← Surah 28

28:4

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

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إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
فِرْعَوْنَ
Firaun
Noun
Grammar (i'rab)
فِرْعَوْنَNoun — proper noun، masculine، accusative
عَلَا
exalted himself
Verb
Root: علو
Grammar (i'rab)
عَلَاVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْأَرْضِ
the land
Noun
Root: أرض
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
أَرْضِNoun — feminine، genitive
وَجَعَلَ
and made
Verb
Root: جعل
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
جَعَلَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَهْلَهَا
its people
Noun
Root: أهل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَهْلَNoun — masculine، accusative
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
شِيَعًا
(into) sects
Noun
Root: شيع
Grammar (i'rab)
شِيَعًاNoun — masc. plur.، indefinite، accusative
يَسْتَضْعِفُ
oppressing
Verb
Root: ضعف
Grammar (i'rab)
يَسْتَضْعِفُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
طَآئِفَةً
a group
Noun
Root: طوف
Grammar (i'rab)
طَآئِفَةًNoun — fem. sing.، indefinite، accusative
مِّنْهُمْ
among them
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِّنْPreposition — preposition
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
يُذَبِّحُ
slaughtering
Verb
Root: ذبح
Grammar (i'rab)
يُذَبِّحُVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَبْنَآءَهُمْ
their sons
Noun
Root: بني
Grammar (i'rab)
أَبْنَآءَNoun — masc. plur.، accusative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ
and letting live
Verb
Root: حيي
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
يَسْتَحْىِۦVerb — imperfect، 3rd masc. sing.
نِسَآءَهُمْ
their women
Noun
Root: نسو
Grammar (i'rab)
نِسَآءَNoun — fem. plur.، accusative
هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.
إِنَّهُۥ
Indeed, he
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
هُۥNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.
كَانَ
was
Verb
Root: كون
Grammar (i'rab)
كَانَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
مِنَ
of
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
مِنَPreposition — preposition
ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
the corrupters
Noun
Root: فسد
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
مُفْسِدِينَNoun — active participle، masc. plur.، genitive

Translation

EN

Truly Pharaoh elated himself in the land and broke up its people into sections, depressing a small group among them: their sons he slew, but he kept alive their females: for he was indeed a maker of mischief.

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

Pharaoh made himself high and mighty in the land and divided the people into different groups: one group he oppressed, slaughtering their sons and sparing their women––he was one of those who spread corruption––

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corruption.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Indeed, Pharaoh exalted himself in the land and made its people into factions, oppressing a sector among them, slaughtering their [newborn] sons and keeping their females alive. Indeed, he was of the corrupters.

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

Firavun memleketin başına geçti ve halkını fırkalara ayırdı. İçlerinden bir topluluğu güçsüz bularak onların oğullarını boğazlıyor, kadınları sağ bırakıyordu; çünkü o, bozguncunun biriydi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Çünkü Firavun, (Mısır) toprağında gerçekten azmış, halkını parça parça etmişti. Onlardan bir zümreyi güçsüz buluyor, bunların oğullarını boğazlıyor, kızlarını ise sağ bırakıyordu. Belli ki o bozgunculardandı.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

Şüphesiz ki Firavun, o yerde (Mısır’da) zorbalaşmış, erkek çocuklarını kestirip kadınlarını sağ bırakarak (ve) her birini (her grubu) zayıf düşürerek halkını çeşitli gruplara ayırmıştı. Şüphesiz ki o (Firavun) bozgunculardandı.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

إن فرعون تكبر وطغى في الأرض، وجعل أهلها طوائف متفرقة، يستضعف طائفة منهم، وهم بنو إسرائيل، يذبِّح أبناءهم، ويستعبد نساءهم، إنه كان من المفسدين في الأرض.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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