كَدَأْبِ ءَالِ
فِرْعَوْنَ ۙ وَٱلَّذِينَ
مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَفَرُوا۟
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ
فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ
بِذُنُوبِهِمْ ۗ إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ
شَدِيدُ ٱلْعِقَابِ
Similar to the
behavior of the
people of Fir`awn,
and of those
before them,
they rejected
the Ayat of Allah,
so Allah punished
them for their
sins. Verily,
Allah is All-Strong,
severe in punishment.
Allah says, `The behavior of these rebellious disbelievers against what I sent you with, O Muhammad, is similar to the behavior of earlier disbelieving nations. So We behaved with them according to Our Da’b, that is, Our behavior ﴿or custom﴾ and way, as We did with them with what We often do and decide concerning their likes, the denying people of Fir`awn and the earlier nations who rejected the Messengers and disbelieved in Our Ayat,’
فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ
so Allah punished them for their sins
Because of their sins, Allah destroyed them
إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ
شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
Verily, Allah is All-Strong, severe in punishment
none can resist Him or escape His grasp.