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Surah Az-Zukhruf (43) — Ayah 51
وَنَادَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى قَوْمِهِۦ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ أَلَيْسَ لِى مُلْكُ مِصْرَ وَهَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِىٓ ۖ أَفَلَا تُبْصِرُونَ ﴿51﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) proclaimed among his people (saying): "O my people! Is not mine the dominion of Egypt, and these rivers flowing underneath me. See you not then?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنَادَىٰ
wanādā
And called out
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'ʿawnu
Firaun
فِى
fī
among
قَوْمِهِۦ
qawmihi
his people
قَالَ
qāla
he said
يَـٰقَوْمِ
yāqawmi
O my people
أَلَيْسَ
alaysa
Is not
لِى
lī
for me
مُلْكُ
mul'ku
(the) kingdom
مِصْرَ
miṣ'ra
(of) Egypt
وَهَـٰذِهِ
wahādhihi
and these
ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ
l-anhāru
[the] rivers
تَجْرِى
tajrī
flowing
مِن
min
underneath me
تَحْتِىٓ ۖ
taḥtī
underneath me
أَفَلَا
afalā
Then do not
تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'ṣirūna
you see
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.
51. And Pharaoh once proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me? And these rivers flowing beneath me—do you not see?
[50] Here, "among his people" could mean that he called out these words to his courtiers, or it could also mean that he made such a forceful propaganda of his statements that every individual of his nation heard Pharaoh's voice.
[50] Here, "among his people" could mean that he called out these words to his courtiers, or it could also mean that he made such a forceful propaganda of his statements that every individual of his nation heard Pharaoh's voice.
