Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And Pharaoh followed them with his forces, and there covered them of the sea what covered them.

فَاَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِه۪ فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْۜ
FaatbaAAahum firAAawnu bijunoodihifaghashiyahum mina alyammi ma ghashiyahum
#wordmeaningroot
1fa-atbaʿahumThen followed themتبع
2fir'ʿawnuFiraun
3bijunūdihiwith his forcesجند
4faghashiyahumbut covered themغشو
5minafrom
6l-yamithe seaيمم
7what
8ghashiyahumcovered themغشو
  • Aisha Bewley

    Pharaoh pursued them with his troops and the sea overwhelmed them utterly.

  • Progressive Muslims

    So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came-over them and covered them.

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the high tide completely overwhelmed them, and covered them up.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And Pharaoh followed them with his forces, and there covered them of the sea what covered them.

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came-over them and covered them.

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came over them and covered them.

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, as it was destined to overwhelm them.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    Then the Pharaoh followed them with his army, but the sea overpowered and engulfed them.

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

  • Muhammad Asad

    And Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts: and they were overwhelmed by the sea which was destined to overwhelm them.

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea.

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, but they were fully overwhelmed by the sea.

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    Pharaoh in command of his troops went in pursuit of Mussa and his people whom he considered as enemies to the community of nature, but they were overwhelmed with the sea water which overpowered them.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    When Pharaoh realized that they have left, he went after them with his army, but the see swallowed them all up.

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    Then Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, but the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    Then Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers—but how overwhelming were the waters that submerged them!

  • Taqi Usmani

    Then Pharaoh chased them with his troops. So, they were encircled by that (huge wave) from the sea which overwhelmed them.

  • Abdul Haleem

    Pharaoh pursued them with his armies and was overwhelmed by the sea.

  • Arthur John Arberry

    Pharaoh followed them with his hosts, but they were overwhelmed by the sea;

  • E. Henry Palmer

    Then Pharaoh followed them with his armies, and there overwhelmed them of the sea that which overwhelmed them.

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And We inspired Moses, saying, "Journey by night with my servants, and strike out for them a dry road in the sea. Fear not pursuit, nor be afraid!"

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    Then Firaawn (pharaoh) followed them up with his hosts, yet they were enveloped by the main in that (manner) of enveloping.

  • George Sale

    And when Moses had done so, Pharaoh followed them with his forces; and the waters of the sea which overwhelmed them, overwhelmed them.

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    Then Firon (Pharaoh) came after them with his (hosts of) armies, but the (tidal) waters completely came over them (Pharaoh and armies) and covered them up.

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    Now Pharaoh pursued them with his armies. But there covered them (- Pharaoh and his host) that (tide of the) sea which engulfed them completely.

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    Then Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, whereat they were engulfed by what engulfed them of the sea.