سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ
Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 54
كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَآ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ وَكُلٌّ كَانُوا۟ ظَـٰلِمِينَ ﴿54﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Similar to the behaviour of the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and those before them. They belied the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins, and We drowned the people of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) for they were all Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers).
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
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
They denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
(the) Signs
رَبِّهِمْ
rabbihim
(of) their Lord
فَأَهْلَكْنَـٰهُم
fa-ahlaknāhum
so We destroyed them
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ
bidhunūbihim
for their sins
وَأَغْرَقْنَآ
wa-aghraqnā
and We drowned
ءَالَ
āla
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ ۚ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
وَكُلٌّۭ
wakullun
and (they) all
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
ظَـٰلِمِينَ
ẓālimīna
wrongdoers
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54. The case of these people is like that of Pharaoh’s people and those before them. They denied the signs of their Lord, so We destroyed them for their sins and drowned Pharaoh’s people [57.1]. They were all wrongdoers.
[57۔ 1] That is, before these disbelievers of Makkah, We had showered the people of Pharaoh and many other nations with blessings. But they showed ingratitude for those blessings. Corruption entered their intentions. Instead of thanking Allah and obeying Him, they turned to disobedience and rebellion. Therefore, We destroyed them as a consequence of their sins, and as for the people of Pharaoh, We drowned them in the sea and wiped out every trace of them. All these nations were disobedient, and all were destroyed—so can these disbelievers now be safe from a bad end?
[57۔ 1] That is, before these disbelievers of Makkah, We had showered the people of Pharaoh and many other nations with blessings. But they showed ingratitude for those blessings. Corruption entered their intentions. Instead of thanking Allah and obeying Him, they turned to disobedience and rebellion. Therefore, We destroyed them as a consequence of their sins, and as for the people of Pharaoh, We drowned them in the sea and wiped out every trace of them. All these nations were disobedient, and all were destroyed—so can these disbelievers now be safe from a bad end?
