Quran 26:23

Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 23

Verse 23 of 227 in Surah Ash-Shu'ara (الشعراء), chapter 26 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
TamilJan Trust Foundation: அதற்கு ஃபிர்அவ்ன்; "அகிலத்தாருக்கு இறைவன் யார்?" என்று கேட்டான்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: සර්ව ලෝකයන්හි පරමාධිපති යනු කවරෙක් දැ? යි ෆිර්අවුන් විමසී ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: فرعون نے کہا رب العالمین کیا (چیز) ہے؟
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: フィルアウンは言った。「万有の主とは，何ですか。」
ChineseMa Jian: 法老说：全世界的主是什么？

Tafsir of 26:23

Allah tells us about the disbelief, rebellion, oppression and denial of Fir`awn, as He says: وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَلَمِينَ ((Fir`awn said:) "And what is the Lord of the `Alamin") This is because he used to say to his people: مَا عَلِمْتُ لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرِى (I know not that you have a god other than me.) (28:28) فَاسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُ فَأَطَاعُوهُ (Thus he fooled his people, and they obeyed him.) (43:54) They used to deny the Creator, may He be glorified, and they believed that they had no other lord than Fir`awn. When Musa said to them: "I am the Messenger of the Lord of the worlds," Fir`awn said to him, "Who is this who you are claiming is the Lord of Al-`Alamin other than me" This is how it was interpreted by the scholars of the Salaf and the Imams of later generations.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)