Surah 40. Al-Mu'min, Ayah 37
| أَسْبَابَ السَّمَاوَاتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ كَاذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَصُدَّ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِي تَبَابٍ |
| Transliteration | : | asbaab as- samaawaat fa- at.t.alic 'ilaa 'ilaah mosaa wa- 'inni -y la- az.unn -hu kaadhib(an) wa- ka- dhaalika zuyyina li- fircawn so' camal -hi wa- s.udda can as- sabel wa- maa kayd fircawn 'illaa fe tabaab |
| Pickthall | : | The roads of the heavens, and may look upon the God of Moses, though verily I think him a liar. Thus was the evil that he did made fair seeming unto Pharaoh, and he was debarred from the (right) way. The plot of Pharaoh ended but in ruin. |
| Asad | : | the means of approach to the heavens - and that [thus] I may have a look at the god of Moses:27 for, behold, I am indeed certain that he is a liar!" And thus, goodly seemed unto Pharaoh the evil of his own doings, and so he was barred from the path [of truth]: and Pharaoh's guile did not lead to aught but ruin. |
| Malik | : | an access to the heavens, so that I may see the God of Musa, I am convinced that he is lying." Thus Fir'on was seduced by his foul deeds and he turned away from the Right Way. The schemes of Fir'on led him to nothing but destruction. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "The ways and means of (reaching) the heavens and that I may mount up to the Allah of Moses; but as far as I am concerned I think (Moses) is a liar!" Thus was made alluring in Pharaoh's eyes the evil of his deeds and he was hindered from the Path; and the plot of Pharaoh led to nothing but perdition (for him). 4409 4410 |
Note - 27See surah {28}, notes [6] and [37].
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Note - 4409Pharaoh's speech shows how his own egotism and haughty
arrogance brought him to this pass, that even the evil
which he did seemed alluring in his own eyes! His heart
was indeed sealed, and his arrogance prevented him from
seeing the right path. (With the Kufi Qiraat I read sudda
in the passive voice).
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Note - 4410Pharaoh had plotted to slay Moses (xi. 26) and to kill
the Children of Israel (xl. 25). The plot recoiled on his
own head and on the head of his people who joined in the
plot; for they were all drowned in the Red Sea.
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Pharaoh's speech shows how his own egotism and haughty arrogance brought him to this pass, that even the evil which he did seemed alluring in his own eyes! His heart was indeed sealed, and his arrogance prevented him from seeing the right path. (With the Kufi Qiraat I read sudda in the passive voice). |
