Quran 26:60

Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 60

Verse 60 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.

فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: So they pursued them at sunrise.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: பிறகு, சூரியன் உதிக்கும் நேரத்தில் (ஃபிர்அவ்னின் கூட்டத்தார்) இவர்களைப் பின் தொடர்ந்தார்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: පසුව උදෑසනට උදාවෙමින් ඔවුහු ඔවුන් ලුහු බැන්දෝ ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: پس فرعونی سورج نکلتے ہی ان کے تعاقب میں نکلے.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: さてかれら（フィルアウンの軍勢）は日の出の時，かれらを追って来た。
ChineseMa Jian: 敌人在日出时赶上他们。

Tafsir of 26:60

Fir`awn's Pursuit and Expulsion of the Children of Israel, and how He and His People were drowned More than one scholar of Tafsir said that Fir`awn set out with a huge group, a group containing the leaders and entire government of Egypt at that time, i.e., the decision-makers and influential figures, princes, ministers, nobles, leaders, and soldiers. فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ (So, they pursued them at sunrise.) means, they caught up with the Children of Israel at sunrise. فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَا الْجَمْعَانِ (And when the two hosts saw each other,) means, each group saw the other. At that point, قَالَ أَصْحَبُ مُوسَى إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ (the companions of Musa said: "We are sure to be overtaken.") This was because Fir`awn and his people caught up with them on the shores of the Red Sea, so the sea was ahead of them, and Fir`awn and his troops were behind them. Hence they said: فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَا الْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَبُ مُوسَى إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ—قَالَ كَلاَّ إِنَّ مَعِىَ رَبِّى سَيَهْدِينِ ("We are sure to be overtaken." (Musa) said: "Nay, verily with me is my Lord.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)