Surah Ibrahim 14:6 — translation and meaning

إبراهيم · Verse 6 / 52 · Page 256

ۚ وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَى لِقَوْمِهِ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ أَنجَاكُم مِّنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ وَيُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ وَفِي ذَلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

Word by Word

ۚ
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
قَالَ
qala
said
مُوسَى
musa
Musa
لِقَوْمِهِ
liqawmihi
to his people
اذْكُرُوا
udh'kuru
Remember
نِعْمَةَ
ni'mata
(the) Favor of Allah
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
(the) Favor of Allah
عَلَيْكُمْ
alaykum
upon you
إِذْ
idh
when
أَنجَاكُم
anjakum
He saved you
مِّنْ
min
from
آلِ
ali
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
يَسُومُونَكُمْ
yasumunakum
they were afflicting you
سُوءَ
sua
(with) evil
الْعَذَابِ
al-'adhabi
torment
وَيُذَبِّحُونَ
wayudhabbihuna
and were slaughtering
أَبْنَاءَكُمْ
abnaakum
your sons
وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ
wayastahyuna
and letting live
نِسَاءَكُمْ
nisaakum
your women
وَفِي
wafi
And in
ذَلِكُم
dhalikum
that
بَلَاءٌ
balaon
(was) a trial
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكُمْ
rabbikum
your Lord
عَظِيمٌ
azimun
great

Transliteration

Wa iz qaala Moosaa liqawmihiz kuroo ni'matal laahi 'alaikum iz anjaakum min Aali Fir'awna yasoomoo nakum sooo'al 'azaabi wa yuzabbihoona abnaaa'akum wa yastahyoona nisaaa'akum; wa fee zaalikum balaaa'um mir Rabbikum 'azeem

Translation

And [recall, O Children of Israel], when Moses said to His people, "Remember the favor of Allah upon you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh, who were afflicting you with the worst torment and were slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Remember, O Messenger, when Moses fulfilled the instruction of his Lord and said to his people, the Israelites, reminding them of Allah’s favours to them: O my people, remember Allah’s favour on you when He saved you from the people of Pharaoh and gave you safety from their affliction. They were making you suffer greatly, killing your sons, so that no one would be born amongst you to take over Pharaoh’s kingdom, and letting your women live to humiliate and disgrace them. In their doing so was a great test of patience for you. Allah then rewarded you for your patience in this trial by saving you from the affliction of the people of Pharaoh.

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

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