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Ghafir 37

Ayah 37 of 85 · Meccan

أَسۡبَٰبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَٰذِبٗاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِۚ وَمَا كَيۡدُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِلَّا فِي تَبَابٖ ٣٧

The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَسۡبَٰبَ(The) waysasbāba
  2. ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ(to) the heavensl-samāwāti
  3. فَأَطَّلِعَso I may lookfa-aṭṭaliʿa
  4. إِلَىٰٓatilā
  5. إِلَٰهِ(the) Godilāhi
  6. مُوسَىٰ(of) Musamūsā
  7. وَإِنِّيand indeed, Iwa-innī
  8. لَأَظُنُّهُۥ[I] surely think himla-aẓunnuhu
  9. كَٰذِبٗاۚ(to be) a liarkādhiban
  10. وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd thuswakadhālika
  11. زُيِّنَwas made fair-seemingzuyyina
  12. لِفِرۡعَوۡنَto Firaunlifir'ʿawna
  13. سُوٓءُ(the) evilsūu
  14. عَمَلِهِۦ(of) his deedʿamalihi
  15. وَصُدَّand he was avertedwaṣudda
  16. عَنِfromʿani
  17. ٱلسَّبِيلِۚthe wayl-sabīli
  18. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  19. كَيۡدُ(was the) plotkaydu
  20. فِرۡعَوۡنَ(of) Firaunfir'ʿawna
  21. إِلَّاexceptillā
  22. فِيinfī
  23. تَبَابٖruintabābin

Tafsir

In the hope I can reach the paths which lead to the skies, so I can see the god of Moses that he claims is the true god. And I believe Moses is lying in what he claims”. And in this way, Pharoah's bad deeds were adorned for him when he made his request to Haman, and he was turned from the true path to the path of misguidance.And the plot of Pharaoh to make the falsehood he believed dominant and to refute the truth Moses brought, is in complete loss. It will be a vain attempt, ending in failure and eternal wretchedness.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran