طه
Taha
Surah 20
Verse 79
طه
Ta-Ha • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
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English - Short Commentary Translation
English - Topics
20:79
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and there overwhelmed them of the waters of the sea that which overwhelmed them.
English - Five Volume Translation
[a]Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and the waters of the sea completely overwhelmed them.[2294]
10:91; 26:61.
Important Words:
أتبعھم (pursued them) is derived from تبع. They say تبعه i.e. he followed him. أتبعه means, he followed him and overtook him. أتبعه بھم means, he made him to be followed by them i.e. he made them to follow him. فأتبعھم فرعون بجنودہ means, Pharaoh made his troops to follow them (Lane & Aqrab). See also 10:91.
یم (sea) is substantive-noun from یم (yamma).
The Arabs say یٍم الرجل i.e. the man was thrown into the sea. یم الساحل means, the water of the river overflowed its banks. یم means, the sea; or the sea of unknown or unreached depth; a great body of water. See also 7:137.
English - Short Commentary Translation
[a]Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and the waters of the sea completely covered them.
10:91; 26:61.