ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِنۢ بَعْدِهِم
مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَآ إِلَىٰ
فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَظَلَمُوا۟
بِهَا ۖ فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ
كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ
Then after them
We sent Musa
with Our signs
to Fir`awn and his
chiefs, but they
wrongfully rejected
them. So see how
wasthe end of
the mischief-makers
Story of Prophet Musa, upon him be Peace, and Fir`awn
Allah said,
ثُمَّ بَعَثْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِم
Then after them We sent
after the Messengers whom We mentioned, such as Nuh, Hud, Salih Lut and Shu`ayb (may Allah’s peace and blessings be on them and the rest of Allah’s Prophets), We sent,
مُّوسَى بِـَايَـتِنَآ
Musa with Our signs
proofs and clear evidences, to Fir`awn, who was ruler of Egypt during the time of Musa,
وَمَلإِيْهِ
and his chiefs
the people of Fir`awn,
فَظَلَمُواْ بِهَا
but they wrongfully rejected them
they denied and disbelieved in the signs, out of injustice and stubbornness on their part. Allah said about them in another Ayat,
وَجَحَدُواْ بِهَا وَاسْتَيْقَنَتْهَآ
أَنفُسُهُمْ ظُلْماً وَعُلُوّاً
فَانْظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ
عَـقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though they were themselves convinced thereof. So see what was the end of the evildoers (An-Naml 14)
The Ayat says, `those who hindered from the path of Allah and belied in His Messengers, look how We punished them, We caused them to drown, all of them, while Musa and his people were watching.’ Public drowning added disgrace to the punishment that Fir`awn and his people suffered, while adding comfort to the hearts of Allah’s party, Musa and those people who believed in him.