Surah Al-Qasas 28:39 — translation and meaning
القصص · Verse 39 / 88 · Page 390
وَاسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ
Word by Word
وَاسْتَكْبَرَ
wa-is'takbara
And he was arrogant
هُوَ
huwa
And he was arrogant
وَجُنُودُهُ
wajunuduhu
and his hosts
فِي
fi
in
الْأَرْضِ
al-ardi
the land
بِغَيْرِ
bighayri
without
الْحَقِّ
al-haqi
right
وَظَنُّوا
wazannu
and they thought
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
إِلَيْنَا
ilayna
to Us
لَا
la
not
يُرْجَعُونَ
yur'ja'una
will be returned
Transliteration
Wastakbara huwa wa junooduhoo fil ardi bighairil haqqi wa zannooo annahum ilainaa laa yurja'oon
Translation
And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Pharaoh and his armies became arrogant and sought to remain dominant in Egypt without any right. They denied the resurrection and thought they would not return to Me on the Day of Judgement for accountability and requital.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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