Surah Ghafir 40:36 — translation and meaning
غافر · Verse 36 / 85 · Page 471
وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ يَاهَامَانُ ابْنِ لِي صَرْحًا لَّعَلِّي أَبْلُغُ الْأَسْبَابَ
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وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
فِرْعَوْنُ
fir'awnu
Firaun
يَاهَامَانُ
yahamanu
O Haman!
ابْنِ
ib'ni
Construct
لِي
li
for me
صَرْحًا
sarhan
a tower
لَّعَلِّي
la'alli
that I may
أَبْلُغُ
ablughu
reach
الْأَسْبَابَ
al-asbaba
the ways
Transliteration
Wa qaala Fir'awnu yaa Haamaanub-ni lee sarhal la'alleee ablughul asbaab
Translation
And Pharaoh said, "O Haman, construct for me a tower that I might reach the ways -
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Pharaoh said to his minister Haman: “O Haman, build for me a high building, in the hope I can reach the paths.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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