Quran 26:64

Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 64

Verse 64 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.

وَأَزْلَفْنَا ثَمَّ ٱلْـَٔاخَرِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International: And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (பின் தொடர்ந்து வந்த) மற்றவர்களையும் நாம் நெருங்கச் செய்தோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද අපි එහි (ෆිර්අවුන්ගේ සේනාව වූ) අනෙක් අයද සමීප කළෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور ہم نے اسی جگہ دوسروں کو نزدیک ﻻ کھڑا کر دیا.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: われはまた，外の群をそこに誘き込んだ。
ChineseMa Jian: 在那里，我让那些人逼近（他们）。

Tafsir of 26:64

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)