Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 17

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 18

فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ

And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 19

وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ

And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 20

فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡأٓيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ

And he showed him the greatest sign,[1]


1- i.e., the miracle of his staff becoming a great snake.


Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 21

فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ

But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 22

ثُمَّ أَدۡبَرَ يَسۡعَىٰ

Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].[1]


1- An alternative meaning is "running [from the snake]."


Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 23

فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ

And he gathered [his people] and called out.



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 24

فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

And said, "I am your most exalted lord."



Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 25

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

So AllŒh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].[1].


1- i.e., for Pharaoh's setting himself up as a deity and for his previous oppression of the people and denial of Moses.


Surah: AN-NĀZI‘ĀT 

Ayah : 26

إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّمَن يَخۡشَىٰٓ

Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [AllŒh].