Surah Ghafir 40:45 — translation and meaning

غافر · Verse 45 / 85 · Page 472

ۖ فَوَقَاهُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِ مَا مَكَرُوا وَحَاقَ بِآلِ فِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ الْعَذَابِ

Word by Word

ۖ
فَوَقَاهُ
fawaqahu
So Allah protected him
اللَّهُ
al-lahu
So Allah protected him
سَيِّئَاتِ
sayyiati
(from the) evils
مَا
ma
that
مَكَرُوا
makaru
they plotted
وَحَاقَ
wahaqa
and enveloped
بِآلِ
biali
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
سُوءُ
suu
(the) worst
الْعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
punishment

Transliteration

Fa waqaahul laahu saiyiaati maa makaroo wa haaqa bi Aali-Fir'awna sooo'ul 'azaab

Translation

So Allah protected him from the evils they plotted, and the people of Pharaoh were enveloped by the worst of punishment -

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

So Allah protected him from their evil plot when they intended to kill him, and the punishment of drowning enveloped the followers of Pharaoh, as Allah destroyed him and all his armies in this world.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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