٢٦ - ٱلشُّعَرَاء

26 - Ash-Shu'ara

وَاَوْحَيْنَاۗ اِلٰى مُوْسٰۗي اَنْ اَسْرِ بِعِبَادِيْۗ اِنَّكُمْ مُّتَّبَعُوْنَ۝۵۲
Waawhayna ila moosa an asri biAAibadee innakum muttabaAAoona

English

Ahmed Ali

We said to Moses: "Travel by night with My creatures. You will surely be pursued."

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فَاَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَاۗىِٕنِ حٰشِرِيْنَ۝۵۳ۚ
Faarsala firAAawnu fee almadaini hashireena

English

Ahmed Ali

Then the Pharaoh sent announcers to the cities,

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اِنَّ ہٰۗؤُلَاۗءِ لَشِرْذِمَۃٌ قَلِيْلُوْنَ۝۵۴ۙ
Inna haolai lashirthimatun qaleeloona

English

Ahmed Ali

(Proclaiming): "Surely they are a small band (of fugitives).

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وَاِنَّہُمْ لَنَا لَغَاۗىِٕظُوْنَ۝۵۵ۙ
Wainnahum lana laghaithoona

English

Ahmed Ali

They are always harassing us.

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وَاِنَّا لَجَمِيْعٌ حٰذِرُوْنَ۝۵۶ۭ
Wainna lajameeAAun hathiroona

English

Ahmed Ali

But we are a fully accounted army."

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فَاَخْرَجْنٰہُمْ مِّنْ جَنّٰتٍ وَّعُيُوْنٍ۝۵۷ۙ
Faakhrajnahum min jannatin waAAuyoonin

English

Ahmed Ali

So We made them leave the gardens and springs of water,

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وَّكُنُوْزٍ وَّمَقَامٍ كَرِيْمٍ۝۵۸ۙ
Wakunoozin wamaqamin kareemin

English

Ahmed Ali

And treasures and agreeable mansions.

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كَذٰلِكَ۝۰ۭ وَاَوْرَثْنٰہَا بَنِيْۗ اِسْرَاۗءِيْلَ۝۵۹ۭ
Kathalika waawrathnaha banee israeela

English

Ahmed Ali

Thus it was; and We made the children of Israel possess them.

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فَاَتْبَعُوْہُمْ مُّشْرِقِيْنَ۝۶۰
FaatbaAAoohum mushriqeena

English

Ahmed Ali

But they pursued them at sunrise.

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فَلَمَّا تَرَاۗءَ الْجَمْعٰنِ قَالَ اَصْحٰبُ مُوْسٰۗي اِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُوْنَ۝۶۱ۚ
Falamma taraa aljamAAani qala ashabu moosa inna lamudrakoona

English

Ahmed Ali

When the two forces drew within seeing distance of each other, the people of Moses said: "We shall certainly be overtaken."

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