وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبۡنِ لِي صَرۡحٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ أَبۡلُغُ ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبَ ٣٦
And Pharaoh said, "O Hāmān, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways1 -
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 Means of ascent, pathways.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَقَالَAnd saidwaqāla
- فِرۡعَوۡنُFiraunfir'ʿawnu
- يَٰهَٰمَٰنُO Hamanyāhāmānu
- ٱبۡنِConstructib'ni
- لِيfor melī
- صَرۡحٗاa towerṣarḥan
- لَّعَلِّيٓthat I maylaʿallī
- أَبۡلُغُreachablughu
- ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبَthe waysl-asbāba
Tafsir
Pharaoh said to his minister Haman: “O Haman, build for me a high building, in the hope I can reach the paths.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran