"Journey by night with My devotees," (it was said); "you will certainly be pursued.
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Tafseer
'Abdullāh Ibn 'Abbās / Muḥammad al-Fīrūzabādī
تفسير : (then (his lord commanded) take away my slaves by night) allah said to moses: “take away my slaves, the children of israel at the beginning of the night”. (lo! ye will be followed) to the sea,
Jalāl al-Dīn al-Maḥallī
تفسير : god, exalted be he, said: ‘then set out (read fa-asri or fa’sri) with my servants, the children of israel, by night; for you will assuredly be pursued, [surely] pharaoh and his people will pursue you.