سُوْرَةُ الْمُزَّمِّلِ

Surah Al-Muzzammil (73) — Ayah 16

The Enshrouded One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 574

فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا ﴿16﴾
But Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) disobeyed the Messenger [Mûsâ (Moses)]; so We seized him with a severe punishment.
فَعَصَىٰ faʿaṣā But disobeyed
فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun
ٱلرَّسُولَ l-rasūla the Messenger
فَأَخَذْنَـٰهُ fa-akhadhnāhu so We seized him
أَخْذًۭا akhdhan (with) a seizure
وَبِيلًۭا wabīlan ruinous

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16. 1. In this, there is a warning to the people of Makkah that your fate could also be the same as that of Pharaoh, which happened due to his rejection of Musa (عليه السلام).