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.
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وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ And he was arrogant wa-is'takbara هُوَ And he was arrogant huwa وَجُنُودُهُۥ and his hosts wajunūduhu فِي in fī ٱلۡأَرۡضِ the land l-arḍi بِغَيۡرِ without bighayri ٱلۡحَقِّ right l-ḥaqi وَظَنُّوٓاْ and they thought waẓannū أَنَّهُمۡ that they annahum إِلَيۡنَا to Us ilaynā لَا not lā يُرۡجَعُونَ will be returned yur'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
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