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Al-Qasas 4

Ayah 4 of 88 · Meccan

إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِيَعٗا يَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَآئِفَةٗ مِّنۡهُمۡ يُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦ نِسَآءَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَ ٤

Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. إِنَّIndeedinna
  2. فِرۡعَوۡنَFiraunfir'ʿawna
  3. عَلَاexalted himselfʿalā
  4. فِيinfī
  5. ٱلۡأَرۡضِthe landl-arḍi
  6. وَجَعَلَand madewajaʿala
  7. أَهۡلَهَاits peopleahlahā
  8. شِيَعٗا(into) sectsshiyaʿan
  9. يَسۡتَضۡعِفُoppressingyastaḍʿifu
  10. طَآئِفَةٗa groupṭāifatan
  11. مِّنۡهُمۡamong themmin'hum
  12. يُذَبِّحُslaughteringyudhabbiḥu
  13. أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡtheir sonsabnāahum
  14. وَيَسۡتَحۡيِۦand letting livewayastaḥyī
  15. نِسَآءَهُمۡۚtheir womennisāahum
  16. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  17. كَانَwaskāna
  18. مِنَofmina
  19. ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِينَthe corruptersl-muf'sidīna

Tafsir

Indeed Pharaoh ruled over Egypt, acting tyranically therein. He divided its people into groups and oppressing a certain group - which were the Children of Israel - killing their male children and letting the females live, to exploit and humiliate them. Indeed he was one who caused corruption on Earth through oppression, tyranny and arrogance.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran