Quran 20:78 — Taa-Haa, verse 78
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Pharaoh pursued them with his armies and was overwhelmed by the sea.
فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِ فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ
fa-atbaʿahum fir'ʿawnu bijunūdihi faghashiyahum mina l-yami mā ghashiyahum
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Pharaoh followed them with his hosts, but they were overwhelmed by the sea;
- Muhammad Asad
- And Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts: and they were overwhelmed by the sea which was destined to overwhelm them.
- Sahih International
- So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَتْبَعَهُمْfa-atbaʿahum | Then followed them | تبع |
| 2 | فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnu | Firaun | — |
| 3 | بِجُنُودِهِۦbijunūdihi | with his forces | جند |
| 4 | فَغَشِيَهُمfaghashiyahum | but covered them | غشو |
| 5 | مِّنَmina | from | — |
| 6 | ٱلْيَمِّl-yami | the sea | يمم |
| 7 | مَاmā | what | — |
| 8 | غَشِيَهُمْghashiyahum | covered them | غشو |