Quran 7:141

Surah Al-A'raaf, Verse 141

Juz 9 · Page 167 · Ruku 137 · Meccan

وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

Word by word

وَإِذْ wa-idh And when أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم anjaynākum We saved you مِّنْ min from ءَالِ āli (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ fir'ʿawna (of) Firaun يَسُومُونَكُمْ yasūmūnakum who were afflicting you سُوٓءَ sūa (with) worst ٱلْعَذَابِ ۖ l-ʿadhābi (of) torment يُقَتِّلُونَ yuqattilūna they were killing أَبْنَآءَكُمْ abnāakum your sons وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ wayastaḥyūna and letting live نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ nisāakum your women وَفِى wafī And in ذَٰلِكُم dhālikum that بَلَآءٌۭ balāon (was) a trial مِّن min from رَّبِّكُمْ rabbikum your Lord عَظِيمٌۭ ʿaẓīmun great

Transliteration

Wa-ith anjaynakum min alifirAAawna yasoomoonakum soo-a alAAathabi yuqattiloona abnaakumwayastahyoona nisaakum wafee thalikum balaonmin rabbikum AAatheem

Translations

Pickthall — Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And (remember) when We did deliver you from Pharaoh's folk who were afflicting you with dreadful torment, slaughtering your sons and sparing your women. That was a tremendous trial from your Lord.

Yusuf Ali — Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And remember We rescued you from Pharaoh's people, who afflicted you with the worst of penalties, who slew your male children and saved alive your females: in that was a momentous trial from your Lord.

تفسير ابن كثير — Ismail ibn Kathir

يذكرهم موسى عليه السلام نعم الله عليهم من إنقاذهم من أسر فرعون وقهره وما كانوا فيه من الهوان والذلة وما صاروا إليه من العزة والاشتفاء من عدوهم والنظر إليه في حال هوانه وهلاكه وغرقة ودماره وقد تقدم تفسيرها في البقرة.