فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ٥٣
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Recruiters of an army to prevent the emigration of the Children of Israel.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَرۡسَلَThen sentfa-arsala
- فِرۡعَوۡنُFiraunfir'ʿawnu
- فِيinfī
- ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِthe citiesl-madāini
- حَٰشِرِينَgatherersḥāshirīna
Tafsir
So when Pharaoh came to know of the Israelites escaping, he sent some of his army into the cities, rallying the rest of the armies.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran