سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 45
فَوَقَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا۟ ۖ وَحَاقَ بِـَٔالِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ ٱلْعَذَابِ ﴿45﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So Allâh saved him from the evils that they plotted (against him), while an evil torment encompassed Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَوَقَىٰهُ
fawaqāhu
So Allah protected him
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
So Allah protected him
سَيِّـَٔاتِ
sayyiāti
(from the) evils
مَا
mā
that
مَكَرُوا۟ ۖ
makarū
they plotted
وَحَاقَ
waḥāqa
and enveloped
بِـَٔالِ
biāli
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
سُوٓءُ
sūu
(the) worst
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
punishment
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
So Allah protected him from the evil plots they devised against him [59], and the people of Pharaoh were engulfed by an evil punishment.
[59] It appears that Pharaoh did not want to kill this believing man immediately, but rather wanted to arrest him and subject him to physical torture so that he would divulge all the information Pharaoh needed. What plots these people devised against this believing man is not known in detail. In any case, soon after this incident, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ was commanded to migrate, and this believing man was also among the emigrants. In this way, he was saved from Pharaoh’s schemes. And when Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh pursued these emigrants, they themselves became ensnared in their own plot.
[59] It appears that Pharaoh did not want to kill this believing man immediately, but rather wanted to arrest him and subject him to physical torture so that he would divulge all the information Pharaoh needed. What plots these people devised against this believing man is not known in detail. In any case, soon after this incident, Sayyiduna Musa ؑ was commanded to migrate, and this believing man was also among the emigrants. In this way, he was saved from Pharaoh’s schemes. And when Pharaoh and the people of Pharaoh pursued these emigrants, they themselves became ensnared in their own plot.
