Al-Qur'an Surah Ash-Shu'ara Verse 52

Mufti Taqi Usmani

And We revealed to Mūsā saying, “Make My servants travel at night. You will be pursued.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And We inspired Moses, ˹saying,˺ “Leave with My servants at night, for you will surely be pursued.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

We inspired Moses, “Leave with My slaves by night; you will surely be pursued.”

A. J. Arberry

Also We revealed unto Moses, 'Go with My servants by night; surely you will be followed.'

Abdul Haleem

Then We revealed Our will to Moses, ‘Leave with My servants by night, for you will be pursued!’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And We revealed unto Musa saying: go by night with My bondmen verily ye shall be pursued.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By inspiration we told Moses; "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued."

Abul Ala Maududi

We revealed to Moses: "Set forth with My servants by night for you will be pursued."

Ahmed Ali

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

Ahmed Raza Khan

And We sent the divine revelation to Moosa that, “Journey along with My bondmen within the night, for you will be pursued.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Then We revealed to Moses, [saying],‘Set out with My servants at night, for you will be pursued.’

Ali Ünal

(Events developed to the point that) We revealed to Moses: "Set forth with My servants by night: surely, you will be pursued."

Amatul Rahman Omar

And We revealed to Moses (directing him), `Take away My servants by night for you shall certainly be pursued.´

English Literal

And We inspired/transmitted to Moses that: "Travel/depart at night with My worshippers/slaves, that you are being followed."

Faridul Haque

And We sent the divine revelation to Moosa that, “Journey along with My bondmen within the night, for you will be pursued.”

Hamid S. Aziz

"Verily, we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, for we are the foremost of believers!"

Hilali & Khan

And We inspired Musa (Moses), saying: "Take away My slaves by night, verily, you will be pursued."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

We hope that our Lord will forgive us our wrongs because we are the first of the believers.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And We revealed to Musa, saying: Go away with My servants travelling by night, surely you will be pursued.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.

Muhammad Sarwar

We hope that our Lord will forgive us for our sins; we were not believers at first."

Qaribullah & Darwish

Also, We revealed to Moses, saying: 'Go with My worshipers by night, for you will be followed'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And We revealed to Musa, saying: "Depart by night with My servants, verily, you will be pursued."

Wahiduddin Khan

Then We revealed Our will to Moses, saying, "Set forth with My servants, in the night, for you will surely be pursued."

Talal Itani

And We inspired Moses: “Travel with My servants by night. You will be followed.”

Tafsir jalalayn

And We revealed to Moses, after many years which he spent among them calling them to the truth with God's signs but all of which only increased them in insolence, [saying], `Journey with My servants, the Children of Israel, by night (a variant reading [for an asri] is an isr, from the verb sar, one form of asr) go with them by night in the direction of the sea, for indeed you will be pursued'. Pharaoh and his armies will pursue you, but when they enter the sea in pursuit of you, I will deliver you and drown them.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

The Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt

Allah tells;

وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ



فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَايِنِ حَاشِرِينَ