ﲎ ﲏ ﲐ ﲑ ﲒ ﲓ ﲔ ﲕ ﲖ ﲗ ﲘ ﲙ ﲚ ﲛ ﲜ ﲝ ﲞ ﲟ ﲠ ﲡ ﲢ ﲣ ﲤ ﲥ ﲦ ﲧ ﲨ
O my people, sovereignty is yours today, [your being] dominant in the land. But who would protect us from the punishment of Allah if it came to us?" Pharaoh said, "I do not show you except what I see, and I do not guide you except to the way of right conduct."
Tafsir
Verse range: 40:29
يا قوم لكم الملك اليوم ظاهرين في اﻻرض
O my people! Yours is the kingdom today, you being dominant in the land. means, `Allah has blessed you with this kingdom, dominance in the land, power and authority, so take care of this blessing by giving thanks to Allah and believing in his Messenger, and beware of the punishment of Allah if you reject His Messenger.'
فمن ينصرنا من بٲس الله إن جاءنا
But who will save us from the torment of Allah, should it befall us? means, `these soldiers and troops will not avail you anything and will not ward off the punishment of Allah, if He decides to punish us.' Fir`awn said to his people, in response to the advice of this righteous man who was more deserving of kingship than Fir`awn:
قال فرعون ما أريكم إﻻ ما أرى
Fir`awn said: "I show you only that which I see," meaning, `I only tell you and advise you to do that which I think is good for myself, too.' But Fir`awn lied, because he knew that Musa was telling the truth concerning the Message which he brought
قال لقد علمت ما أنزل هوﻻء إﻻ رب السموت واﻻرض بصاير
(Musa) said: "Verily, you know that these signs have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth.'' (17:102)
وجحدوا بها واستيقنتها أنفسهم ظلما وعلوا
And they belied them (those Ayat) wrongfully and arrogantly, though they were themselves convinced thereof, (27:14)
ما أريكم إﻻ ما أرى
(I show you only that which I see), -- Fir`awn uttered a lie and a fabrication; he betrayed Allah and His Messenger, and cheated his people by not advising them sincerely.
وما أهديكم إﻻ سبيل الرشاد
and I guide you only to the path of right policy! means, `and I am only calling you to the path of truth, sincerity and guidance.' This was also a lie, but his people obeyed him and followed him. Allah says:
فاتبعوا أمر فرعون وما أمر فرعون برشيد
they followed the command of Fir`awn, and the command of Fir`awn was no right guide, (11:97)
وأضل فرعون قومه وما هدى
And Fir`awn led his people astray, and he did not guide them. (20:79) According to a Hadith:
ما من إمام يموت يوم يموت وهو غاش لرعيته إﻻ لم يرح رايحة الجنة وإن ريحها ليوجد من مسيرة خمسماية عام
There is no leader who dies having cheated his people, but he will never smell the fragrance of Paradise, and its fragrance can be detected from a distance of a five-hundred year journey.'' And Allah is the Guide to the straight path
