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Al-Qasas 39

Ayah 39 of 88 · Meccan

وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بِغَيۡرِ ٱلۡحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓاْ أَنَّهُمۡ إِلَيۡنَا لَا يُرۡجَعُونَ ٣٩

And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَAnd he was arrogantwa-is'takbara
  2. هُوَAnd he was arroganthuwa
  3. وَجُنُودُهُۥand his hostswajunūduhu
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe landl-arḍi
  6. بِغَيۡرِwithoutbighayri
  7. ٱلۡحَقِّrightl-ḥaqi
  8. وَظَنُّوٓاْand they thoughtwaẓannū
  9. أَنَّهُمۡthat theyannahum
  10. إِلَيۡنَاto Usilaynā
  11. لَاnotlā
  12. يُرۡجَعُونَwill be returnedyur'jaʿūna

Tafsir

Pharaoh and his armies became arrogant and sought to remain dominant in Egypt without any right. They denied the resurrection and thought they would not return to Me on the Day of Judgement for accountability and requital.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran