73:16
فَعَصَىٰفِرْعَوْنُٱلرَّسُولَفَأَخَذْنَٰهُأَخْذًاوَبِيلًا١٦
faʿaṣā fir'ʿawnu l-rasūla fa-akhadhnāhu akhdhan wabīlan
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.(16)
Surah Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 16 (73:16)
ٱلْمُزَّمِّل
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Quran 73:16 is ayah 16 of Surah Al-Muzzammil (“The Enshrouded One”), a Meccan surah of 20 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 574 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 29
- Hizb 58
- Page 574
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- فَعَصَىٰfaʿaṣāBut disobeyed
- فِرْعَوْنُfir'ʿawnuFiraun
- ٱلرَّسُولَl-rasūlathe Messenger
- فَأَخَذْنَٰهُfa-akhadhnāhuso We seized him
- أَخْذًاakhdhan(with) a seizure
- وَبِيلًاwabīlanruinous
Tafsir (commentary) of 73:16
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This commentary explains ayahs 73:10–18 together.