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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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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90. And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his armies pursued them out of tyranny and enmity, until, when drowning overtook him, he said: "I believe [100] that there is no god except the One in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of those who submit."
[100] The circumstances in which Musa (peace be upon him) led the Children of Israel out, and how later Pharaoh and his army pursued them, as well as the splitting of the sea, the safe crossing of the Children of Israel, and the drowning of Pharaoh and his army in that sea, have already been detailed earlier in Surah Al-A'raf, verse number 136. Here, the only purpose is to mention that when Pharaoh saw death before him, he said, "Indeed, I was not the Lord, but the true deity is the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed; I too now believe in Him and will remain obedient to Him." This confession of Pharaoh was, in fact, a declaration of his renunciation of power, provided he could be saved from death. And this is exactly what Musa (peace be upon him) had mentioned in his prayer: that their hearts had become so hardened that they would not be ready to believe until they saw a severe punishment.
[100] The circumstances in which Musa (peace be upon him) led the Children of Israel out, and how later Pharaoh and his army pursued them, as well as the splitting of the sea, the safe crossing of the Children of Israel, and the drowning of Pharaoh and his army in that sea, have already been detailed earlier in Surah Al-A'raf, verse number 136. Here, the only purpose is to mention that when Pharaoh saw death before him, he said, "Indeed, I was not the Lord, but the true deity is the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed; I too now believe in Him and will remain obedient to Him." This confession of Pharaoh was, in fact, a declaration of his renunciation of power, provided he could be saved from death. And this is exactly what Musa (peace be upon him) had mentioned in his prayer: that their hearts had become so hardened that they would not be ready to believe until they saw a severe punishment.
