سُوْرَةُ يُوْنُسَ
Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 88
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَٰلًا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ ۖ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ ﴿88﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Mûsâ (Moses) said: "Our Lord! You have indeed bestowed on Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) and his chiefs splendour and wealth in the life of this world, our Lord! that they may lead men astray from Your Path. Our Lord! Destroy their wealth, and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see the painful torment."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And Musa said
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
And Musa said
رَبَّنَآ
rabbanā
Our Lord
إِنَّكَ
innaka
Indeed, You
ءَاتَيْتَ
ātayta
have given
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
Firaun
وَمَلَأَهُۥ
wamala-ahu
and his chiefs
زِينَةًۭ
zīnatan
splendor
وَأَمْوَٰلًۭا
wa-amwālan
and wealth
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ
l-ḥayati
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
لِيُضِلُّوا۟
liyuḍillū
That they may lead astray
عَن
ʿan
from
سَبِيلِكَ ۖ
sabīlika
Your way
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
ٱطْمِسْ
iṭ'mis
Destroy
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
[on]
أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ
amwālihim
their wealth
وَٱشْدُدْ
wa-ush'dud
and harden
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
[on]
قُلُوبِهِمْ
qulūbihim
their hearts
فَلَا
falā
so (that) not
يُؤْمِنُوا۟
yu'minū
they believe
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَرَوُا۟
yarawū
they see
ٱلْعَذَابَ
l-ʿadhāba
the punishment
ٱلْأَلِيمَ
l-alīma
the painful
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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88. And Moses prayed to Allah: "Our Lord! You have given Pharaoh and his chiefs splendor and wealth in the life of this world, so that they may lead people astray from Your path. Our Lord! Destroy their wealth [98] and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."
[98]
Along with Organizational Discipline, It Is Also Necessary to Devise Means to Weaken the Enemy’s Power and to Pray for This:
To confront any enemy, twofold measures are necessary: one is to make one’s own group cohesive, organized, and powerful; the other is to weaken the enemy’s group as much as possible. Now, in front of the handful of followers of Musa ؑ stood Pharaoh, a tyrannical and arrogant king who, besides possessing abundant wealth and grandeur, also had control over all resources and means. For these very reasons, he was obstructing the mission of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, because he knew well that if Musa’s ؑ call gained momentum, his own rule would be endangered. Therefore, he was exerting his utmost effort to stop this call, and it is obvious that a person who goes to such lengths in opposing the call to truth cannot possibly be expected to embrace faith himself. Therefore, along with his utmost efforts, Musa ؑ also prayed to Allah that since the greatest obstacle in the path of the call to truth is the royal pomp and abundance of wealth and resources of Pharaoh and his courtiers—and these very things are considered the ultimate goal of success in life in the eyes of a worldly person—therefore, O our Lord! Destroy the wealth, riches, and resources of these people so that at least they do not block the way for others. Their own hearts are no longer capable of accepting faith, unless they see a severe punishment descending upon themselves.
[98]
Along with Organizational Discipline, It Is Also Necessary to Devise Means to Weaken the Enemy’s Power and to Pray for This:
To confront any enemy, twofold measures are necessary: one is to make one’s own group cohesive, organized, and powerful; the other is to weaken the enemy’s group as much as possible. Now, in front of the handful of followers of Musa ؑ stood Pharaoh, a tyrannical and arrogant king who, besides possessing abundant wealth and grandeur, also had control over all resources and means. For these very reasons, he was obstructing the mission of Sayyiduna Musa ؑ, because he knew well that if Musa’s ؑ call gained momentum, his own rule would be endangered. Therefore, he was exerting his utmost effort to stop this call, and it is obvious that a person who goes to such lengths in opposing the call to truth cannot possibly be expected to embrace faith himself. Therefore, along with his utmost efforts, Musa ؑ also prayed to Allah that since the greatest obstacle in the path of the call to truth is the royal pomp and abundance of wealth and resources of Pharaoh and his courtiers—and these very things are considered the ultimate goal of success in life in the eyes of a worldly person—therefore, O our Lord! Destroy the wealth, riches, and resources of these people so that at least they do not block the way for others. Their own hearts are no longer capable of accepting faith, unless they see a severe punishment descending upon themselves.
