Surah Al-Baqara 2:50 — translation and meaning
البقرة · Verse 50 / 286 · Page 8
وَإِذْ فَرَقْنَا بِكُمُ الْبَحْرَ فَأَنجَيْنَاكُمْ وَأَغْرَقْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ
Word by Word
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
فَرَقْنَا
faraqna
We parted
بِكُمُ
bikumu
for you
الْبَحْرَ
al-bahra
the sea
فَأَنجَيْنَاكُمْ
fa-anjaynakum
then We saved you
وَأَغْرَقْنَا
wa-aghraqna
and We drowned
آلَ
ala
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
while you
تَنظُرُونَ
tanzuruna
(were) looking
Transliteration
Wa iz faraqnaa bikumul bahra fa anjainaakum wa agh-raqnaaa Aala Fir'awna wa antum tanzuroon
Translation
And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Remember Allah’s favour in saving you when He parted the sea and made it a dry path for you to go through, while drowning your enemies, Pharaoh and his followers, before your very eyes, as you looked on.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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