۞ وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا قَبۡلَهُمۡ قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَجَآءَهُمۡ رَسُولٞ كَرِيمٌ ١٧
And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger [i.e., Moses],
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- ۞ وَلَقَدۡAnd certainlywalaqad
- فَتَنَّاWe triedfatannā
- قَبۡلَهُمۡbefore themqablahum
- قَوۡمَ(the) peopleqawma
- فِرۡعَوۡنَ(of) Firaunfir'ʿawna
- وَجَآءَهُمۡand came to themwajāahum
- رَسُولٞa Messengerrasūlun
- كَرِيمٌnoblekarīmun
Tafsir
And verily I tested the people of Pharaoh before them, and their noble messenger came to them from Allah calling them towards His oneness and worship. He was Moses (peace be upon him).
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran