already passed in Surah Al-A'raf, verse 133. Please refer to that commentary. These mild punishments were actually warnings, intended so that perhaps they might refrain from their actions out of fear.
