وَإِذۡ فَرَقۡنَا بِكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰكُمۡ وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٠
And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَإِذۡ And when wa-idh فَرَقۡنَا We parted faraqnā بِكُمُ for you bikumu ٱلۡبَحۡرَ the sea l-baḥra فَأَنجَيۡنَٰكُمۡ then We saved you fa-anjaynākum وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ and We drowned wa-aghraqnā ءَالَ (the) people āla فِرۡعَوۡنَ (of) Firaun fir'ʿawna وَأَنتُمۡ while you wa-antum تَنظُرُونَ (were) looking tanẓurūna Tafsir Remember Allah’s favour in saving you when He parted the sea and made it a dry path for you to go through, while drowning your enemies, Pharaoh and his followers, before your very eyes, as you looked on.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran
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