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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 90
۞ وَجَـٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ بَغْيًا وَعَدْوًا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَدْرَكَهُ ٱلْغَرَقُ قَالَ ءَامَنتُ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِىٓ ءَامَنَتْ بِهِۦ بَنُوٓا۟ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ ﴿90﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) with his hosts followed them in oppression and enmity, till when drowning overtook him, he said: "I believe that none has the right to be worshipped but He (Allâh) in Whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am one of the Muslims (those who submit to Allâh’s Will)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَجَـٰوَزْنَا
wajāwaznā
And We took across
بِبَنِىٓ
bibanī
(the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
ٱلْبَحْرَ
l-baḥra
the sea
فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ
fa-atbaʿahum
and followed them
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
وَجُنُودُهُۥ
wajunūduhu
and his hosts
بَغْيًۭا
baghyan
(in) rebellion
وَعَدْوًا ۖ
waʿadwan
and enmity
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
until
إِذَآ
idhā
when
أَدْرَكَهُ
adrakahu
overtook him
ٱلْغَرَقُ
l-gharaqu
the drowning
قَالَ
qāla
he said
ءَامَنتُ
āmantu
I believe
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that
لَآ
lā
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
except
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
the One
ءَامَنَتْ
āmanat
in Whom believe
بِهِۦ
bihi
in Whom believe
بَنُوٓا۟
banū
the Children of Israel
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
the Children of Israel
وَأَنَا۠
wa-anā
and I am
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُسْلِمِينَ
l-mus'limīna
the Muslims
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
90. 1. That is, He split the sea, making a dry path in it. (As mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 50, and further details will come in Surah Ash-Shu'ara.) And He made you reach from one shore to the other.
90. 2. That is, by Allah's command, on the miraculously formed dry path, upon which Musa (AS) and his people crossed the sea, Pharaoh and his army also started to walk with the intention of crossing the sea. The purpose was that Musa (AS), who had taken Bani Israel away from my slavery overnight to grant them freedom, should be brought back into captivity and slavery. When Pharaoh and his army entered that sea path, Allah commanded the sea to return to its previous state. As a result, all of them, including Pharaoh, were drowned.
90. 2. That is, by Allah's command, on the miraculously formed dry path, upon which Musa (AS) and his people crossed the sea, Pharaoh and his army also started to walk with the intention of crossing the sea. The purpose was that Musa (AS), who had taken Bani Israel away from my slavery overnight to grant them freedom, should be brought back into captivity and slavery. When Pharaoh and his army entered that sea path, Allah commanded the sea to return to its previous state. As a result, all of them, including Pharaoh, were drowned.
