قَالُواْ لَا ضَيۡرَۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
(26:50) They said: "We do not care, for we are bound to return to our Lord,
إِنَّا نَطۡمَعُ أَن يَغۡفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَٰيَٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
(26:51) and we surely expect that Our Lord will forgive us our sins for we
are the first ones to believe."0
are the first ones to believe."0
۞وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَسۡرِ بِعِبَادِيٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
(26:52) We revealed to Moses:1 "Set forth with My servants by
night for you will be pursued."2
night for you will be pursued."2
فَأَرۡسَلَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
(26:53) Then Pharaoh sent heralds to the cities (to mobilise troops)
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرۡذِمَةٞ قَلِيلُونَ
(26:54) saying: "These (Israelites) are only a small band of people
وَإِنَّهُمۡ لَنَا لَغَآئِظُونَ
(26:55) who have certainly provoked our wrath.
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَٰذِرُونَ
(26:56) But we are a numerous host, ever on guard."3