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29. Surah • 39. Verse
Word Analysis
وَقَـٰرُونَ
waqārūna
And Qarun
وَفِرْعَوْنَ
wafir'ʿawna
and Firaun
وَهَـٰمَـٰنَ ۖ
wahāmāna
and Haman
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
مُّوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
فِى
fī
in
وَمَا
wamā
and not
Rashad Khalifa
The Final Testament
Also Qaaroon, Pharaoh, and Hamaan; Moses went to them with clear signs. But they continued to commit tyranny on earth. Consequently, they could not evade (the retribution).
The Monotheist Group
The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
And Qaroon, and Pharaoh, and Haamaan;Moses went to them with clear proofs. But they became arrogant in the land, and they were not the first.
Edip-Layth
Quran: A Reformist Translation
And Qarun, and Pharaoh, and Haman; Moses went to them with clear proofs. But they became arrogant in the land, and they were not the first.
Abdul Haleem
Holy Quran Translation
[Remember] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman: Moses brought them clear signs, but they behaved arrogantly on earth. They could not escape Us
Abul A'la Maududi
Tafhim commentary
And We destroyed Qarun (Korah) and Pharaoh and Haman. Moses came to them with Clear Signs but they waxed arrogant in the land although they could not have outstripped[1] (Us).
1
That is, "They could not have gotten away and escaped Allah’s grasp: they had no power to frustrate and defeat Allah’s plans and schemes."
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Holy Quran Translation
(Remember also) Qarun, Pharaoh, and Haman: there came to them Moses with Clear Signs, but they behaved with insolence on the earth; yet they could not overreach (Us).
Al-Hilali & Khan
Holy Quran Translation
And (We destroyed also) Qârûn (Korah), Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), and Hâmân. And indeed Mûsâ (Moses) came to them with clear Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), but they were arrogant in the land, yet they could not outstrip Us (escape Our punishment).
Taqi Usmani
Holy Quran Translation
And (We also destroyed) Qārūn and Pharaoh and Hāmān. Indeed Mūsā came to them with clear signs; so they acted arrogantly on the earth, and were not (able) to escape.
Marmaduke Pickthall
Holy Quran Translation
And Korah, Pharaoh and Haman! Moses came unto them with clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty), but they were boastful in the land. And they were not winners (in the race).
Mustafa Khattab
The Clear Quran
˹We˺ also ˹destroyed˺ Korah, Pharaoh, and Hamân. Indeed, Moses had come to them with clear proofs, but they behaved arrogantly in the land. Yet they could not escape ˹Us˺.
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Holy Quran Translation
(Remember) Qarun, Pharaoh and Haman to whom Moses came with clear signs; but they were haughty (and oppressed) the land. Yet they could not run away from Us;
Aisha Bewley
Holy Quran Translation
And Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman – Musa came with the Clear Signs to them, but they were arrogant on the earth. They could not outstrip Us.
E. Henry Palmer
Holy Quran Translation
And Korah and Pharaoh and Haman - Moses did come to them with manifest signs, but they were too big with pride in the earth, although they could not outstrip us!
George Sale
Holy Quran Translation
And We likewise destroyed Karun, and Pharaoh, and Haman. Moses came unto them with evident miracles; and they behaved themselves insolently in the earth: But they could not escape our vengeance.
Amatul Rahman Omar
Holy Quran Translation
And (similar was the fate met by) Korah, Pharaoh and Hâmân. Moses had come to them with manifest signs but they behaved arrogantly on the earth yet they could not outstrip (Us and thus escape Our punishment).
Hamid S. Aziz
Holy Quran Translation
And A'ad and Thamud! But their fate is plain to you from their ruined habitations. Satan made their deeds fair seeming unto them, and turned them from the Way, gifted with intelligence and skill though they were.
Mahmoud Ghali
Holy Quran Translation
And Qarûn (Aaron) and Firaawn (Pharaoh) and Haman- and indeed Mûsa (Moses) already came to them with the supreme evidence (s), yet they waxed proud in the land, and in no way were they forerunners (i. e., they were not the first people to disbelieve).
Ali Quli Qarai
Holy Quran Translation
And Korah, Pharaoh, and Hāmān. Certainly Moses brought them manifest proofs, but they acted arrogantly in the land; though they could not outmaneuver [Allah].
Bijan Moeinian
Holy Quran Translation
I also destroyed [the devilish triangle of the power of] Pharaoh, Korah and Haman. [Out of mercy and fairness] I sent Moses to them with undeniable miracles, but they were too arrogant to hear the message. Their [false] power could not save them from God’s punishment.
Arthur John Arberry
Holy Quran Translation
And Korah, and Pharaoh, and Haman; Moses came to them with the clear signs, but they waxed proud in the earth, yet they outstripped Us not.
Abdel Khalek Himmat
Al- Muntakhab
Similarly reacted Qarun, Pharaoh and his grand vizier Haman when Mussa was sent to them and presented them with clear and plain revelations and signs guiding out of want of spiritual and intellectual sight into illumination and enlightenment. But they displayed inordinate self-esteem and extravagance in their accounts of themselves. nevertheless, they did not escape Our notice and consequently Our retributive punishment.
Muhammad Asad
Holy Quran Translation
And [thus, too, did We deal with] Qarun and Pharaoh, and Haman: to them had come Moses with all evidence of the truth, but they behaved arrogantly on earth [and rejected him]; and withal, they could not escape [Us].
Progressive Muslims
Holy Quran Translation
And Qaaroon, and Pharaoh, and Haamaan; Moses went to them with clear proofs. But they became arrogant in the land, and they were not the first.
Shabbir Ahmed
Holy Quran Translation
And such is the story of Qaroon (Korah) and Pharaoh and Haman! (They represented wealth, tyranny and priesthood, respectively, that go hand in hand in exploiting people). To them had come Moses with all evidence of the Truth, but they remained arrogant in the land. And surely, they could not escape. (28:6), (28:76).
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Holy Quran Translation
And (remember Qaroon), Qârûn, Firon (Pharaoh), and Haman: And indeed, Musa (Moses) came to them with Clear Signs (verses), but they acted with pride (and arrogance) on the earth; Yet they could not reach beyond Us.
Sahih International
(Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
And [We destroyed] Qarun and Pharaoh and Haman. And Moses had already come to them with clear evidences, and they were arrogant in the land, but they were not outrunners [of Our punishment].
Sam Gerrans
The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
And Qārūn and Pharaoh and Hāmān: — and Moses had come to them with clear signs — and they had waxed proud in the earth, but they did not outrun.