Surah Ghafir, ayah 37
أَسْبَـٰبَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰٓ إِلَـٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّى لَأَظُنُّهُۥ كَـٰذِبًا ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ وَصُدَّ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِى تَبَابٍ
The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.
Ghafir · 40:37
Word by word
- أَسْبَـٰبَasbāba(The) ways
- ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِl-samāwāti(to) the heavens
- فَأَطَّلِعَfa-aṭṭaliʿaso I may look
- إِلَىٰٓilāat
- إِلَـٰهِilāhi(the) God
- مُوسَىٰmūsā(of) Musa
- وَإِنِّىwa-innīand indeed, I
- لَأَظُنُّهُۥla-aẓunnuhu[I] surely think him
- كَـٰذِبًۭا ۚkādhiban(to be) a liar
- وَكَذَٰلِكَwakadhālikaAnd thus
- زُيِّنَzuyyinawas made fair-seeming
- لِفِرْعَوْنَlifir'ʿawnato Firaun
- سُوٓءُsūu(the) evil
- عَمَلِهِۦʿamalihi(of) his deed
- وَصُدَّwaṣuddaand he was averted
- عَنِʿanifrom
- ٱلسَّبِيلِ ۚl-sabīlithe way
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كَيْدُkaydu(was the) plot
- فِرْعَوْنَfir'ʿawna(of) Firaun
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- فِىfīin
- تَبَابٍۢtabābinruin
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