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Sūrah 79 · Verse 25

An-Naazi'aat 79:25

النازعات

فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

Meaning

So Allah seized him for an exemplary punishment in this life and in the Hereafter[10].

[10] Or for his claim of being the greatest god and for his previous oppression of the Children of Israel.

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].[1844].

[1844] i.e., for Pharaoh's setting himself up as a deity and for his previous oppression of the people and denial of Moses.

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

25. So Allâh, seized him with punishment for his last[1] and first[2] transgression. [Tafsir At-Tabari]

[1] (V.79:25) Last i.e. his saying: "I am your lord, most high" (See Verse 79:24)
[2] (V.79:25) First i.e. his saying, "O chiefs! I know not that you have a god other than I" (See Verse 28:38)

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

So Allah seized him (and made him) an example for the after (life) and for the former.

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

An-Naazi'aat

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net