سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 52
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and of those before them - they rejected the Ayât (proofs, verses, etc.) of Allâh, so Allâh punished them for their sins. Verily, Allâh is All-Strong, Severe in punishment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَدَأْبِ
kadabi
Like (the) way
ءَالِ
āli
(of) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
and those who
مِن
min
(were) from
قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ
qablihim
before them
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
They disbelieved
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
in (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
فَأَخَذَهُمُ
fa-akhadhahumu
so seized them
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
قَوِىٌّۭ
qawiyyun
(is) All-Strong
شَدِيدُ
shadīdu
(and) severe
ٱلْعِقَابِ
l-ʿiqābi
(in) the penalty
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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52. The case of these disbelievers is like that of Pharaoh’s people and those before them [56]. They denied the signs of Allah, so Allah seized them for their sins. Surely, Allah is All-Powerful and severe in punishment.
[56] That is, there is no difference between the people of Pharaoh, the people of ‘Ad, Thamud, and Nuh, etc., and these polytheists of Makkah. They too denied the signs of Allah Almighty and persisted in disobedience and rebellion, and these people are doing the same. Therefore, just as those earlier peoples had to face punishment for their sins, these people too had to face the punishment of Badr and will continue to face it in the future. For Allah Almighty has full power to give such punishment.
[56] That is, there is no difference between the people of Pharaoh, the people of ‘Ad, Thamud, and Nuh, etc., and these polytheists of Makkah. They too denied the signs of Allah Almighty and persisted in disobedience and rebellion, and these people are doing the same. Therefore, just as those earlier peoples had to face punishment for their sins, these people too had to face the punishment of Badr and will continue to face it in the future. For Allah Almighty has full power to give such punishment.
