فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ سَلَفٗا وَمَثَلٗا لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَ ٥٦
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡAnd We made themfajaʿalnāhum
- سَلَفٗاa precedentsalafan
- وَمَثَلٗاand an examplewamathalan
- لِّلۡأٓخِرِينَfor the later (generations)lil'ākhirīna
Tafsir
So I made Pharaoh and his people an example for those who did actions like theirs, that they would perish just like they did. I also made them a lesson for those who take heed; so that they do not do the same actions as theirs and are then afflicted with whatever came upon them.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran