٤١

And indeed, the warnings ˹also˺ came to the people of Pharaoh.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٢
˹But˺ they rejected all of Our signs, so We seized them with the ˹crushing˺ grip of the Almighty, Most Powerful.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٣
Now, are you ˹Meccan˺ disbelievers superior to those ˹destroyed peoples˺? Or have you ˹been granted˺ immunity ˹from punishment˺ in divine Books?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٤
Or do they say, “We are all ˹a˺ united ˹front˺, bound to prevail.”?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٥
˹Soon˺ their united front will be defeated and ˹forced to˺ flee.1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٦
Better yet, the Hour is their appointed time—and the Hour will be most catastrophic and most bitter.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٧
Indeed, the wicked are ˹entrenched˺ in misguidance, and ˹are bound for˺ blazes.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٨
On the Day they will be dragged into the Fire on their faces, ˹they will be told,˺ “Taste the touch of Hell!”1

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٤٩
Indeed, We have created everything, perfectly preordained.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

٥٠
Our command1 is but a single word,2 done in the blink of an eye.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

Notes placeholders