طه : ٧٧

  • وَلَقَدۡ And verily
  • أَوۡحَيۡنَآ We inspired
  • إِلَىٰ to
  • مُوسَىٰٓ Musa
  • أَنۡ that
  • أَسۡرِ Travel by night
  • بِعِبَادِي with My slaves
  • فَٱضۡرِبۡ and strike
  • لَهُمۡ for them
  • طَرِيقٗا a path
  • فِي in
  • ٱلۡبَحۡرِ the sea
  • يَبَسٗا dry
  • لَّا not
  • تَخَٰفُ fearing
  • دَرَكٗا to be overtaken
  • وَلَا and not
  • تَخۡشَىٰ being afraid
And We had inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants and strike for them a dry path through the sea; you will not fear being overtaken [by Pharaoh] nor be afraid [of drowning]."
And verily We revealed to Moses, [saying], 'Lead My servants on a journey by night (read as an asri, 'that: lead on a journey by night', from [fourth form] asraa, 'he travelled by night'; or read as an'isri, from [first form] saraa, 'he travelled by night', both being alternative forms), in other words, travel with them by night from the land of Egypt, and strike for them, make for them, by striking your staff, a dry path in the sea. So he fulfilled what he had been commanded, and God made the ground dry so that they were able to pass through it. Do not fear to be overtaken, that is, [fearing] that Pharaoh might catch you, and do not be afraid', of drowning.