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Hud 97

Ayah 97 of 123 · Meccan

إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۖ وَمَآ أَمۡرُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِرَشِيدٖ ٩٧

To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِلَىٰToilā
  2. فِرۡعَوۡنَFiraunfir'ʿawna
  3. وَمَلَإِيْهِۦand his chiefswamala-ihi
  4. فَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْbut they followedfa-ittabaʿū
  5. أَمۡرَ(the) command of Firaunamra
  6. فِرۡعَوۡنَۖ(the) command of Firaunfir'ʿawna
  7. وَمَآand notwamā
  8. أَمۡرُ(the) command of Firaunamru
  9. فِرۡعَوۡنَ(the) command of Firaunfir'ʿawna
  10. بِرَشِيدٖwas rightbirashīdin

Tafsir

I sent Moses to Pharaoh and the nobles from his people. These nobles followed Pharaoh’s command to them to disbelieve in Allah. The command of Pharaoh was not one that was right to be followed.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran