Surah Hud 11:97 — translation and meaning
هود · Verse 97 / 123 · Page 232
ۖ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَاتَّبَعُوا أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَا أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ
Word by Word
ۖ
إِلَى
ila
To
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
Firaun
وَمَلَئِهِ
wamala-ihi
and his chiefs
فَاتَّبَعُوا
fa-ittaba'u
but they followed
أَمْرَ
amra
(the) command
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
Firaun
وَمَا
wama
and not
أَمْرُ
amru
(the) command
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
Firaun
بِرَشِيدٍ
birashidin
was right
Transliteration
Ilaa Fir'awna wa mala'ihee fattaba'ooo amra Fir'awna wa maaa amru Fir'awna birasheed
Translation
To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
I sent Moses to Pharaoh and the nobles from his people. These nobles followed Pharaoh’s command to them to disbelieve in Allah. The command of Pharaoh was not one that was right to be followed.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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