Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets)

227 Verse(s) • Surah number 26 • Meccan

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَنْ كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ


51. Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ


52. And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ


53. Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ


54. [And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَنَا لَغَائِظُونَ


55. And indeed, they are enraging us,

وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَاذِرُونَ


56. And indeed, we are a cautious society... "

فَأَخْرَجْنَاهُمْ مِنْ جَنَّاتٍ وَعُيُونٍ


57. So We removed them from gardens and springs

وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ


58. And treasures and honorable station -

كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَاهَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ


59. Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُمْ مُشْرِقِينَ


60. So they pursued them at sunrise.